[nabs-l] Meeting Agenda and Recording

[Peter Donahue]

Hello everyone,

    I also had problems accessing the meeting agenda for the same reason. 
Sending the agenda in Word 2007 Format wasn't a very good idea. The best 
solution to prevent us from having issues with backward compatabillity is to 
place the agenda in the message body or to convert the file to good old 
ASCII Format. Then everyone can access the document. The agenda isn't even 
on the NABS Web Site either.

    Again this year we will be recording the NABS Annual Meeting. The 
recording will be posted to the NABS Web Site following the convention. A 
few pointers to help everyone be heard are in order.

        Whenever someone addresses the group they need to be at a 
microphone. Yelling and shouting across the room won't work as you must be 
at close range to be picked up. There were problems with last years 
recordings where people could bearely be heard due to their being far away 
from the microphone. We can set up a floor mic for audience members to 
address the meeting. I'll also have a wireless microphone that can be passed 
around. If someone can serve as a "Runner" to bring the mic to participants 
this will be a big help too. The main thing is to be sure everyone's voice 
is captured for recording purposes and so they can be heard by everyone else 
as the signal from the floor/roving microphones will also be fed back 
through the sound system. Your cooperation will be very much appreciated and 
can result in a shorter-running file as it will be easier to remove gaps of 
silence during post production. See you all in Dallas.

Peter Donahue