[Lnc-business] A gift for the next LNC

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

Zoom has all those bells and whistles.

And they actually work.

On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 7:47 PM Elizabeth Van Horn <elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org>
wrote:

> Yes, that was a noted limitation.  That a particular person has to be
> there, or it fails.  Not only is it an imposition on that person, but
> what if they're unable to be there?  A definite flaw in the set-up to
> require a named person to host the platform.
>
> ---
> Elizabeth Van Horn
> LNC Region 3 (IN, MI, OH, KY)
> Secretary Libertarian Party of Madison Co, Indiana
> Chair-LP Social Media Process Review Committee
> Vice-Chair Libertarian Pragmatist Caucus
> http://www.lpcaucus.org/
>
> On 2018-03-07 21:38, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
> > Some free versions have issues but Go To Meeting for the same price is
> >    WAY better.
> >
> >    And making one person have to host is frankly - ridiculous.
> >
> >    All LNC and convention committees should be able to use with their
> > own
> >    chairs or secretaries hosting.
> >
> >    On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 7:35 PM Caryn Ann Harlos
> >    <[1]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org> wrote:
> >
> >    If I said it was awful it would be an insult to awful.
> >
> >    On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 7:30 PM Elizabeth Van Horn
> >    <[2]elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org> wrote:
> >
> >      Yes.
> >      Tuesday night in the platform committee meeting, I make a point to
> >      say
> >      that even generic online meeting options that are free, would work
> >      better than Adobe Connect. This was after general confusion,
> > people
> >      crashing, various people unable to hear audio, some unable to
> >      connect,
> >      etc.  Caryn Ann pointed out to me that the platform committee was
> >      bound
> >      to the same online meeting options as the LNC.
> >      While I'm not privy to whatever contract the LNC/LP has with
> > Adobe,
> >      looking at other options is needed. I'm glad to see Caryn Ann also
> >      speaking up about this techno-limitation that online meetings have
> >      for
> >      LP committees, and this board.  I'd be willing to work with anyone
> >      on a
> >      new proposal for other options.
> >      ---
> >      Elizabeth Van Horn
> >      On 2018-03-07 21:19, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
> >      > Get rid of Adobe Connect.
> >      >
> >      >    It’s awful.
> >      >
> >      >    I would be willing to work on a new proposal using Zoom or Go
> >      To
> >      >    Meeting.
> >
> > References
> >
> >    1. mailto:caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
> >    2. mailto:elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org
>
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   Zoom has all those bells and whistles.
   And they actually work.
   On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 7:47 PM Elizabeth Van Horn
   <[1]elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org> wrote:

     Yes, that was a noted limitation.  That a particular person has to
     be
     there, or it fails.  Not only is it an imposition on that person,
     but
     what if they're unable to be there?  A definite flaw in the set-up
     to
     require a named person to host the platform.
     ---
     Elizabeth Van Horn
     LNC Region 3 (IN, MI, OH, KY)
     Secretary Libertarian Party of Madison Co, Indiana
     Chair-LP Social Media Process Review Committee
     Vice-Chair Libertarian Pragmatist Caucus
     [2]http://www.lpcaucus.org/
     On 2018-03-07 21:38, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
     > Some free versions have issues but Go To Meeting for the same
     price is
     >    WAY better.
     >
     >    And making one person have to host is frankly - ridiculous.
     >
     >    All LNC and convention committees should be able to use with
     their
     > own
     >    chairs or secretaries hosting.
     >
     >    On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 7:35 PM Caryn Ann Harlos
     >    <[1][3]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org> wrote:
     >
     >    If I said it was awful it would be an insult to awful.
     >
     >    On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 7:30 PM Elizabeth Van Horn
     >    <[2][4]elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org> wrote:
     >
     >      Yes.
     >      Tuesday night in the platform committee meeting, I make a
     point to
     >      say
     >      that even generic online meeting options that are free, would
     work
     >      better than Adobe Connect. This was after general confusion,
     > people
     >      crashing, various people unable to hear audio, some unable to
     >      connect,
     >      etc.  Caryn Ann pointed out to me that the platform committee
     was
     >      bound
     >      to the same online meeting options as the LNC.
     >      While I'm not privy to whatever contract the LNC/LP has with
     > Adobe,
     >      looking at other options is needed. I'm glad to see Caryn Ann
     also
     >      speaking up about this techno-limitation that online meetings
     have
     >      for
     >      LP committees, and this board.  I'd be willing to work with
     anyone
     >      on a
     >      new proposal for other options.
     >      ---
     >      Elizabeth Van Horn
     >      On 2018-03-07 21:19, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:
     >      > Get rid of Adobe Connect.
     >      >
     >      >    It’s awful.
     >      >
     >      >    I would be willing to work on a new proposal using Zoom
     or Go
     >      To
     >      >    Meeting.
     >
     > References
     >
     >    1. mailto:[5]caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
     >    2. mailto:[6]elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org

References

   1. mailto:elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org
   2. http://www.lpcaucus.org/
   3. mailto:caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
   4. mailto:elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org
   5. mailto:caryn.ann.harlos at lp.org
   6. mailto:elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org