RE: dial-in during WebCGM WG meeting?

I'll investigate. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-webcgm-wg-request@w3.org 
> [mailto:public-webcgm-wg-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Lofton Henderson
> Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 11:32 PM
> To: Cruikshank, David W; public-webcgm-wg@w3.org
> Subject: RE: dial-in during WebCGM WG meeting?
> 
> 
> Dave,
> 
> Thanks for that offer.  So far, it looks like the best 
> option.  It is a might be slightly unconventional by W3C 
> custom, but on the other hand it seems typical that WGs meet 
> in someone's facility, where hotel-switchboard extortion is 
> not an issue.
> 
> Dieter -- can you arrange a speaker phone?  Can you get an 
> answer about whether the hotel charges for outgoing toll-free 
> calls (and ... is it a onetime charge like 1-2 Euro, or is it 
> time metered?)
> 
> -Lofton.
> 
> 
> At 12:26 PM 8/12/2006 -0700, Cruikshank, David W wrote:
> >
> >I can offer the Boeing bridge...don't have to set up a time, it's 
> >available whenever I initiate a meeting.  It also has 
> toll-free numbers 
> >in most countries.  Also can offer Webex if we want Ulrich 
> or Forrest 
> >on-line to show something.
> >
> >Only question is "does the hotel switchboard charge for toll-free 
> >outgoing calls?"  We would need to scare up a speaker phone, in any 
> >case.
> >
> >Thx...Dave
> >
> >Technical Fellow - Graphics/Digital Data Interchange Boeing 
> Commercial 
> >Airplane 206.544.3560, fax 206.662.3734 david.w.cruikshank@boeing.com
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Lofton Henderson [mailto:lofton@rockynet.com]
> >Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 9:31 AM
> >To: public-webcgm-wg@w3.org
> >Subject: dial-in during WebCGM WG meeting?
> >
> >
> >All (esp. Thierry, Dieter, Chris) --
> >
> >During the WebCGM TC (OASIS) telecon last week, we arranged that the 
> >implementors who are in the TC, but not at the WG meeting, would be 
> >available for consultation during the meeting.  At the 
> least, we would 
> >want to be able to connect with Ulrich (Ematek) and Forrest 
> (SDI).  It 
> >is also conceivable that we would want to communicate with Rob (of 
> >Auto-trol, no longer a TC member, but still has a static CGM
> >implementation.)
> >
> >It is typical for W3C meetings to arrange a Zakim bridge for 
> the needed 
> >times.  Given that Forrest is in Houston (7 hours earlier), such a 
> >bridge reservation would be useful in the afternoon, not the morning.
> >Ulrich is located close to Cologne, so time difference is not a 
> >determinant for him.  (In fact, he said he could make a visit to the
> >meeting.)
> >
> >Question.  Does anyone yet have the action item to ask Amy 
> for a bridge 
> >for Wed afternoon and Thursday afternoon?  If not, should I do it 
> >Monday?
> >
> >Second question.  Is this the best way to do it, through a 
> Zakim bridge?
> >Especially, it would require us to dial out from the meeting room, 
> >through the hotel switchboard, to a long-distance number.  
> We have had 
> >a
> >(very!) bad experience with this in the past.  Are there any 
> practical 
> >alternatives, if we need to talk to more than one outside 
> person at a 
> >time?
> >
> >Regards,
> >-Lofton.
> 
> 
> 
>

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