Re: [vmeet] Apr 23: webex group experiment

[Marc Petit-Huguenin <[e-mail]>]

Russ Housley wrote:
> 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.

If Webex is already the conference tool of the IETF, what is the
purpose of this mailing-list?

> 
> 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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