Re: zakim commands (also for running subgroup meetings)

Thanks, everyone. Just curious: where does "zakim" come from?

On Mon, Feb 13, 2023 at 12:36 PM Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net> wrote:

> Hi Lisa, All:
>
> Just one minor tweak/edit to Lisa's excellent summary of using our W3C
> bots on the IRC channel.
>
> Trackbot is going away. Sometime this year (don't yet know exactly
> when), it will stop working.
>
> So, instead of "trackbot, start meeting" we should learn to use:
>
> zakim, start meeting
>
> And, if that doesn't work, it's probably because zakim isn't in the
> channel. Should that happen, you can invite zakim like this:
>
> /invite zakim
>
> And, while I'm on the topic, here are a few more commands I find
> helpful:
>
> Meeting: [whatever name you have for the meeting, e.g. COGA Mental
> Health Subgroup Teleconference]
>
> date: dd mmm yyyy
>
> Chair: [nic of person chairing]
>
> Best,
>
> Janina
>
> Lisa Seeman writes:
> > Hi folks
> >
> > Here are some zakim commands that help with both being a participant and
> > running a meeting
> >
> >
> >    - q+ (puts you in the speaker queue)
> >    - q- (remove yourself from the speaker queue)
> >    - q+ to ask ...
> >    - q+ to say ...
> >    - present+ Real_Name (to add late arrivals)
> >
> >
> >
> > *Running Meetings*
> >
> >
> >    - *trackbot, start meeting  *--set up logging the meeting *This is
> >    essential if you want minutes *
> >    - RRSAgent, publish minutes - each time you type this the bot send the
> >    minuets to the web page
> >    - Clear agenda - clears the agenda from old items
> >    - Agenda+ *some item* -adds *some item *to the agenda
> >    - zakim, next item - moves to the next item in the agenda
> >    - zakim, take up item 5 - moves to the item 5 in the agenda
> >    - zakim, close item 5   - closes  item 5 in the agenda
> >    - ack next -calls the next person on the que
> >    - scribe+   *someone * -adds *someone *as a scribe
> >    - regrets+  *someone * -adds *someone *to people who sent regrets for
> >    this meeting
> >
> >
> > *To end a meeting*
> >
> >    -   *RRSAgent, publish minutes *- each time you type this the bot send
> >    the minuets to the web page .,  *This is essential if you want
> minutes *
> >
> >    - trackbot, end meeting
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > All the best
> >
> > Lisa Seeman-Horwitz
> >
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> > <https://twitter.com/SeemanLisa>
>
> --
>
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>
>

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