<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Kathy - Great report and a wonderful conference.<br><br></div>Regarding communications a couple of things to add to Mark's LCA2015 comments.<br></div> - Anything CoC centric had it's own very restricted RT queue that was actively monitored by key team members<br></div> - The out of hours phone was handled by key team members (usually myself and Cherie).<br><br></div>Aside from a transport issue we had almost no out of hours calls.<br><br></div>In addition we assumed that anyone travelling internationally would have roaming or a local SIM card. In fact we provided recommendations for visitors around SIM cards on the Wiki.<br><br></div>I travel a lot for work and I always make sure I have the ability to make an emergency call.<br><br></div>Also note that the on-call number isn't for emergencies, you should use the appropriate police/medical/fire number. It is there for out of hours assistance from the conference team, or for any CoC issues you can't/won't report by email.<br><br></div>I'd recommend any future On-Call phones have a very very very loud ringer. We had problems hearing ours during one of the evening events.<br><br></div>Steven<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 2:31 PM, Russell Coker <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:russell@coker.com.au" target="_blank">russell@coker.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On Wed, 25 May 2016 08:43:32 AM Mark Foster wrote:<br>
> > But I have one suggestion. The report mentions the on-call number, I<br>
> > think that this is a great thing and something that more conferences<br>
> > should do (I think it's been around since the last LCA in Perth).<br>
> > However I think that there should also be an Internet based method of<br>
> > contacting the conference organisers in an emergency such as Jabber.<br>
> > When I attended the LCAs in NZ I never got an NZ SIM and relied on IM<br>
> > via the conference Wifi for remaining in contact. Presumably some<br>
> > people from other countries who attend LCAs in Australia do the same<br>
> > thing.<br>
> ><br>
> > I don't think that monitoring Jabber would be any additional effort for<br>
> > whoever has the on-call phone but it could provide a significant benefit<br>
> > for delegates from other countries.<br>
><br>
> Kathy mentioned spinning plates which is a great anology, however, it's<br>
> more simple than that:<br>
> - During LCA2015 Operating Hours the NOC monitored<br>
> a) Phone<br>
> b) IRC<br>
> c) Twitter<br>
> d) Email<br>
> e) Radio Telephone link to other key organisers.<br>
><br>
</span><span class="">> So is your need for comms with the organisers synchronous, i.e. does it<br>
<br>
</span>Firstly please note it's not "my need", it's a planned service by the<br>
conference to provide an on-call number for reporting CoC violations etc.<br>
Some years past LCA organisers made the good decision to provide such a number<br>
and it's become an ongoing part of the services provided.<br>
<span class=""><br>
> need a real-time interaction - or is it something where the response can<br>
> be delayed by minutes/hours?<br>
<br>
</span>The people who made the decision to provide a number obviously did so because<br>
they felt that something more immediate than email and more private than<br>
Twitter was needed.<br>
<span class=""><br>
> If your requirement is real-time then nothing would beat the phone, and<br>
> the other mediums would clearly get you a near-realtime response during<br>
> manning hours.<br>
> if your requirement is real-time and after-hours (i.e. urgent) then I<br>
> think making a phonecall is not unreasonable.<br>
<br>
</span>It's not "my requirement". So far I have not needed to call the on-call<br>
number and when LCAs are in Australia (most years) I will be able to make<br>
phone calls.<br>
<span class=""><br>
> To keep adding other means of engagement is to keep adding work to a<br>
> team who are already working hard. When they provide several means of<br>
> contact already I'm not sure there's any added value.<br>
> And there's an onus on the people making contact, to select the medium<br>
> appropriate for their urgency and other requirements.<br>
<br>
</span>So if I witness a CoC violation at an LCA in NZ I should just tweet about it<br>
with the conference hashtag? :-#<br>
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