Interesting People mailing list archives
Multicast/remote sites for 2nd Int. WWW Conf. in Chicago
From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 13:53:36 -0400
Reply-To: rodgers () maxwell ucsf edu (R. P. C. Rodgers, M.D.) Organization: Univ. of Calif., San Francisco Fellow Members of the WWW/MBONE/Internet Communities: The Second World Wide Web Conference will be held in Chicago, 17-20 October, 1994. The meeting has been extensively oversubscribed; to accommodate persons interested in the meeting who will not be able to attend, the meeting is to be multicasted live over the MBONE on 18-20 October only. The MBONE (Multicasting backBONE) is an experimental virtual network which is superimposed on top of the Internet. It allows the transmission and reception of live video and audio; audio communication will be two-way, allowing questions to be entertained over the Internet. Video will be one-way only, coming from the meeting. For a complete schedule of the meeting, indicating which sessions are to be multicasted, connect to the URL: http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/IT94/Agenda/Agenda.html (or click http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/IT94/Agenda/Agenda.html"> here if your newsreader supports URLs) Appended below, you will find URLs pointing to further information about the MBONE (including information about how to get onto it, and how to find and install the requisite software). *PLEASE NOTE* that the MBONE is an experimental system. Depending upon network performance, video appears at up to ~8 frames per second; audio quality can vary from excellent to incomprehensible (generally it is quite adequate). If you intend to participate in the meeting via MBONE, please be aware of its limitations, and be prepared to participate in a spirit of patient and relaxed collaborative experimentation. Because use of the MBONE is currently restricted to UNIX workstations, we are also establishing REMOTE CONFERENCE SITES, at which received MBONE video will be projected onto a screen. A microphone will be present, to allow questions to be sent to the meeting hall during question periods. For planning purposes, some remote sites require that you reserve a spot in advance. A list of the currently registered sites appears below. Although anyone is welcome to participate via the MBONE, if you wish to set up a registered remote conference site (one that will be listed in subsequent postings of this message, and the aossciated WWW documents), you must be knowlegeable about MBONE software (the organizers do not have the resources to help remote sites set this up), and be willing to accommodate at least 10 people, providing the requisite projection and audio equipment. Contact Jason Ng (likkai () ncsa uiuc edu) to announce your desire to be added to this list. Best Regards, R. P. C. Rodgers (NLM) and Joseph Hardin (NCSA) (Members, International WWW Conference Committee) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- List of currently registered remote sites 1) Washington, DC area: Bldg 38A, Room B1N30B (HPCC Conference Room) National Library of Medicine 8700 Rockville Pike, Bethesda MD 20894 Dates of meeting to be received at this location: 18-19 October only RSVP on or before 14 October to: saundra () nlm nih gov Visitor parking is very restrictive, so use of Metro is encouraged; the NLM is very near the Medical Center stop on the Red Line. Enter the Lister Hill Center (Building 38A) lobby and follow the signs. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/current_news.dir/www_94.html"> Click here for full details via the Web, if your newsreader supports URLs (Capacity: 80) 2) San Francisco, CA ACM MULTIMEDIA '94 Conference http://george.lbl.gov/MM94/MM94.html"> Click here for full details via the Web, if your newsreader supports URLs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- URLs pointing to further information about the MBONE: http://www.eit.com/techinfo/mbone/mbone.html">The MBONE Information Web (general information, software access) http://www.unige.ch/seinf/mbone.html">A good technical description of MBONE, software access http://www.research.att.com/mbone-faq.html">MBONE Frequently Asked Questions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R. P. C. Rodgers, M.D. (415)476-8910 UCSF Laurel Heights Campus UUCP: ...ucbvax.berkeley.edu!cca.ucsf.edu!rodgers3333 California St., Suite 102 Internet: rodgers () maxwell ucsf edu San Francisco CA 94118 USA BITNET: rodgers@ucsfcca
Current thread:
- Multicast/remote sites for 2nd Int. WWW Conf. in Chicago David Farber (Oct 11)