[Go] GO meeting registrations

[Suzanna Lewis]

It will be great to have Brenley and Daniel there. I remember meeting  
Brenley in Montreal.

We'll definitely keep Texas (springtime) in mind.

-S

On Mar 3, 2009, at 10:41 AM, Jim Hu wrote:

> 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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