EventInaSuitcase

We need a way to make it easy to walk into a room and make a presentation.

Bring with you

  • 1U Debian Server
  • Powered Mics
  • iSight or DV Cam (FireWire)
  • Apple Laptop (preferred)
  • Ethernet KVM for streaming via VGA

Bandwidth

  • 100-200KBPS for streaming video
  • 640x480 video at 1 frame every 3 seconds for streaming presentations

Software

  • QTBroadcaster (Mac)
  • VLC (linux)
  • Windows Media/RealProducer (PC)
  • VIC
  • IRC
  • Wiki
  • Gizmo/Jajah/SIP/Skype/RadioHandy
  • Remote QT Server

Need to build

  • Hosted QT Server
  • WifiDog Distro with Apache w/ Bonjour networking
  • IRC to AJAX bridge
  • Asterisk integration?
PT suggests Stompbox.

Notes

Remote participation

closing the loop to make sure that remote folks can affect the course of the event
Discussions & presentations
Decisions made and recorded

* Problem: reg issues (how do you get the passwords from attendees, security issues.
* support for time agenda notes voting decisions
* transcription vs chat
* basic trainning on how wiki's work - collaboration tools

Other panels

* time and agenda (maybe gets read)
* decisions made

http://mashpit.pbwiki.com/RemoteParticipationInaBox
http://mashpit.pbwiki.com/EventInABox
http://www.synchroedit.com/supernova2006

Freeconference.com supports Gizmo
Make it beneficial to both event attendees and remote attendees

What are our presumptions? What do we presume of local and remote attendees?

Current difficulties

  • following along -- easier with audio/video with parallel chat
  • if any of those pieces are missing, it's difficult to follow along
  • also depends on goals... is this a "sell event" or "tell a story"
Adobe Breeze (http://www.adobe.com/products/breeze/)
Adobe Breeze already has sort of a 'event in a box' capability

Streaming / Web video notes - http://www.transmission.cc/wiki/Main_Page←

  • the literal box, hardware that you drop ship
router w/ EVDO

  • wishlist
  • spec a "box"
  • spec 3rd gen chat
  • build a bridge between IRC and ajax?
  • viewpoint (event organizer, presenters, audience, remote/local particpants.)
    • wishlists / needs
      • resources
        • issues
  • remote box
    • Someplace hosted that can reflect the contents of the local box
    • has a fixed ip address

Conference Streaming Server Boxes.. small linux box, or live cd, which boots up and starts streaming from audio in and from video via firewire in....
to be specific we could make something which you could drop in to a conference which would video cast it. You'd want it to automatically connect back to a specific streaming server and announce your stream to the world.

  • ad-hoc problem of ad-hoc conferences
    • how to external participants have any impact on ad-hoc conference
    • how to we allow everyone the ability to contribute
    • how to be more inclusive?


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