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- | A (forthcoming) replacement for http://www.balug.org/speaker-presenter_information_and_resources.txt | + | ====== Speaker-Presenter Information and Resources ====== |
- | <file> | + | Information, resources, common questions and answers |
- | Information, resources, common questions and answers for those doing or | + | **for those doing or prospectively doing talks/presentations at BALUG** |
- | prospectively doing talks/presentations at BALUG | + | |
- | If you will or may be giving a talk/presentation at BALUG, the following | + | ***Thank you for your interest.*** Please direct all correspondence to balug-speaker-coordinators@balug.org. Our primary people and a group of volunteers will respond. |
- | information will likely be rather to quite useful to you. | + | |
+ | If you will or may be giving a talk/presentation at BALUG, | ||
+ | **the following information will likely be rather to quite useful to you**. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <file> | ||
Once you're confirmed to give a talk/presentation at BALUG the following | Once you're confirmed to give a talk/presentation at BALUG the following | ||
are the first bits of information we'll need most immediately - or at | are the first bits of information we'll need most immediately - or at | ||
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that our typical video setup results in rather low resolution | that our typical video setup results in rather low resolution | ||
projection to the screen. | projection to the screen. | ||
- | Particularly, we have a converter device which accepts most VGA type | + | Particularly, we have a USB powered converter device which accepts most |
- | input (has VGA type connector) - it then converts to NTSC (ye olde | + | VGA type input (has VGA type connector - accepts up to XGA 1024x768) - |
- | analog television) composite video. That is then projected onto | + | it then converts to NTSC (ye olde analog television) composite video. |
- | overhead screen (about a 10x10' screen mounted on about 20' high | + | That is then projected onto overhead screen (about a 10x10' screen |
- | ceiling). This generally works quite adequately if the "slides" aren't | + | mounted on about 20' high ceiling). This generally works quite |
- | too detailed (smaller text, lines and detail won't work so well, most | + | adequately if the "slides" aren't too detailed (smaller text, lines and |
- | everything else works adequately or better. E.g. a screen of 80x24 | + | detail won't work so well, most everything else works adequately or |
- | text is typically slightly too small to be easily read, but slightly | + | better. E.g. a screen of 80x24 text is typically slightly too small to |
- | larger (e.g. screen of 62x22 text) is quite readable.) | + | be easily read, but slightly larger (e.g. screen of 62x22 text) is |
+ | quite readable.) | ||
We sometimes are able to make available higher resolution projector and | We sometimes are able to make available higher resolution projector and | ||
portable screen (to bring screen closer to most of the audience - also, | portable screen (to bring screen closer to most of the audience - also, | ||
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Networking? | Networking? | ||
We generally have some type of Wi-Fi access at the Four Seas Restaurant | We generally have some type of Wi-Fi access at the Four Seas Restaurant | ||
- | (key: f0urseas) with NAT/SNAT Internet access to The Internet. It | + | (ESSID: FSR key: f0urseas) with NAT/SNAT Internet access to The |
- | seems to be fairly reliable, but might occasionally drop out, drop | + | Internet. It seems to be fairly reliable, but might occasionally drop |
- | connectoins, or (less commonly) require the access point to be reset. | + | out, drop connectoins, or (less commonly) require the access point to |
- | We typically don't have wired Ethernet connections available. Cellular | + | be reset. We typically don't have wired Ethernet connections |
- | reception is generally reasonable or better, so networking via EVDO or | + | available. Cellular reception is generally reasonable or better, so |
- | the like is also generally doable - though we don't have equipment to | + | networking via EVDO or the like is also generally doable - though we |
- | provide such - just the cellular signal is there. | + | don't have equipment to provide such - just the cellular signal is |
+ | there. | ||
Power | Power | ||
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able to provide such (or one might need a long suitably rated extension | able to provide such (or one might need a long suitably rated extension | ||
cord to draw additional power from another circuit). | cord to draw additional power from another circuit). | ||
+ | </file> | ||
- | + | ===== Typical meeting timeline ===== | |
- | Typical meeting timeline (some times are approximate): | + | (some times are approximate): |
+ | <file> | ||
6:30 P.M. meeting officially kicks off - we gather near the restaurant's | 6:30 P.M. meeting officially kicks off - we gather near the restaurant's | ||
bar, socialize/meet/greet, typically do nametags, collect cash | bar, socialize/meet/greet, typically do nametags, collect cash |