Re: [Cowtown] Fw: [Texascavers] Your Webinar Invitation: Join us for Caving robot conquers the deepest sinkhole in the world

2012-05-02 Thread David Stiles
For what it's worth, I don't how the webinar will compare, but I saw an 
in-person version of this same presentation at a UT Grotto meeting awhile back, 
and it was very impressive. Certainly one of the best caving related 
presentations I've seen.

- Original Message - 
From: R D Milhollin 
To: Cowtown Grotto e-mail list 
Cc: Allcavers List 
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 2:29 PM
Subject: [Cowtown] Fw: [Texascavers] Your Webinar Invitation: Join us for 
Caving robot conquers the deepest sinkhole in the world




- Forwarded Message -
From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org
To: Texascavers@Texascavers.Com texascavers@texascavers.com 
Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 2:14 PM
Subject: [Texascavers] Your Webinar Invitation: Join us for Caving robot 
conquers the deepest sinkhole in the world




Folks, we are pleased to announce a test run of the first NSS Webinar.  We are 
asking the Utah and Texas caving community to participate in the first NSS 
webinar as a trial run for future webinars.  Space is limited to 100 people.  
We would like to have sufficient number of people attend the webinar to get 
good feedback but there is not space in our webinar account yet for more than 
100 people to attend at this time so sign up early.  Thanks to Debbie Spoons 
from Utah for organizing this along with Dr. Marcus Gary for agreeing to make 
the presentation. Also, R.D. Milholin and Aaron Bird for serving on the webinar 
committee.  We will also be looking for sponsors for the webinars as we expect 
our costs to range around $1,000 if we stick with the 100 person limit and 
$3,000 for the 500 person limit per year. In addition, we will be able to 
record each webinar for future download. If you have ideas about future 
presenters or subjects, please us know and we’ll try to arrange it.  Webinars 
can be offered as frequently as the webinar committee has time and willing 
presenters.

Thanks, and please make sure that you give us some feedback on the webinar.

Geary Schindel,
NSS AVP






 
  Caving robot conquers the deepest sinkhole in the world 
 
  Join us for a Webinar on May 7 
 
 
 
  Space is limited.
  Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
  https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/555781727 
 
Please join us for the first NSS Webinar. 
Marcus Gary, Ph.D., P.G.  will be talking about 
his work with “DEPTHX” an underwater caving robot.  This robot is designed to 
“think for itself” while it explores and maps, in 3D, deep underwater caves 
that are inaccessible to people. 
“DEPTHX” was able to successfully map the lower 
portion and bottom of the world's deepest water-filled sinkhole, “Cenote 
Zacatón”, in Mexico. Because of its great depth (over 1,000 feet [300 m]), 
human divers had failed to reach, or even detect with sonar instruments, the 
bottom of this sinkhole. 

Come and enjoy this presentation about a very 
unique “Robot caving trip”. 


Title: Caving robot conquers the deepest 
sinkhole in the world 
Date: Monday, May 7, 2012 
Time: 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM CDT 


After registering you will receive a 
confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. 


System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server 
 
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer 
 
 
 
 

 
 


   
   
 






Re: [Cowtown] Fw: [Texascavers] Your Webinar Invitation: Join us for Caving robot conquers the deepest sinkhole in the world

2012-05-02 Thread David Stiles
For what it's worth, I don't how the webinar will compare, but I saw an 
in-person version of this same presentation at a UT Grotto meeting awhile back, 
and it was very impressive. Certainly one of the best caving related 
presentations I've seen.

- Original Message - 
From: R D Milhollin 
To: Cowtown Grotto e-mail list 
Cc: Allcavers List 
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 2:29 PM
Subject: [Cowtown] Fw: [Texascavers] Your Webinar Invitation: Join us for 
Caving robot conquers the deepest sinkhole in the world




- Forwarded Message -
From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org
To: Texascavers@Texascavers.Com texascavers@texascavers.com 
Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 2:14 PM
Subject: [Texascavers] Your Webinar Invitation: Join us for Caving robot 
conquers the deepest sinkhole in the world




Folks, we are pleased to announce a test run of the first NSS Webinar.  We are 
asking the Utah and Texas caving community to participate in the first NSS 
webinar as a trial run for future webinars.  Space is limited to 100 people.  
We would like to have sufficient number of people attend the webinar to get 
good feedback but there is not space in our webinar account yet for more than 
100 people to attend at this time so sign up early.  Thanks to Debbie Spoons 
from Utah for organizing this along with Dr. Marcus Gary for agreeing to make 
the presentation. Also, R.D. Milholin and Aaron Bird for serving on the webinar 
committee.  We will also be looking for sponsors for the webinars as we expect 
our costs to range around $1,000 if we stick with the 100 person limit and 
$3,000 for the 500 person limit per year. In addition, we will be able to 
record each webinar for future download. If you have ideas about future 
presenters or subjects, please us know and we’ll try to arrange it.  Webinars 
can be offered as frequently as the webinar committee has time and willing 
presenters.

Thanks, and please make sure that you give us some feedback on the webinar.

Geary Schindel,
NSS AVP






 
  Caving robot conquers the deepest sinkhole in the world 
 
  Join us for a Webinar on May 7 
 
 
 
  Space is limited.
  Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
  https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/555781727 
 
Please join us for the first NSS Webinar. 
Marcus Gary, Ph.D., P.G.  will be talking about 
his work with “DEPTHX” an underwater caving robot.  This robot is designed to 
“think for itself” while it explores and maps, in 3D, deep underwater caves 
that are inaccessible to people. 
“DEPTHX” was able to successfully map the lower 
portion and bottom of the world's deepest water-filled sinkhole, “Cenote 
Zacatón”, in Mexico. Because of its great depth (over 1,000 feet [300 m]), 
human divers had failed to reach, or even detect with sonar instruments, the 
bottom of this sinkhole. 

Come and enjoy this presentation about a very 
unique “Robot caving trip”. 


Title: Caving robot conquers the deepest 
sinkhole in the world 
Date: Monday, May 7, 2012 
Time: 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM CDT 


After registering you will receive a 
confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. 


System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server 
 
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer