I'm In it for the long haul.... Does Denys still get to be Co Chair?

-------------- Original message from Wirt Atmar <[log in to unmask]>: --------------


> Keven wrote in response to Art's question about what he was going to do with
> his information security talk, now that Interex has folded:
>
> > If you have some time, you may want to check in to QCShow
> > and record your presentation!
>
> Keven is taking the class that I'm currently delivering via QCShow, so I
> initially took his comment as a compliment, but thinking about this a little
> further, I believe that there is an opportunity here that would provide almost
> all
> of the benefits of attending an Interex meeting, but with a few additional
> benefits as well.
>
> Given the technology we now have at hand, it would be entirely possible with
> QCShow to create a virtual Interex meeting, but even better, at a
> substantially reduced cost as compared to Interex's traditional fees. AICS
> Research would
> manage and host the process.
>
> After thinking about this for a day, the way that I envision the process is
> that for the "meeting," 30 talks would be selected. The talks would range in
> length from 30 to 45 minutes, at the speaker's discretion (there is no one
> standing by with a hook to pull you off-stage in this medium).
>
> The process of selecting the 30 talks from those submitted would be highly
> selective, but that selection process wouldn't be done by us. Rather, after a
> submission deadline has passed, all of the submitted talks would be posted on a
> web page so that everyone could vote on their top ten choices. After all the
> votes were tallied, the top 30 vote-getters would be announced.
>
> The speakers would then narrate their talks at their respective locations.
> We'll provide the recording software and substantial hints on how to create a
> quality recording. Once the recordings were done, the speakers would send us
> their PowerPoint or Adobe PDF slides and their WAV files on a CD (the raw files
> will generally be in the 100-150 MB range). We would then synchronize their
> audio tracks to their slides and prepare their presentation for low-bandwidth
> delivery over the internet, at no charge to the speakers.
>
> Speakers would also receive a complimentary pass to freely access all of the
> talks presented in this year's conference. Non-speakers (ordinary registrants)
> would be charged $250.
>
> In order for us to break even, at least 50 people would have to register for
> the conference. If that "attendance level" could not be achieved, we wouldn't
> go forward with the process. But if it could, it would seem like an excellent
> way, given the technology that now exists, to continue the original idea of
> the HP3000 user group from 30 years ago, where the motto was, "Users helping
> users," while allowing a much broader reach than ever before.
>
> Wirt Atmar
>
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