Thank you Matt - I think it went well. The comment about the Q&A format
being too limiting has some merit, but I didn't mind it so much. It allowed
me to do more listening than talking :). I also like the opportunity to
vote on questions that other people posted.

If people are generally unhappy with the Q&A format, we could consider the
following:

   - Do a Google+ Hangout On Air (but not the Q&A format)
   - Ask people to only join the Hangout when they have a question to ask.
   Otherwise, they can watch the On Air stream.
   - If more than 10 people have questions (On Air allows a maximum of 10
   participants), then when people are done with their question, they must
   drop off to make room for new participants.

>From my understanding of Hangouts On Air, this is possible. The downside is
that it involves a lot more moderation work for Matt (or whomever is
running the hangout). The moderator would have to keep track of the queue
of questioners, and their order - this could be difficult. Additionally,
sometimes the moderator may be forced to eject a participant if they are
taking up too much time, which can be unpleasant.

- Jeff


On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 2:51 PM, Matthew Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:

> We're about to start. Anyone should be able to view the event live
> (once it starts). G+ users should be able to submit questions through
> the event page below. Some of you might be able to join the hangout,
> but there is a 10-person cap, so it's first come, first served.
>
>
> https://plus.google.com/b/100642636108337517466/events/cle9tii8a51gfivhjrrd4i5v150
> ---------
> Matt Taylor
> OS Community Flag-Bearer
> Numenta
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 1:50 PM, Matthew Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Reminder: NuPIC Office Hour  happens in about an hour from now at 11PM
> > GMT today (3PM Pacific).
> >
> > We'll be talking about 2014 Goals for NuPIC. I will post a URL where
> > you can watch the event live and ask questions a few minutes before it
> > starts.
> > ---------
> > Matt Taylor
> > OS Community Flag-Bearer
> > Numenta
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 11:44 AM, Matthew Taylor <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >> My tentative plan for this office hour (since there have been no topic
> >> suggestions) is to go over Numenta's goals for NuPIC for 2014. We'll
> >> build on the other mailing list conversation about what work needs to
> >> be done on NuPIC and talk about how that translates into more generic
> >> goals.
> >>
> >> Of course, if other topics come up, we can address them as well. In
> >> our last office hour, there were not enough open slots in the Hangout
> >> to let everyone join in, so this time I'll be using the "Q/A" feature
> >> of Hangouts to allow anyone watching the video live to submit
> >> questions to us. Otherwise, it will be first come, first served for
> >> getting into the Hangout.
> >> ---------
> >> Matt Taylor
> >> OS Community Flag-Bearer
> >> Numenta
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 8:18 AM, Matthew Taylor <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >>> Hey all,
> >>>
> >>> We're planning another office hour with Jeff and Subutai this Friday
> >>> at 3PM Pacific time (11PM GMT). We're open to ideas about what to talk
> >>> about, or a theme for the event. Does anyone have any thoughts?
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> ---------
> >>> Matt Taylor
> >>> OS Community Flag-Bearer
> >>> Numenta
>
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