Topic Title

DBUG Live Webcast at 02-23-05 Meeting ID

6:45 EST

Meeting ID :

469-936-955

Hello:

Great post, Nick! I would add the complication to the already complicated list: one of the things that has helped DBUG continue to be the vigorous group that it is, is the policy of rotating the job of hosting the meetings. This means that it is held in 7 or 9 different offices (we have 10 meetings a year, August and December being the off months) and a couple or 3 meetings are held in the BSA 5th floor conference room. (After all, DBUG is technically a subcommittee of the BSA!) Oh, and every office has to have a broadband Internet connection...this is probably available in most host locations.

So, the broadcast would ideally be a movable thing! And I believe it will totally depend on the software used. A real-time, decent quality screen capture with decent quality (and real-time) sound. If a combination of two programs did the trick, or added some important ability -- like audio from each of the Internet participants that is heard in the host location, then we would be the richer for it.

The other major limitation of the GoToMeeting (at least the free version!) is the limit of Internet participants -- eleven just won't cut it! Even with the short notice, we maxed that out!

So, lets hear from the vast number of you lurkers out there! What program or what two programs should we use to do this? Would you participate if these issues could be solved? Is there a fair way to spread out any (likely) costs?