I would think any kind of multiple non-fixed microphone setup (maybe even fixed microphones) would need to be tested pretty thoroughly before use, as feedback problems can ruin a discussion. That would include laptop microphones. One way to alleviate this would be to require the use of near-field microphones, mics that only pick up sounds generated close to the mic. They are pretty cheap. Of course, this wouldn't apply to remote participants :)
-----Original Message----- From: ietf-boun...@ietf.org [mailto:ietf-boun...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Brian Rosen Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 8:30 AM To: Michael Richardson Cc: iaoc-...@ietf.org; ietf@ietf.org Subject: Re: RPS Accessibility Could be an app that put you in the queue and used your laptop/tablet/smartphone microphone to get the audio. On Tuesday, August 6, 2013, Michael Richardson wrote: Dave Crocker <d...@dcrocker.net <javascript:;> > wrote: > An entirely different approach would be to have all speakers make a > 'reservation' into a single meetecho (or whatever) online queue, and then get > called in order, whether local or remote and independent of what microphone > they are at. This gets accurate identification into the online system, with > the entry task distributed. +1. And move the microphones to the people, rather than the other way around. We can easily have three or four microphones that can play leap-frog around the room. -- Michael Richardson <mcr+i...@sandelman.ca <javascript:;> >, Sandelman Software Works