[Go] GO meeting registrations

[Jim Hu]

Hi,

Debby and I will probably drop in for parts of the meeting via  
teleconference too, since we can't miss the amount of teaching that  
would be required to attend in person.  But we're going to send a  
couple of people from EcoliWiki who don't have such conflicts:  
Brenley, who was in Montreal with Debby, and Daniel, who is a  
programmer for GONUTS.

We had been reluctant to volunteer Texas as a site for a future GO  
meeting, given the fact that we're not at a major airport, but I think  
we're as accessible as Eugene and almost as accessible as Princeton,  
so if there's ever a desire to come here, we can host.  The  
wildflowers are pretty good in the spring.

Jim

On Mar 3, 2009, at 12:10 PM, Suzanna Lewis wrote:

> I'll very much miss seeing your bright, shiny faces, but there is  
> next time.
>
> Thanks for setting up the wiki Jen with this info. Yes, we will  
> appoint a referee/ombudsman for each session, because it is easy to  
> forget those who aren't physically in the room.
>
> -S
>
> On Mar 3, 2009, at 7:30 AM, Jennifer Deegan (nee Clark) wrote:
>
>> Hi Judy,
>>
>> Yes I agree that careful chairing wil be needed for the discussion.  
>> I wondered if it might be an idea to have each session have a chair  
>> chosen in advance, and an assistant who keep an idea on skype chat  
>> or something to see when remote people raise their hands?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jen
>>
>> Judith Blake wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> This is great Jen, thanks.  I hope that many will indicate that  
>>> they will be listening and participating.  As the ability to  
>>> teleconference improves, albeit incrementally, I hope that we will  
>>> get greater participation in GOC meetings.  From experience, I  
>>> think we will need to have someone designated to ‘raise their  
>>> hands’ for those remotely who try to speak or send a chat request  
>>> for time.  It’s harder to get heard in the clamor, but absolutely  
>>> necessary that remote voices get their time.
>>> Judy
>>> On 3/3/09 6:18 AM, "Jennifer Deegan (nee Clark)"  
>>> <jdeegan at ebi.ac.uk> wrote:
>>>   Hi,
>>>   I have added a table at the bottom of the page where people can  
>>> sign up
>>>   to participate remotely. It would be great if we could have  
>>> accurate
>>>   numbers well in advance as this will enable us to get technology  
>>> which
>>>   is capable of handling the required number of connections.
>>>   http://wiki.geneontology.org/index.php/2009_Oregon_Meeting_Logistics#Remote_Attendees
>>>   Since it is much cheaper and easier for participants to take part
>>>   remotely, I would imagine that people who would not normally be  
>>> able to
>>>   attend may be able to listen in this time. If you would be  
>>> interested to
>>>   participate, please add your details and we will figure out if  
>>> we can
>>>   accommodate everyone.
>>>   Some people have mentioned that it may be difficult to call in  
>>> in the
>>>   evening when at home with children. However we have found from
>>>   experience that muting the microphone and listening to the  
>>> meeting like
>>>   a radio programme works well in this situation. The microphone can
>>>   easily by turned back on to allow the remote participant to  
>>> contribute
>>>   to the meeting. We plan to show the talk slides via a  
>>> screensharing
>>>   system so all remote participants will be able to follow the  
>>> visual aids
>>>   as well as the sound.
>>>   Thanks for taking the time to fill in the table.
>>>   Best wishes,
>>>   Jennifer
>>>   Midori Harris wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, 2 Mar 2009, Suzanna Lewis wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > no Pombe or Human or GOED at all, not even one person (other  
>>>> than fly
>>>> > folk) from the UK?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That's correct, I'm afraid. The dates don't work for me at all,
>>>   and the
>>>> others couldn't find flights with either reasonable cost or  
>>>> reasonable
>>>> timing (let alone both). So we're all joining the Webex/conf call
>>>> brigade instead (and I'll have to miss part of the 30th).
>>>>
>>>> m
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>>>   Jennifer Deegan (nee Clark)
>>>   EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute
>>>   Gene Ontology Consortium
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>> Jennifer Deegan (nee Clark)
>> EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute
>> Gene Ontology Consortium
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Jim Hu
Associate Professor
Dept. of Biochemistry and Biophysics
2128 TAMU
Texas A&M Univ.
College Station, TX 77843-2128
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