----- Original Message ----- > From: "Matthew Barr" <mb...@snap-interactive.com>
> and as I was working the Hugo's: > > On Sep 14, 2012, at 10:14 AM, Jay Ashworth <j...@baylink.com> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Chris Adams" <cmad...@hiwaay.net> > > > > I know some of that went on, yes, and certainly if I'm more formally > > involved, I'll be querying the SMOFlist to see who ran things at the > > last 5 or so. > > > > My bet is that none of them *had* a formal CTO/Ops person full time. > > Tech had a person managing the feed to DragonCon from the dedicated > room w/ the polycomm video conference system, for panels, in addition > to the actual union operator of the camera & such. The camera ops had to be union? Hmmm. Ah, Chicago. Yes. > There was an IT head, but he was responsible for the laptops / staff > network, printers, etc. Got it. > The hotel itself had the conference wireless, instead of it being > brought in. Yes, and I'm told by my best friend who did attend (I didn't make it this year) that the hotel wired/wifi was essentially unusable, every time he tried. Hence my interest in the issue. > > My understanding was that Dragon *took its main feed* for the Hugos > > via Ustream, and the entire room got left standing; no? > > Dragon took it's feed for the hugo's through Ustream, as did the > *overflow* rooms onsite. It was easier to go to the internet & back, > than to get a direct cable. Ok, then I was correctly informed; thanks. Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink j...@baylink.com Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://baylink.pitas.com 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA #natog +1 727 647 1274
