K-20 librarians interactive video conferencing

[James Werle <>]

All,

Our next meeting is Tuesday October 16 @ 8am Hawaii/9am Alaska/11am
Pacific/Noon Mountain/1pm Central/2pm Eastern.   A draft agenda is
below along with instructions on how to join the meeting via video
conferencing, phone bridge, and live webstream.

Please RSVP here if you plan to attend - http://bit.ly/yMEP4f
Hope to see you next Tuesday.

DRAFT AGENDA:

+ Ben Fineman, Internet2 - Discuss the upcoming MegaConference event
and the opportunities for libraries to participate.
  - http://www.megaconference.org
  - https://blogs.internet2.edu/archives/874

+ Don Means, Digital Village - Don will brief the group on the
“Gigabit Libraries Network” (GLN)
  -  "GLN envisions an open global relationship network of gig-ready
and gig-aspiring library facilities, systems or consortia cooperating
as a distributed development, testbed and showcase environment for
high performance applications that utilize big bandwidth to serve an
array of educational, civic and cultural purposes."

+ Judy Graves, Library of Congress, will provide an overview of the
videoconferencing programming and other resources available to
libraries.  There will be opportunities to ask
questions and brainstorm possibilities. (TENTATIVE)
  - http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/videoconf

+ {Your agenda item here}

MEETING DETAILS

Date: Tuesday, October 16
Start time: 8am Hawaii/9am Alaska/11am Pacific/Noon Mountain/1pm
Central/2pm Eastern
Duration: 1 hour

LIVE WEBSTREAM

All of the K20 Librarians meetings are streamed live at
http://video.magpi.net/.
Click on "Live Videos" to view the live stream.

Please note: If you are behind a firewall and having problems viewing the
webstream you may need to open port 1935 TCP for video.magpi.net to work
properly. If you continue to have problems with the webstream, please contact
your firewall administrator.

PHONE BRIDGE INFO:

+1-734-615-7474 (preferred) or +1-866-411-0013 (use only if free Long
Distance service is not available) PIN 0176476#

DAY OF EVENT VIDEOCONFERENCE DIALING INSTRUCTIONS:

IP Dialing - Dial


GDS Dialing Directions -
1. Register with a GDS-enabled Gatekeeper.
To borrow space see: http://commons.internet2.edu/reggate.html
2. Dial 001189780 9023 (no spaces)

VIDEO TESTING INSTRUCTIONS:

You can dial either of the following numbers to test your units ahead of time:
GDS: 0011897801234 (If you are not registered, please see above for
more information)
IP:  


For more information about our Always Available testing facilities, please
visit:  
https://wiki.internet2.edu/confluence/display/I2commons/H.323+Testing+Instructions.

COMMENTS:

For Technical Support please contact Ben Fineman at 1-734-352-4975 or Nick
Thompson at 1-614-247-8066. Then if needed, call the Internet2 Commons
Support Desk at +1-800-627-6420 and be sure to reference the following ticket
number; INC0042398.

Looking forward to speaking with you all soon,
Best,
James

James Werle
Director, Internet2 K20 Initiative

360-499-2069
http://k20.internet2.edu

On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 1:18 PM, James Werle 
<>
 wrote:
> Greetings Fellow Videoconferencing Enthusiasts!
>
> I hope the summer has left you well refreshed and rejuvenated.   Just
> a quick note to let everyone know our group is still alive and
> kicking!  We'll restart out monthly meetings on October 16th (2pm
> Eastern) with the following proposed agenda:
>
> + Ben Fineman, Internet2 - Discuss the upcoming MegaConference event
> and the opportunities for libraries to participate.
>   - http://www.megaconference.org
>   - https://blogs.internet2.edu/archives/874
>
> + Don Means, Digital Village - Don will brief the group on the
> “Gigabit Libraries Network” (GLN)
>   -  "GLN envisions an open global relationship network of gig-ready
> and gig-aspiring library facilities, systems or consortia cooperating
> as a distributed development, testbed and showcase environment for
> high performance applications that utilize big bandwidth to serve an
> array of educational, civic and cultural purposes."
>
> + Judy Graves, Library of Congress, will provide an overview of the
> videoconferencing programming and other resources available to
> libraries.  There will be opportunities to ask
> questions and brainstorm possibilities. (TENTATIVE)
>   - http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/videoconf
>
> + {Your agenda item here.  Please send me your topics}
>
> Remaining 2012 Meeting Schedule
>
> + Tuesday, October 16
> + Tuesday, November 20
> + Tuesday, December 18
>
> Start time: 8am Hawaii/9am Alaska/11am Pacific/Noon Mountain/1pm
> Central/2pm Eastern
> Duration: 1 hour
>
> In the meantime, please feel free to post updates to the listserv on
> the latest videoconferencing programming or developments at your
> library.
>
> Looking forward to seeing you all soon.
>
> Best Regards,
> James
>
> James Werle
> Director, Internet2 K20 Initiative
> 
> 360-499-2069
> http://k20.internet2.edu