RE: [chairs] Conference call infrastructure

["Nick Pope" <pope@secstan.com>]

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Miko Matsumura [mailto:mmatsumura@infravio.com]
> Sent: 12 January 2006 22:45
> To: Paul Fremantle; James Bryce Clark; chairs@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: RE: [chairs] Conference call infrastructure
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Fremantle [mailto:paul@wso2.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 2:39 PM
> To: James Bryce Clark; chairs@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: [chairs] Conference call infrastructure
> 
> There was a previous suggestion that OASIS might sponsor or provide a
> conference call facility for TC working groups.
> 
> At that time someone suggested using the freeconference.com facility.
> 
> Our TC has been using that for the last two months, but it seems like
> we, like the compulsive gambler who has the bad luck to win first time,
> were unlucky enough to get a more favourable impression of the facility
> than was warranted. In other words - it worked the first time, but has
> been pretty useless since. It may be that freeconference works very well
> for smaller TCs, but we have an average of 40-50 participants weekly and
> this week our call was virtually inaudible due to echo on the line. A
> number of participants dialled out and in again in an attempt to fix it
> without luck. I use freeconference for smaller calls and it is pretty
> good, but it seems like it can't deal with the large numbers we have.
> 
> Our TC has therefore asked to raise the issue with OASIS once again -
> can OASIS please provide a teleconference infrastructure or sponsorship
> which will support this number of callers?
> 
> Thanks,
> Paul
> 
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> Paul Fremantle
> VP/Technology, WSO2 and OASIS WS-RX TC Co-chair
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