Re: Requirements for improving IETF remote participation

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On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 10:10 AM, Adrian Farrel <adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> SM wrote:
>
>> There are more than two types of participants:
>
> Not sure if I count as an "old boy" or not. Don't think I am as old as I feel.
>
> Anyway, I think it important to add to the categories of participants those who
> *are* local participants, but who are not in the room where the meeting is
> taking place. A number of people attempt to follow multiple parallel meetings
> using jabber and/or headphones. For them, speaking participation usually
> requires someone to channel over jabber, or a sprint between rooms.
>
> Such participants, like remote participants, would benefit from having the
> projector streamed as well as audio.
>
>> In Section 2:
>>
>>    "Bar BoFs at regular IETF meetings are not listed above
>>     because they mostly happen in places where remote participation can't
>>     be scheduled."
>>
>> Aren't Bar BoFs informal?  There are also BoFs and "side-meetings"
>> (draft-eggert-successful-bar-bof-06).
>
> Yes. Please do not make *any* provisions for remote participation at side
> meetings. If the organisers want to arrange that sort of thing they can put
> their mobile phone on the bar!
>

I go further : Any meeting that uses IETF RPS is an official IETF
meeting subject to the NOTE WELL and
(where appropriate) IETF rules for announcements and minute taking.

Regards
Marshall


>> In Section 3.3:
>>
>>    "This method of participation often works adequately, but there are
>>     many places where it fails."
>>
>> The problem is the audio delay.  Even if the delay was a few seconds
>> only, that would still happen as it is difficult to manage the
>> in-room discussion and remote participation at the same time.
>
> I have found that the audio delay builds. Disconnecting and reconnecting to the
> meeting catches you up.
>
>> In Section 4.1.2:
>>
>>    "Remote attendees who are speaking over the
>>     audio must be visible to the local attendees."
>>
>> That's not a good idea if the remote participant is many time zones away. :-)
>
> It is also not a requirement and may be impractical on low b/w links.
> Should I send a short video of me typing this email?
>
> Cheers,
> Adrian
>
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