Re: [vmeet] Apr 23: webex group experiment

[Russ Housley <[e-mail]>]

Cisco has donated WebEx to the IETF.  The only cost to a participant 
should be associated with dial-in phone charges if the participant 
cannot use VoIP or Skype or the US/Canada 1-800 number.

Russ

At 10:01 PM 4/16/2009, Melinda Shore wrote:
>Doug Otis wrote:
>>WebEx is no different from the meeting rooms needed to conduct 
>>meetings and appears to support a wide range of clients.
>
>It is different, but like those other things it isn't free.
>Which brings up a question.
>
>Right now it costs individual participants money to
>attend in person - registration fees, travel costs,
>hotels, etc.  But remote partipation costs are picked
>up by the organization, which pays for audio streaming
>and to provide Jabber server maintenance.  I've certainly
>taken advantage of the free stuff and appreciated it a
>lot, and I think it helps keep the IETF relatively
>open.  Is free remote participation something that the
>organization wants to preserve?
>
>Melinda
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