Maybe I am missing something.
The reason we have face-to-face meetings is because there is value in
such meetings that can not reasonably be achieved in other ways.
I would like remote participation to be as good as possible. But if
would could achieve "the same as being there" then we should seriously
consider not meeting face-to-face.
Conversely, until the technology gets that good, we must not penalize
the face-to-face meeting for failures of the technology.
Yours,
Joel
On 8/15/13 9:48 PM, Mark Nottingham wrote:
On 13/08/2013, at 11:00 AM, Douglas Otis
<doug(_dot_)mtview(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com> wrote:
1) Ensure exact digital interfaces driving projectors are fully available
remotely.
That would be fantastic, if feasible. Much simpler than sharing through
software.
2) Ensure Audio access requires an identified request via XMPP prior to
enabling either a remote or local audio feed.
Hm.
3) RFI tags could facilitate enabling local audio feed instead of an identified
request via XMPP.
Could be quite interesting; many conferences now provide attendees with RFID
tags...
4) In the event of the local venue loosing Internet access, the device
regulating A/V presentations must be able to operate in a virtual mode where
only remote participants are permitted to continue the meeting proceedings.
That seems… extreme.
5) Important participants should plan for alternative modes of Internet access
to remain part of the proceedings.
Not exactly practical.
6) Develop a simple syntax used on XMPP sessions to:
1) signify a request to speak on X
2) withdraw a request to speak on X
3) signify support of Y
4) signify non-support of Y
5) signal when a request has been granted or revoked. For local participants
this could be in the form of a red or green light at their microphone.
The W3C does much of this already with IRC bots, e.g.:
http://www.w3.org/2001/12/zakim-irc-bot.html
(also can pick a scribe, track an agenda, etc.)
7) Develop a control panel managed by chairs or their proxies that consolidate
and sequence requests and log support and nonsupport indications and the
granting of requests.
See above (I think).
8) Chairs should be able to act as proxies for local participants lacking
access to XMPP.
Not practical, unless they delegate.
9) Chairs should have alternative Internet access independent of that of the
venue's.
Seems extreme.
10) Establish a reasonable fee to facilitate remote participants who receive
credit for their participation equal to that of being local.
11) The device regulating A/V presentations must drive both the video and audio
portions of the presentations. A web camera in a room is a very poor
replacement.
12) All video information in the form of slides and text must be available from
the Internet prior to the beginning of the meeting.
Cheers,
--
Mark Nottingham http://www.mnot.net/