FWIW, I completely agree with Dave's additional point. I'm less enthused about remote video generally but, for this case, agree with Mikael as well. In particular, for the newcomer's introduction itself, I think it would be far more beneficial to get all the glitches ironed out and do a really professional job that people could see/review well in advance rather than concentrating on squeezing something into an increasingly-busy Sunday afternoon schedule. The usual RFC Editor tools tutorial would be another key example of the same thing. best, john --On Saturday, 08 November, 2014 08:13 -0800 Dave Crocker <dcrocker@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 11/8/2014 5:10 AM, John C Klensin wrote: >> Done well, they have the potential to be immensely helpful to >> people not familiar with a particular topic (or the IETF in >> general). > ... >> We've also been told, repeatedly, that, for those not >> extremely able in listening to spoken English, having slides >> and other materials available in advance is extremely >> helpful, even to the point of making the difference between a >> session that is understood and one that is an >> incomprehensible waste of time. > > > +1 to John's observations and request, but there's a point > worth adding: > > Most of these tutorials have continuing benefit. > > It would be nice for someone to be able to 'attend' the > tutorial in 2 weeks, 2 months and in 2 years. > > Some of the tutorials won't have value in 2 years, but most > will, IMO. > > In other words, we should treat tutorials as an investment, > not just a consumable good, and we should record them, > building an archive of introductory material. > > d/