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@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ more about this.
> To help reduce echo, if possible please use a headset instead of
> external speakers during live presentations including during Q&A.
+> Headset microphones tend to have some form of noise-cancelling built
+> into them, which might be helpful for decreasing the ambient noise
+> captured by the microphone. If you have one, it might be worth
+> trying using it instead of a laptop's built-in microphone.
*Prepare recorded video in 720p; WebM formatted if possible.*
@@ -90,13 +94,13 @@ we will try to convert them to our preferred formats on your behalf.
### Office hours for video call tech-checks
-For EmacsConf 2020 live talks/sessions, we are evaluating a number of
-free software video-calling/conferencing tools, namely BigBlueButton,
-Jitsi Meet, and GNU Jami for the video calls with speakers delivering
-live presentations. Once we have made a decision about which software
-to use for EmacsConf 2020, we would like to do tech-checks with
-speakers to make sure they are able to use it to deliver their
-presentation(s).
+For EmacsConf 2020 live talks/sessions, we have been evaluating a
+number of free software video-calling/conferencing tools, namely
+BigBlueButton, Jitsi Meet, and GNU Jami for the video calls with
+speakers delivering live presentations. At this point, BigBlueButton
+seems to be our most likely choice for this year, and we would like to
+do tech-checks with speakers to make sure they are able to use it to
+deliver their live presentation(s) and/or live Q&A.
We ask that speakers who plan to participate in Q&A sessions and/or
plan to present live schedule a short tech-check with us in the weeks
@@ -130,9 +134,22 @@ IRC](irc://chat.freenode.net/#emacsconf-org).
<td>Leo Vivier</td>
<td>&lt;<a href="mailto:zaeph@zaeph.net">zaeph@zaeph.net</a>&gt;</td>
<td>zaeph</td>
-<td>CEST (UTC+1)</td>
+<td>CET (UTC+1)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
+<td>Bhavin Gandhi</td>
+<td>&lt;<a href="mailto:bhavin192@geeksocket.in">bhavin192@geeksocket.in</a>&gt;</td>
+<td>bhavin192</td>
+<td>Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Karl Voit</td>
+<td>&lt;<a href="mailto:EmacsConf@Karl-Voit.at">EmacsConf@Karl-Voit.at</a>&gt;</td>
+<td>publicvoit</td>
+<td>CET (UTC+1)</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<tr>
<td><strong>Your Name</strong></td>
<td>&lt;your@email&gt;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
@@ -144,12 +161,6 @@ IRC](irc://chat.freenode.net/#emacsconf-org).
<td>bandali</td>
<td>US/Eastern (UTC-5)</td>
</tr>
-<tr>
-<td>Bhavin Gandhi</td>
-<td>&lt;<a href="mailto:bhavin192@geeksocket.in">bhavin192@geeksocket.in</a>&gt;</td>
-<td>bhavin192</td>
-<td>Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)</td>
-</tr>
</tbody>
</table>