Comments on: My First Virtual Administrative Meeting http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/27/my-first-virtual-administrative-meeting/ The Latest Trends in Technical Communication Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:02:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: video instant messenger http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/27/my-first-virtual-administrative-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-140502 video instant messenger Fri, 29 May 2009 17:37:11 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/27/my-first-virtual-administrative-meeting/#comment-140502 Thanks for sharing you unbelievable experience!Sounds like you enjoyed it and were totally satisfied!I never tried it myself!By i am planning to make one online meeting very soon, therefore i am gathering info about it! Thanks for sharing you unbelievable experience!Sounds like you enjoyed it and were totally satisfied!I never tried it myself!By i am planning to make one online meeting very soon, therefore i am gathering info about it!

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]]> By: Tom http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/27/my-first-virtual-administrative-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-4668 Tom Thu, 01 Mar 2007 03:28:26 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/27/my-first-virtual-administrative-meeting/#comment-4668 Thanks for the info, Rhonda. Thanks for the info, Rhonda.

]]> By: Rhonda http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/27/my-first-virtual-administrative-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-4663 Rhonda Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:19:02 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/27/my-first-virtual-administrative-meeting/#comment-4663 Hi Tom It was something called BlueChat - basically like MIRC or other IRC programs. I think it's been around for quite some time and pre-dates many current chat programs. It uses Perl. Some details available from http://www.bluesparks.com/ A quick search opn Google came up with other apps of the same name, but these are used for Bluetooth-enabled devices. I know the Australia Chapter used BlueChat or MIRC or similar long before I was a member of the executive (I joined around 2003). Hi Tom

It was something called BlueChat – basically like MIRC or other IRC programs. I think it’s been around for quite some time and pre-dates many current chat programs. It uses Perl. Some details available from http://www.bluesparks.com/ A quick search opn Google came up with other apps of the same name, but these are used for Bluetooth-enabled devices.

I know the Australia Chapter used BlueChat or MIRC or similar long before I was a member of the executive (I joined around 2003).

]]> By: Tom http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/27/my-first-virtual-administrative-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-4654 Tom Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:25:25 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/27/my-first-virtual-administrative-meeting/#comment-4654 Rhonda, Thanks for sharing your experiences with virtual meetings. Do you remember what chat software you used? The chat/shoutbox isn't available for WordPress.com — just for the own WordPress sites you host (WordPress.org). However, if you've been thinking of switching to a self-hosted site, the latest version of WordPress has an import feature to import your posts from WordPress.com sites. That's cool that you used virtual meetings in Australia. I can see how they would be absolutely essential when everyone lives so far away. I live close to the people I was chatting with, but it would have still taken me an hour and a half in driving time. Rhonda,

Thanks for sharing your experiences with virtual meetings. Do you remember what chat software you used?

The chat/shoutbox isn’t available for WordPress.com — just for the own WordPress sites you host (WordPress.org). However, if you’ve been thinking of switching to a self-hosted site, the latest version of WordPress has an import feature to import your posts from WordPress.com sites.

That’s cool that you used virtual meetings in Australia. I can see how they would be absolutely essential when everyone lives so far away. I live close to the people I was chatting with, but it would have still taken me an hour and a half in driving time.

]]> By: Rhonda http://idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/27/my-first-virtual-administrative-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-4642 Rhonda Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:45:03 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2007/02/27/my-first-virtual-administrative-meeting/#comment-4642 Hi Tom We used chat software for all executive meetings of the Australia Chapter of STC when I was on the committee, and I suspect they still do. The Australia Chapter covers an entire continent, as big as the continental US, so virtual meetings were a necessity, not a 'nice to have'. With chat software, we could have executive committee members living around the country and not be forced into having the committee from one city only (as used to happen way back when before the internet in other organisations I belonged to). I agree with your summation though - preparedness for the meeting (virtual or face-to-face) is essential, as is the ability to follow various threads as people respond at slightly different times. One thing I did find though, was that sometimes we went off on tangents - but as with a face-to-face meeting, it was the responsbility of the Chair to bring it back to the topic. Some Chairs are good about this; others aren't. It's just perhaps more obvious in a virtual meeting. Having a full transcript was good too - no more 'he said, she said' summations of what was or wasn't agreed. Glad to see that Wordpress has this facility now - is it only for the downloadable Wordpress or for any sites on Wordpress.com? Hi Tom

We used chat software for all executive meetings of the Australia Chapter of STC when I was on the committee, and I suspect they still do. The Australia Chapter covers an entire continent, as big as the continental US, so virtual meetings were a necessity, not a ‘nice to have’. With chat software, we could have executive committee members living around the country and not be forced into having the committee from one city only (as used to happen way back when before the internet in other organisations I belonged to).

I agree with your summation though – preparedness for the meeting (virtual or face-to-face) is essential, as is the ability to follow various threads as people respond at slightly different times. One thing I did find though, was that sometimes we went off on tangents – but as with a face-to-face meeting, it was the responsbility of the Chair to bring it back to the topic. Some Chairs are good about this; others aren’t. It’s just perhaps more obvious in a virtual meeting.

Having a full transcript was good too – no more ‘he said, she said’ summations of what was or wasn’t agreed.

Glad to see that WordPress has this facility now – is it only for the downloadable WordPress or for any sites on WordPress.com?

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