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Want to help with EmacsConf 2021? Here's how you can make it even better!
-The tasks are ordered by decreasing priority.
-
-# Editing & Reviewing Captions
+# Edit and review captions
Want to help make videos easier for people to enjoy during the
conference, or find and learn from afterwards? Please volunteer to
@@ -20,7 +18,7 @@ progressively is a good way to keep the work-load low.
For an Emacs-based solution, [subed.el](https://github.com/rndusr/subed/) mode
makes it easier to adjust the timings or edit the text.
-# Tech-checks with Speakers
+# Tech-check speakers
Many sessions will have live question and answer sessions via BigBlueButton
(BBB). Everything works more smoothly when the speakers are all set up and
@@ -38,22 +36,30 @@ Here are some notes on the process:
- Can you hear me? Can I hear you?
- Explain process
-- Test audio, webcam, screensharing, collaborative pad
- - Music demos and other things that use system audio will need to be
- prerecorded (or done through virtual loopback device, maybe?
- Technical risk.)
+- Test audio, webcam, screensharing
+ - Encourage webcam for Q&A, although make it clear that it's totally optional
+ - Audio: System audio will generally not be picked up by BBB unless
+ there's a virtual loopback device, so music demos and other things
+ that use system audio will need to be prerecorded
- Multi-monitor setups might not be handled well by BBB; share
window instead of desktop
- - Possible picture-in-picture approach to maximize screen real estate if
- needed
- - Linux: share desktop, run cheese, set Always on Top
-- Check if comfortable checking into IRC: #emacsconf-org
-- Get phone number for emergency contact, store in private wiki
-- Write down IRC nick, name pronunciation, and pronouns for inclusion in the
- public wiki
-- Encourage webcam for Q&A, although make it clear that it's totally optional
-
-# Running Alternate Streams
+ - Difficult to show webcam and shared screen at the same time
+ because BBB makes the shared screen too small. If the speaker is
+ interested, consider using a webcam app (Windows: their webcam's
+ camera app, Linux: Cheese, set to Always on Top)
+- Check if comfortable checking into IRC: #emacsconf-org channel via
+ https://chat.emacsconf.org or their favorite IRC client (libera.chat
+ network)
+- Check if the speaker is comfortable finding their section in the
+ [test Etherpad](https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/emacsconf-2021-test),
+ typing in text, etc.
+- Write down IRC nick, preferred public contact info, name
+ pronunciation, and pronouns for inclusion in the public wiki if not
+ already on their talk page
+- Get phone number for emergency contact, store in private wiki or
+ e-mail it to emacsconf-submit@gnu.org
+
+# Run alternate streams
Do you have a pretty good network connection and a computer capable of
livestreaming? Consider becoming an alternate streamer! You can pick
@@ -61,6 +67,18 @@ one or more of your favorite sessions from the [[schedule]] and get
set up for doing an extended stream, allowing more time for Q&A and
live demonstrations.
+# Capture questions and answers
+
+During the conference, people will be sending questions via Etherpad
+and IRC, and speakers might answer live or via Etherpad or IRC. As a
+volunteer, you can help make sure those questions and answers don't
+get lost. It would be great to get as many questions as possible
+written down in the Etherpad, along with their answers. This means
+copying questions and answers from IRC, typing in answers given live,
+copying questions from the pad into IRC if that's where the speaker is
+paying attention, and so on. It's a bit of a scramble, but it keeps
+the conversation going even after the event.
+
# Volunteer
Thought of another way to help? Sure, suggest away.