Re: participation in IETF meetings

[Daniel Senie <dts at senie.com>]

At 02:23 PM 10/23/01, Paul Hoffman / IMC wrote:
> Going back to the original question about more multicast sessions:
>
> The advantage of multicast vs. tape-and-archive is the real-time aspect 
> for the viewer. However, this is rarely, rarely used. If it turns out that 
> switching from multicast to tape-and-archive can get more camera operators 
> in more rooms, that would be a win for more WGs.

I have offered on more than one occasion at the Plenary, to pay a "remote 
attendance" fee. This would be used to:

 - fund camera setups in all rooms
 - fund Real or other non-multicast-dependent access
 - provide for email or IRC feedback channel(s) to each room

I have to wonder if the real time aspect appears never to be used because 
it's not usable.
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