I'm also very supportive. I think a dedicated video committee that would also take care of LCA video every year would relieve LCA committees of a big hassle.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Silvia.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 12:11 PM, Michael Still <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mikal@stillhq.com" target="_blank">mikal@stillhq.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I strongly endorse this product or service.<br>
<br>
This is a really good idea. There were some interesting ideas at the<br>
end of LCA about how to do video "in the cloud", and I'd really like<br>
to see those ideas end up actually being explored. A group with a long<br>
term incentive to deliver awesome video seems like a good way of doing<br>
that.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
Michael<br>
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On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Tim Ansell <<a href="mailto:mithro@mithis.com">mithro@mithis.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hello,<br>
><br>
> One of the biggest hassles LCA and other conference organisers have to deal<br>
> with is how to record and possibly stream their event. This is however a<br>
> very important step as it furthers Linux Australia's goal to provide benefit<br>
> to the whole of Australia, not just those who are able to attend the<br>
> conferences. The process of reinventing the wheel every year means the<br>
> problem hasn't been getting easier. There is also no reason this has to be a<br>
> huge hassle, we have a number of people in the community who know how to<br>
> make this process painless and how to do it affordably. For this reason, I'd<br>
> like to propose the creation of a "Video Recording and Streaming<br>
> subcommittee" (VRS?).<br>
><br>
> The subcommittee's job would be to "facility LCA, other LA events, and LUGS<br>
> to do top-notch recording and streaming". This would be done by providing<br>
> both in-person and online consulting to the conference teams; including<br>
> things such as recommendations of vendors; advice on setup, and volunteer<br>
> training. They would also be in charge of managing an inventory of devices<br>
> and parts purchased to facility this job plus administration of any servers<br>
> which would be used. Finally, the subcommittee would be in charge of<br>
> development of software and hardware tools which fit the goal and make life<br>
> easier through requesting grant funding (similar to the ZooKeeper<br>
> committee).<br>
><br>
> I'm suggesting that the initial team be created with the following members;<br>
><br>
> Ryan Verner - Has done PyCon AU and Drupal DownUnder through his<br>
> NextDayVideo company.<br>
> Tim Ansell - Developed the streaming system used by LCA in Ballarat and<br>
> PyCon US. Currently shepherding projects to modernise video recording tools.<br>
> Paul Wayper - A/V coordinator for LCA in Canberra.<br>
> James Bromberger - A/V coordinator for PLUG and possibly LCA in Perth.<br>
><br>
> Further members can be added, but I personally would like to keep the<br>
> subcommittee small to allow for fast, effective decision making.<br>
><br>
> Thanks for your time.<br>
><br>
> Tim<br>
><br>
><br>
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