Henning Schulzrinne <hgs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Aug 4, 2008, at 12:00 AM, Spencer Dawkins wrote: > >> My biggest obstacle to using jabber for scribing is that we still >> (used to be frequently, now very rarely, but it happened in Dublin) >> experience networking problems on the wireless LAN. > > I don't think the problems were related to the wireless network. My > ssh and IMAP session didn't blink, while the plenary jabber room would > periodically kick out a large fraction of the participants. There certainly have been wireless problems, and they certainly could recur. >> If we could run one ethernet cable for the chairs/scribe, I bet we'd >> have more volunteers (I remember that offering power for the scribes >> worked as an inducement in Yokohama and in Vienna, and probably >> other places as well). It would be good to have ethernet and power for the jabber scribes. Might I suggest a microphone as well, in case the jabber scribe can't figure out who's speaking, or finds the need to channel a jabber question? >> Beyond that ... so how many working groups have formal secretaries? > > Having formal secretaries seems like a better long-term approach; it > also provides recognition to the individuals and, in some cases, a > training ground for future WG chairs. By all means! (Don't forget the other direction: after graduating from WGC, you'll have a leg up on judging what deserves to be recorded in minutes, and you'll have a better chance of gleaning a name from the mumbled sylables before speakers actually get close enough to the mike.) -- John Leslie <john@xxxxxxx> _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf