I have
just come across a conferencing facility that allow Skype (free) and "plain
old" telephone users (national rate)to call in.
http://www.highspeedconferencing.com/
Anyone
any experience of using this?
Nick
-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Pope
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Sent: 24 May 2006 16:22
To:
Duane Nickull; David RR Webber (XML)
Cc: Barbara Erbes;
; Scott McGrath;
Subject: RE: [chairs] TC Teleconference
Services questionnaire
Not
for the numbers that are on our calls. A skype conference is limited to
about 5 and there is no call in.
Nick
-----Original Message-----
From: Duane Nickull
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Sent: 24 May 2006 16:02
To:
Nick Pope; David RR Webber (XML)
Cc: Barbara Erbes;
; Scott McGrath;
Subject: RE: [chairs] TC Teleconference
Services questionnaire
And
you can do this today. You don’t need OASIS to get involved to set it
up.
D
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From: Nick
Pope [mailto:]
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 1:45
AM
To: David RR Webber
(XML); Duane Nickull
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Subject: RE: [chairs] TC Teleconference
Services questionnaire
I agree a Skype POP
would be great!
Nick
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Message-----
From: David
RR Webber (XML) [mailto:]
Sent: 23 May 2006 17:24
To: Duane Nickull
Cc: Barbara Erbes;
; Scott McGrath;
Subject: RE: [chairs] TC
Teleconference Services questionnaire
Duane,
We talking at cross purposes here I believe - the
discussion was "if we did something -what might it be?" - information
gathering. Not decision process - Yes / No - to actually do
it.
The beauty of Skype POP is zero cost for actual
calls placed. For those of us spending $100's monthly on
international calls - this is a critical
factor.
If OASIS has a Skype # in country - its a free
call via Skype, or just a local call rate from a landline
phone.
Clearly this is a big deal in encouraging overseas
participation in TC work.
DW
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Subject:
RE: [chairs] TC Teleconference Services questionnaire
From: "Duane
Nickull" <>
Date: Tue, May 23, 2006 12:06
pm
To: "David RR Webber (XML)"
<>,
<>
Cc:
"Barbara Erbes"
<>,
<>,
"Scott
McGrath"
<>
Sorry – but I
have to disagree with this in principle. Yes – Skype is good and
the cost is very low but I do not think that OASIS should bother with
the overhead of being a conference call sponsor. Simply put, the
costs will be greater than if we continue organizing it ourselves and
that cost has no other place to be passed on than to us, the
members.
IMO
– it is much more efficient for each TC to arrange their own resources
for meetings. Let OASIS keep focused on major issues like IPR,
working with other SDO’s, providing the web infrastructure (WIKI’s
etc).
My
$0.02 CAD worth.
Duane
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From:
David RR Webber (XML) [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 5:41
AM
To:
Cc: 'Barbara Erbes';
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Subject: RE: [chairs] TC
Teleconference Services
questionnaire
Just a quick supplemental thought -
internet technology could be changing this landscape
(again).
I
just purchased a standalone Skype phone by Linksys /
Cisco (not Skype thru the PC speakers et al). The quality is
dramatically better with Skype V2 than it was last year on Skype
V1.
OASIS could consider setting up local
Skype dial-in numbers in each member country?
The cost for each is modest. Maybe
Cisco / Skype could sponsor that for
us?
DW
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From:
Date:
Mon, May 22, 2006 3:18 pm
To: "Scott McGrath"
<>
Cc: "'Barbara Erbes'"
<>,
Scott,
Michael Winters, our IBM
OASIS Board member is in favor of OASIS providing telecomm services,
as well. If OASIS is striving to internationalize its membership more
assertively, there should not be a penalty for calling in from
countries that today have the fewest participation.
