I have moved all my events to online. It has been working well for the last two weeks.
I would love to see PDXLinux events end up being virtual. Zoom has worked ok. Currently exploring videofacilitator.com as a networking tool. A slack channel has been helpful for some of the events. On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 3:43 PM Michael Dexter <dex...@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. > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > -- John Sechrest . Need to schedule a meeting : http://sechrest.youcanbookme.com . . . . sechr...@gmail.com . @sechrest <http://www.twitter.com/sechrest> . http://www.oomaat.com . _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug