Re: How W3C Conference calls work - please keep this handy

Phil,

Many thanks for the detailed instructions.  It is very helpful.

Eric
Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 31, 2014, at 6:05 AM, Phil Archer <phila@w3.org> wrote:
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> When any new groups starts, there's always a learning curve that everyone has to go through, especially with a group like this that includes so many people new to the whole W3C world.
> 
> This e-mail tries to set out what you need to do when you dial in.
> 
> IRC is Essential
> ================
> 
> First of all, you really MUST be on IRC. This is how we take the minutes, record action items and issues, manage the speaker queue etc.
> 
> Long version: http://www.w3.org/wiki/InternetRelayChat
> Short version, use your regular browser to go to
> http://irc.w3.org
> Enter your name (no spaces)
> And chat room #dwbp
> 
> Dialling in
> ===========
> 
> When you dial in (+1.617.761.6200), the conference code will be 3927#
> 
> Look at the IRC screen when you do this. If you dial in from Skype or some other VOIP service, zakim (our conference bridge) will not recognise you so it will give you a name like [IPcaller] or ??P1.
> 
> It is ESSENTIAL that you link your phone line to your IRC name by typing this:
> 
> zakim, [IPcaller] is me
> 
> OR
> 
> zakim, ??P1 is me
> 
> (Of course you might be ??P2, ??P3 or whatever. You're the one that popped up on IRC when you dialled in.
> 
> If we can't associate your IRC channel with your phone line then it's hard for you to join the speaker queue, mute and unmute your line etc.
> 
> If you dial in from a phone line that is not recognised, you'll see the first part of your phone number, followed by 4 letters (aaaa, aabb, aacc etc.).
> 
> The command then is
> 
> zakim, aaaa is me.
> 
> Mute/unmute
> ===========
> If you're in a noisy room, please mute your line. You may be able to do this remotely, but if not, type
> 
> zakim, mute me
> 
> and then
> 
> zakim, unmute me
> 
> when you want to speak.
> 
> If a line has a lot of background noise or machine noise or whatever, the command is useful:
> 
> zakim, who is making noise?
> 
> After 10 seconds it will tell you which lines are most noisy and then you can type
> 
> zakim, mute {line}
> 
> Queue
> =====
> 
> If you want to speak, just type
> 
> q+
> 
> You'll see your name appear on the speaker queue.
> 
> When it's your turn, the chair will type
> 
> ack {you}
> 
> And you're on. If you line was muted, it will automatically be unmuted by this command. If you want to ack(nowledge) yourself, then you can type
> 
> ack me
> 
> There's more to Zakim but those are the basic commands that everyone must be familiar with.
> 
> HTH
> 
> Phil.
> 
> -- 
> 
> 
> Phil Archer
> W3C Data Activity Lead
> http://www.w3.org/2013/data/
> 
> http://philarcher.org
> +44 (0)7887 767755
> @philarcher1
>

Received on Friday, 31 January 2014 14:21:37 UTC