[Bradford] Green light for trial of Conference Call facility.

[Wayne Hanley]

Evening all,

Nice one Brian for setting this up firstly:)! I thought I would throw out a
couple of concerns I see of how this might actually work in practice, though
in theory I like the idea I'm not sure how viable it is for people to call a
hour or so before the meeting on the day of the meeting.  The time slot
might be a tad shy of convenient for some people that don't have
the luxury of working from home and  might actually be on the commute from
work directly to the social or home and having a quick shower and change and
before coming out etc.

I do see the appeal of letting people know who is going to be there and it
will certainly be interesting to see how this works out I do hope it will
but I can't help personally but see it as a tad redundant as if its not
public the only people that can find out is the people that generally
already know who is going as for the most part the a core group attends the
socials (Yes I know I have been missing from the last few and the next one!)
calling up a few hours before to confirm something that as probably already
been done via IM or IRC, Mailing list etc seems more of a distraction.
 Maybe if it was open to the public so anyone that as not been before then
sure.

What might be a more usable evolution of this is a automated system where
you can leave a message and say if you are attending and then just listen to
a those a hour before or even just call to confirm on the day and a AVR just
say "yes members will be at the social" or "no one is playing out tonight"
type of thing maybe?

Could it be we need something on the table for people that don't know who we
are as a group?  A Tux maybe and a laminated sign.  Possibly speak to the
staff and ask if we could put a sign on the door while we are there so
people know that we are about?

All just idea's of course but thought it might be worth some space on the
list :D

Wayne

On 8 June 2010 19:59, Brian <bradlug at leafcom.co.uk> wrote:

> After consultations with David we have decided to unleash the Telephone
> Conference facility upon you. :-)
>
> Here is the number:-
> 01274 291103
>
> David has declared Friday  18th of June as the next social meeting date.
> Thus, on that night, if you intend to come along to the 'Corn Dolly', please
> call this number at 18:30 and stay on for a few minutes to allow other
> members to join you in the 'Conference Room'.
>
> The first caller (that might be you) will be asked to enter a PIN. Please
> just key a '#' to enter. After that anyone else will immediately have access
> to the 'Conference Room' without being prompted for a PIN. (# means no PIN).
> As other people join the Conference you will be alerted.
>
> The intention is to use this facility, similarly, on each social meting
> date.
>
> N.B.   N.B.  N.B. (Got it ? )
> This Telephone Conference Facility is for the exclusive use of BradLUG
> members. Please do NOT make the number public by putting it on a web site or
> otherwise. If you pass it on to a new member please ask them to keep it
> confidential to the group.
>
> Hope to hear you in conference @ 18:30 on Friday June 18th !
>
> If you have any questions please email me.
>
> Thank you,
> Brian
>
>
>
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