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diff --git a/2020/prepare.md b/2020/prepare.md index 4587ff09..f2308845 100644 --- a/2020/prepare.md +++ b/2020/prepare.md @@ -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><<a href="mailto:zaeph@zaeph.net">zaeph@zaeph.net</a>></td> <td>zaeph</td> -<td>CEST (UTC+1)</td> +<td>CET (UTC+1)</td> </tr> <tr> +<td>Bhavin Gandhi</td> +<td><<a href="mailto:bhavin192@geeksocket.in">bhavin192@geeksocket.in</a>></td> +<td>bhavin192</td> +<td>Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td>Karl Voit</td> +<td><<a href="mailto:EmacsConf@Karl-Voit.at">EmacsConf@Karl-Voit.at</a>></td> +<td>publicvoit</td> +<td>CET (UTC+1)</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<tr> <td><strong>Your Name</strong></td> <td><your@email></td> <td> </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><<a href="mailto:bhavin192@geeksocket.in">bhavin192@geeksocket.in</a>></td> -<td>bhavin192</td> -<td>Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)</td> -</tr> </tbody> </table> |