probably. we will start with #lad on irc.freenode.org, and create ad-hoc channels for the three venues. additionally, chat ops and stream relay ops will internally communicate via another channel. those rooms will be listed on a yet-to-be-written website that will also list the stream and webcam relays as well as provide links to papers and slides. Taybin Rutkin wrote: > Should there be 3 seperate irc rooms then? One for each concurrent lecture? > > Taybin > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joern Nettingsmeier <nettings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Apr 20, 2004 5:33 AM > To: Linux Audio Development Mailing List <linux-audio-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, > Linux Audio User Mailing List <linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Frank Neumann <Frank.Neumann@xxxxxx>, Goetz Dipper <goetz@xxxxxx>, > "Dr. Matthias Nagorni" <mana@xxxxxxx> > Subject: [linux-audio-user] laconf2 call for help w/ irc and streaming > > hi everyone! > > > as you will certainly have heard, we are getting closer to the 2nd > linux audio conference at zkm (http://www.zkm.de/lad). > > as you might also have heard, we will have live streams of all talks > and lectures in ogg format for those who can't make it there in person. > > last year, we had an irc "feedback channel", meaning i would sit in > the lecture room with a notebook, answer questions from people who > were listening to the stream and relay their questions to the > audience if necessary. i want to do the same this year. > > problem is: there are three lecture rooms now. > so i'm looking for a couple of people who'd be willing to help out. > > specifically, i need people who > > * are at the conference :) preferably the whole time > * bring their own laptop with working sound output and headphones > * have some experience with networking > * have or can operate a webcam on their machine and are willing to > install xawtv > * like to chat > > your tasks will be: > > * to attend talks > * to have an irc window open and answer and relay questions > * to set up a webcam that will provide the listeners with stills so > that they'll know which slide is up atm etc. > * to monitor the outgoing stream and to ping the relays from time to > time. > > the more helpers, the less work for all of us. last year, it has > been great fun, although chatting, monitoring (with some 5 seconds > lag) and listening at the same time can make your head spin in funny > ways. > > > please cc: me privately on any replies. thanks. > > > regards, > > j?rn > > > > -- J?rn Nettingsmeier Lortzingstr. 11, 45128 Essen, Germany http://spunk.dnsalias.org (my server) http://www.linuxaudiodev.org (Linux Audio Developers)
