[evergreen-outreach] Virtual Conference: Dates

Wed Apr 22 17:25:39 EDT 2020

All fair points.  I have no special feelings one way or another.  It's just
a potential way to make for face time.  When I'm running a Zoom class,
however, I always prefer dual monitors, whether it be a meeting or
webinar.  I generally don't enable webcams unless it's that kind of
meeting.  It's still handy to have the presentation monitor that's shared
and then "everything else" on the other one.

EI does have the webinar license.

On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 5:22 PM Andrea Buntz Neiman <
abneiman at equinoxinitiative.org> wrote:

> I'm.... not sure I agree here. A few thoughts:
>
> 1) Equipment - not everyone has dual monitors, and it would be nice to
> "standardize" as much as possible for our presenters, attendees, and
> wranglers.
> 2) Bandwidth on Zoom's end - no need to have dozens of video streams from
> watchers when that's not really necessary.
> 3) Webinar mode - my readings about using Zoom for these kinds of events
> point to Webinar mode as the best option, since it can include
> pre-registration requirements, chat/Q&A controls, and more ... and Webinar
> mode is view-only for attendees, IIUC.
>
> Now, if none of our potential Zoom hosts have the Webinar license, that
> third one is a moot point.
>
> On a personal note, as a presenter I would strongly prefer to NOT see
> potentially dozens of video feeds while I'm trying to present.
>
> On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 4:45 PM Ruth Frasur <rfrasur at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Rogan,
>>
>> If we're using Zoom, it might be worthwhile to encourage individuals to
>> have dual monitors set up if they have the capability.  Then you can
>> utilize one monitor for "faces" and chat and other interactions, and the
>> main monitor can be used for the actual screen share.  And presenters
>> should be encouraged to do the same.  There will be wrangler for each
>> session (from what I'm understanding), but having those faces available is
>> beneficial to the presenter as well.
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 4:21 PM <rogan.hamby at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm just on the fence.  I'm not sure how well it work online anyway
>>> without being able to gauge people's faces of whether to speed up or slow
>>> down so there's a part of me that says maybe we should drop it.  But that
>>> said I can narrow the scope.  So ... I think this is a long way of rubber
>>> ducking myself to being fine with it, I just wanted to be sure.  I think
>>> I'll focus on PERL in SQL and it's not a problem.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 4:15 PM Andrea Buntz Neiman <
>>> abneiman at equinoxinitiative.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yeah, the sense I got from the other preconf people was that they
>>>> wanted to go for shorter versions of their initial presentations - as a
>>>> preconf presenter, is that not the case? I can give you a longer block if
>>>> you want.
>>>>
>>>> I will double check with Chris Sharp, but Galen told me specifically
>>>> that he and Mike would be doing a more scaled-down version of their
>>>> presentations.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 3:53 PM <rogan.hamby at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Is the idea that the things originally planned for pre-conferences are
>>>>> now basically an hour (or 50 minutes or whatever)?
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 11:34 AM Andrea Buntz Neiman <
>>>>> abneiman at equinoxinitiative.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> OK, same spreadsheet now has a draft schedule - input very much
>>>>>> welcome.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 3:37 PM Gagnon, Ron <gagnon at noblenet.org>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sounds fine to me also.
>>>>>>> Ron
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 3:27 PM <rogan.hamby at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> June sounds good to me.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 3:16 PM Andrea Buntz Neiman <
>>>>>>>> abneiman at equinoxinitiative.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Based on the Doodle poll, it looks like the dates that work for
>>>>>>>>> most people are either May 26-28 or June 9-11. Poll output can be seen in this
>>>>>>>>> tab
>>>>>>>>> <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t9isOkx06y6nx-S5jyFpcrNUKpDqJ6QrLyeu8OI3PJY/edit#gid=457283236>
>>>>>>>>> of our spreadsheet.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I'm kinda leaning towards June, not only because it gives us two
>>>>>>>>> more weeks prep time, but also because it had more "yes" responses and
>>>>>>>>> fewer "if need be".
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I've also noted on the sheet the number of presentations each
>>>>>>>>> person has (both yeses and maybes).
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thoughts?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ABN
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Andrea Buntz Neiman
>>>>>>>>> Project Manager for Software Development
>>>>>>>>> Equinox Open Library Initiative
>>>>>>>>> abneiman at equinoxinitiative.org
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>>>>>>
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>>>>>> Andrea Buntz Neiman
>>>>>> Project Manager for Software Development
>>>>>> Equinox Open Library Initiative
>>>>>> abneiman at equinoxinitiative.org
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>>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> Equinox Open Library Initiative
>>>> abneiman at equinoxinitiative.org
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>>
>>
>
> --
> Andrea Buntz Neiman
> Project Manager for Software Development
> Equinox Open Library Initiative
> abneiman at equinoxinitiative.org
> 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) x5583
> *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
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