On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 12:30 PM, John Maher <[email protected]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Thank you all for your responses. This is very helpful information. > > In answer to Jason's and Jeremy's question about the type of node, the > first time use of this node will be to present to the NSF and will > require a room holding about 50 people. I don't know that that is the > expected audience size in the future. Many unknowns here. But, in > short, because we don't have dedicated space for the node, the > configuration needs to be rather mobile. A mobile node is not the > ultimate goal, but it is what we have to initially work with. > > I'll check all of the information provided. Thanks again, and any more > suggestions are heartily welcome.
Ultimately, the problem you'll run into is micing a room that big. Proper mic placement is key to an enjoyable experience. Our Department runs a portable node that I designed a few years ago. It consists of 2 carts, one for PC, monitor, key, mouse and another smaller cart for the Gentner, mixer, cables, mics, cameras and speaker. Set up takes approximately 30 minutes because I know how to set it up. But this is for a smaller 10-15 person conference room. I would be happy to give you further details of our node and configurations if you choose the mobile route. -- Jeremy Mann [email protected] University of Texas Health Science Center Bioinformatics Core Facility http://www.bioinformatics.uthscsa.edu Phone: (210) 567-2672