Don Harbison
Program
Director, IBM ODF Initiative
Business & Technical
Strategy
IBM Software Group
tel:1-978-399-7018
Mobile:
+1-978-761-0116
email:
"Scott
McGrath"
<>
05/22/2006 02:22
PM
To
<>
cc
"'Barbara
Erbes'" <>
Subject
[chairs] TC
Teleconference Services
questionnaire
Reminder of the Teleconference
questionnaire. If you have replied – thanks. If not, here
is your chance.
Scott…
Chairs,
We’ve heard the dialogue on the Chairs list about the
problems Committee teleconference costs pose for members – both for
international participants who dial in and for member organizations
who volunteer to host calls.
OASIS is investigating
options for funding Committee conference calls out of member dues. We
have conducted a preliminary analysis based on postings to our central
events calendar, information from our member databases, and the
service quotes of several service providers. This research indicates
that the annual cost of providing fully internationalized services for
every call of every Committee, could exceed 10% of our total operating
budget (over 250,000 USD annually).
In
light of the extraordinary costs involved, it is vital that we take
the time to fully understand the expectations and circumstances of all
our Committees, so that we might identify alternatives to manage costs
while still addressing the majority of your needs.
To that end, we’re asking a
representative of each OASIS Committee to spend five minutes answering
the following 16 questions on teleconference usage. We appreciate that
in many cases, the best you can offer is an educated guess. That’s
fine. Any information you provide—even if it can’t be verified by
detailed tracking or reports—will be helpful to us.
Only one reply per TC or Sub-Committee is needed, so please
coordinate your responses with co-chairs and secretaries.
Thank you in advance for your time,
Scott McGrath
Director Member Services
OASIS
Committee Teleconference Requirements Questionnaire
Committee Name: ODF Adoption TC
(If you chair more than one Committee or Sub-Committee,
please fill out this questionnaire separately for each.)
About
your teleconference use:
On average, how
many teleconferences does your Committee hold each month? (4)
How many minutes does your average teleconference last?
(60 minutes)
Approximately how many minutes was the
longest call your Committee held in the past year? N/A
About
your teleconference callers:
How
many callers typically participate in your teleconferences from:
__5__ North America
__3___ Europe
__1___Asia
__0___Australia
_____Other
Do you believe the expense of
international (country-to-country) calling is a limiting factor for
OASIS Members to participate in the Committee you chair?
As a new TC, we do not have
sufficient experience to respond.
If so, can you
cite specific examples?
About
your existing teleconference support
Does a member of your Committee provide teleconference
hosting? Yes. If so, which member(s)? IBM.
If you are
generally pleased with the service your Committee uses most
frequently, can you tell us the name of the provider (and why you like
them)?
If you are not pleased with the service your
Committee uses, can you tell us the name of the provider (and why you
are dissatisfied)?
Does the teleconference service
provide toll-free IN-COUNTRY OR INTERNATIONAL TOLL-FREE? access in
some areas?
Does your teleconference service provide
local numbers in more than one country?
Can
you offer any advice about other services you tried and
discontinued?
Premiere previously provided
conferencing services, but IBM now uses its own VOIP technology and
has migrated to it.
About
future teleconference use and support
Given your current situation and the impact to OASIS in doing so,
do you think OASIS should provide teleconference services,
funded by member dues? Yes.
If OASIS could
provide only limited resources to solve the largest problems
inhibiting member participation, what do you think reasonable bounds
would be?
Indicate your acceptance of the following
suggestions, on a scale of 1 to 5
(5
Meaning you would accept the idea, 1 being you would not accept the
idea)
_5__OASIS would provide
international service with in-country dial-in for all
Committees, all calls.
_2_OASIS would provide a local dial-in line
for the country in which the majority of Committee members reside,
others members pay their international rates to dial-in.
_4_OASIS would continue to encourage member organizations to host
Committee calls and covers the costs only when a Committee is unable
to identify a host.
_1_OASIS would encourage Committees to use
free conferencing services (such as freeconferencecall.com)
_1_OASIS would not provide any teleconference service that will
have a budget impact
Any other comments or
suggestions:
