For the web/video thing - I used to be in favour of this, but it has
been used in the last 2 IHTSDO conferences (good on them for having a
go), and it failed miserably
But streaming it live / recording it is still helpful and not
disruptive.
I wonder if there is some kind of global conference calendar, where we
can see all conferences in e-health for the next 12 months?
Even if this is slightly off topic considering the original post that started this topic, I’d like to suggest another alternative to streaming/phone calls etc. http://videolectures.net/ is a fantastic source of information with video recordings of key academic events. Instead of streaming which would require a lot of effort & infrastructure, if we can simply record the event, we can submit it to videolectures (I can’t see any reason for them to reject). Total cost is just tri-pod and a camera, and some work on slides and captured video, which can take place after the event.
My 2 cents…
For the web/video thing - I used to be in favour of this, but it has
been used in the last 2 IHTSDO conferences (good on them for having a
go), and it failed miserably
But streaming it live / recording it is still helpful and not
disruptive.
yes, I did think at IHTSDO that it might be ok; although setting up the equipment was quite disruptive in many cases. As long as this could be done non-disruptively I would be in favour of it.
Although first place of the openEHR conference will be located in Europe,
we will bit the host of the second openEHR conference in Japan. Railways
are much reliable anywhere. We have good cuisine, good beer, sushi, sake,
safe city, and good technology. We can stream the conference via the
Internet.
But JPY is appriciating too rapid now. too bad for international
conference.
Otherwise, we had a seminar mainly about the openEHR. It gathered
more than 50 people and students in Japan from 9 countries. http://openehr.jp/news/show/10
We would also like to have a pan-pacific meeting.