Why not do it as a skype cast? Then everyone could listen in. On 5/20/08, Ciaran Ferry <Ciaran.Ferry@xxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > As you will be aware, this years VICS AGM takes place this coming Saturday > May 24th at 2:00pm in the NCBI Training Centre, Whitworth Road, Dublin 9. > You will shortly receive an email with details of the agenda. > > In an exciting development for the society, we are proud to announce that > this years meeting will be available online, allowing you to participate > from the comfort of your armchair. > > The event will be broadcast as a conference call through Skype, a free > telephony application available at http://www.skype.com. You will be able to > listen to the event in realtime, and interact with those present in the > venue, providing of course you have the necessary equipment. For more please > check out Brian Daltons excellent piece on the software in the latest > edition of Info VICS. > > In short, what you will need is: > 1) A pc connected to the Internet (dial-up may work, however we would > strongly recommend broadband) > 2) The latest version of the Skype software installed (version 3.8) > 3) A skype username > 4) A set of speakers > 5) A microphone > (please note a mic / headset combo will also suffice for 4 and 5 above). > > Due to technical limitations, a maximum of 12 people will be able to > participate online, and it has been decided to broadcast audio only. > > So, if you would like to join us, please send your name, email address, and > your Skype username to accounts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx as soon as possible. Once > all 12 places have been filled, I'll send a mail to this list to inform you > all that no further requests for participation will be accepted. In the > event of us not reaching the 12, the deadline is 1:00pm on Friday. > > A set of instructions will be sent to the lucky 12 detailing the steps > necessary to get involved on the day. > > As you can appreciate, the committee are quite busy at this time of year > making sure everything is in place for the AGM, and therefore will > regrettably be unable to guarantee technical support. If you are new to > Skype, and require assistance, we would strongly encourage you to make use > of this list. It is a great resource, and I'm sure your fellow listees would > be only too happy to help. Naturally the committee will endeavour to provide > assistance wherever possible. > > If you have any questions / queries, please feel free to get in touch. > > The committee looks forward to hearing from you. > > Regards, > > Ciaran > * ** *** ** * ** *** ** * ** *** ** * > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended > solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. > > Tá an t-eolas sa ríomhphost seo agus in aon chomhad a ghabhann leis rúnda > agus ceaptha le haghaidh úsáid an té nó an aonáin ar seoladh chuige iad agus > na húsáide sin amháin. > > Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author, and do not > necessarily represent those of ESB. > > Is tuairimí nó dearcthaí an údair amháin aon tuairimí nó dearcthaí ann, agus > ní gá gurb ionann iad agus tuairimí nó dearcthaí BSL. > > If you have received this email in error please notify the sender. > Má fuair tú an ríomhphost seo trí earráid, ar mhiste leat é sin a chur in > iúl don seoltóir. > > Although ESB scans e-mail and attachments for viruses, it does not guarantee > that either are virus-free and accepts no liability for any damage sustained > as a result of viruses. > > Scanann BSL ríomhphost agus ceangaltáin le haghaidh víreas, ach ní ráthaíonn > sé go bhfuil ceachtar díobh saor ó víreas agus ní ghlacann dliteanas ar bith > as aon damáiste de dhroim víreas. > > Company Registration Information: http://www.esb.ie/companies > Eolas Cláraithe an Chomhlachta: http://www.esb.ie/companies > * ** *** ** * ** *** ** * ** *** ** * > > -- Martin O'Sullivan Act your way into a feeling dont feel your way into Action (Gandhi) Be the change you want to see in the world. (Gandhi) Tel: +353878289243 fax: +3538758289243 web: http://martinri.freeshell.org E-mail martin_osullivan@xxxxxxxxxx Skype martin_osullivan google talk osumartin yahoo messenger martinosullivanirl Street address 66 Edenmore Avenue Edenmore Dublin 5 Co Dublin Ireland