Presence and IntComm WG

["Rork, Joseph (J.P.)" <>]

Title: functionality idea

I had an idea regarding the portal/presence setup we currently have, and I am wondering if it is a workable scenario that we could possibly add to the demo.

One of the use cases that had been presented to the workgroup was the "students in a class" idea.  I was wondering if we could extend this into the conference based on the actual tracks, essentially forming a dynamically joined group.  You would become a member of a group by simply being in the room while the session is in progress.  This would support the idea that you could find other people that had been in the session by simply clicking on the session after it had occurred.  I'm sure that there would be a little bit of hesitation from the big brother aspect, but so is the rest of the entire demo! 

This would take some more work on the calendaring and presence side of things, because it creates another level of abstraction from just virtual rooms to virtual events within the room. 

Let me know what you think.

Regards,
Joseph Rork
Ford Motor Company
Real-Time Collaborative Applications, SIE
Phone: 313-594-6672
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