Re: [ga] remote participation

[Andy Gardner <andy@navigator.co.nz>]

At 2:22 pm -0500 2/17/01, Cade,Marilyn S - LGA wrote:
>While I support a better mechanism to include remote participation, the
>reality is that each meeting draws heavily from the local/regional
>community, and many people to make extraordinary efforts to attend and
>participate.
>
>Let's not create a disincentive for folks to make the effort to participate
>face to face in our efforts to improve remote participation.

Let's realise, Marilyn, that very few people "make extraordinary efforts to
attend and participate".

Most of them are paid to be there.

The ones you know made "extraordinary efforts" to attend are the ones you
_don't_ see in the Business/First Class queues at the airport after the
meetings.

Having a survey done at Melbourne airport would probably gather some
interesting statistics.

One advantage of remote participation is the avoidance of having to share a
venue with those creepy IP people. Saves having to steal sick-bags during
the incoming flight for use when they start speaking.

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