change to WebEx from Zakim

We need to plan for a transition from Zakim to WebEx, see below

The following wiki has some additional information:  https://www.w3.org/2006/tools/wiki/WebExBestPractices

This week's call will use Zakim, so no changes this week.

regards, Frederick

Frederick Hirsch
Chair, W3C Device APIs WG (DAP)

www.fjhirsch.com
@fjhirsch

> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Ralph Swick <swick@w3.org>
> Subject: Upcoming change in teleconference services: WebEx now available to W3C groups, Zakim end of life
> Date: April 30, 2015 at 10:35:16 PM EDT
> To: Chairs <chairs@w3.org>
> Resent-From: chairs@w3.org
> 
> Chairs and other interested parties,
> 
> Over the next several weeks your Team Contacts will be helping you to
> transition teleconferences from W3C's Zakim teleconference bridge to
> MIT's badged Cisco WebEx service.
> 
> Though many features we enjoy in the integration of the Zakim bridge and
> irc will end with this transition, two new capabilities will become
> available to you:
> 
> 1. International dial-out to any phone number of your choosing
> 2. VoIP connectivity via Cisco's WebEx client(s)
> 
> A wiki page [1] has been started with some recommended best practices
> for using WebEx in W3C meetings.  I know that some of you have
> experience with WebEx; I invite you to improve this best practices
> document.  The document may also serve as base guidance for the use of
> other teleconference systems in the W3C environment.
> 
> [1] https://www.w3.org/2006/tools/wiki/WebExBestPractices
> 
> W3C's Zakim teleconference system has served us long and well.  Times
> move on, however, and the hardware comprising the Zakim system lacks the
> capability to provide connectivity that is of growing importance to some
> of our community.  Three years ago we began a search for a
> current-generation system that would provide both PSTN and direct SIP
> access from a vendor who would also commit to WebRTC support.  We are
> still looking for such a system that fits our limited budget.
> 
> Meanwhile, the MIT campus telephone infrastructure has also undergone a
> major overhaul and the financial arrangement we have enjoyed with MIT
> that provided the physical telephone circuits to our Zakim bridge is
> coming to an end this June.  This is forcing us to make a change sooner
> than we otherwise would have.
> 
> We will continue to monitor the progress of WebRTC deployment in the
> hope that we will have available a system that meets our needs in the
> not too distant future, including PSTN interconnection and APIs for
> integration into our W3C infrastructure.
> 
> Regards,
> -Ralph
>

Received on Monday, 11 May 2015 14:18:05 UTC