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Subject: Re: [dita-help] Re: OASIS WebEx-type account


Thanks Chet.

It seems that perhaps since all of the big players in this space (Cisco, Citrix, Adobe) are also member/sponsors, perhaps you'd be able to work out some sort of arrangement for a corporate license. Worth a try anyway.

Cheers,

...scott


On 2/27/12 12:38 PM, Chet Ensign wrote:
Hi Scott, 

I will pass this along to Scott McGrath. For TCs with large corporate members, it hasn't been an issue but I can see how for TCs without a large corporate member and with participants from multiple countries, this poses challenges. 

My understanding is that this has been researched and the cost, for a small non-profit like OASIS, was prohibitive. However, I will check with Scott and get back to you. 

Best, 

/chet 

On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Scott Prentice <sp10@leximation.com> wrote:
Hi Chet...

I've also used multiple combinations of "free" services to organize meetings like this, but you often end up spending the first 15 minutes getting everything  set up and working properly. Once everyone has figured it out it goes a bit smoother, but any time there are new people or changes, it's a real hassle. Not to mention that the "free" is not really free since people typically have to call in to a single number in the US, which just pushes the toll charge on each caller (we've got members in Australia, India, and Europe). Yes, you can use Skype to call into the number, which reduces the cost, but increases the layers of technology that can fail or distract from the focus of the meeting.

It seems that OASIS could buy a few GoToMeeting licenses and let groups sign up for time slots .. might just need two licenses to handle everyone (I don't know the frequency of overlap, so this might not be accurate). Also, I'm assuming that most TCs do use some screen sharing app and not just audio (where a "free conference call" service may be a more reasonable option). If you split this cost up over the number of TCs, the cost is likely to be quite minimal.

It just doesn't seem right that TC members would need to "beg" for a slice of a corporate or personal license from another member. OASIS is a professional organization and seems like it should be providing the tools for its members to do their jobs as efficiently as possible. Has this been discussed before? I can't imagine that I'm the first person to bring it up.

Thanks,

...scott


On 2/27/12 7:02 AM, Chet Ensign wrote:
Hi Kris, 

No, we really don't. I use my Free Conference Call and my Free International Conference Call accounts for meetings that I organize. There is also a Freescreensharing facility from them although I haven't used it yet. And of course we have the Soaphub chat room facility (e.g. http://webconf.soaphub.org/conf/room/dita-help). But we don't have a web conferencing facility for TC use.  

/chet

On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 11:11 PM, Kristen Eberlein <keberlein@sdl.com> wrote:

Chet, does OASIS have a WebEx-type account that the DITA help SC could use for their meetings? Please let us know.

Best regards,

Kris

Kristen James Eberlein | DITA Architect and Technical Specialist | SDL Structured Content Technologies Division | (t) + 1 (919) 682-2290| keberlein@sdl.com

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From: dita-help@lists.oasis-open.org [mailto:dita-help@lists.oasis-open.org] On Behalf Of Scott Prentice
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 10:43 PM
To: tself@hyperwrite.com
Cc: dita-adoption-help@lists.oasis-open.org; dita-help@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: [dita-help] Re: [dita-adoption-help] Meeting Scheduled for Monday

 

Hi Tony...

I've got a GoToMeeting account (not corporate, just the base model) that we could use if needed until a proper replacement is found.

Never really thought about his before, but it seems that OASIS should be providing this for these meetings, no? We shouldn't need to scrounge around for a method to communicate. Am I out of line in thinking this?

Cheers,

...scott


 
On 2/24/12 3:24 AM, Tony Self wrote:

Greetings colleagues
 
It looks like we might have lost access to the GoToMeeting service that
we've been using for the past couple of years, and I have been consequently
unable to set up the meeting for next Monday afternoon (US time). Could I
suggest we postpone the meeting until we've found a replacement WebEx or
GoToMeeting service?
 
Does anyone have a corporate GoToMeeting or WebEx service that we could use?
 
Best regards
 
Tony Self
Chair, DITA Help Subcommittee and DITA Adoption Help Subcommittee
 
 
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/chet 
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Chet Ensign
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OASIS: Advancing open standards for the information society
http://www.oasis-open.org

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