[PLUG] Feedback wanted: Virtual PLUG Events

Russell Senior russell at personaltelco.net
Tue Mar 24 23:34:39 UTC 2020


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On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 3:44 PM Michael Dexter <dexter at pdxlinux.org> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> OSCON was permanently cancelled today and there is a very good chance
> that the face-to-face PLUG meetings will be cancelled for the coming
> months.
>
> What are your thoughts on virtual or substitute activities?
>
> On one hand, doing nothing is always easiest and I am a skeptic against
> "virtualized" conferences, especially if an organizer were to think they
> can charge their traditional rates to stream presenters in their pajamas
> in their kitchens.
>
> On the other hand, I have worked from home for 20+ years and think that
> everyone needs to expand their remote working/learning/teaching capacity
> to the point that schools have regular "learn from home" drills to go
> with the active shooter drills, leaving us all semi-prepared for
> pandemics and the like.
>
> I have reached out to a school district tech (I can think of another
> too!) to give a remote talk about the scramble to deliver remote learning.
>
> BUT: What does this mean to you as the audience? What elements such as
> Q&A do you need to have to make a live stream any different from a
> random YouTube video?
>
> When it comes down to the essentials, the undivided attention aspect of
> a face to face event is the key value. I have not once had to change a
> diaper or let the dog out during a PLUG talk. I've wandered as far as
> checking Twitter and occasionally go to the restroom but 95%+ of my
> attention is there. That has not been the case with recent virtualized
> events I have "attended".
>
> What say you?
>
> Stay safe,
>
> Michael Dexter
> PLUG Volunteer
>
> P.S. Wow. PLUG outlasted OSCON.
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