> On 15 Apr 2020, at 08:44, Mark Tinka <[email protected]> wrote: > On 14/Apr/20 18:24, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond wrote: >> Not quite. A live presentation usually takes Webinar format and that's >> a different charging structure in Zoom. For "standard" Zoom rooms, >> basic pricing is capped at 100 participants, then it's the next tier >> up for 300 max etc. Not sure that IPv6 Council wants to pay more. >> https://zoom.us/pricing > Safe to say this is cheaper than hiring a venue, looking for sponsors, > printing marketing material, and flying people all over the place :-).
:-) Few quick things.. 1) There is a shift in where the costs are 2) Putting on an online conference still requires a lot of prep work (more so than a physical conference) and behind the scenes work (more so than a physical conference) - especially if you want it to run smoothly and do not want Max Headroom style presentations and participants. 3) I personally do not think you can replace a physical conference with an online one, in a like-for-like fashion. The schedules need to be shorter, the presentations need to be shorter. The focus needs to be a lot more on delivery and engagement with the delivery… if at least to prevent fatigue at the participant’s side. 4) The full benefits of a physical conference / meeting can not be met with an online one with the current tools and technology. There is a lot to be said for in-corridor and ad-hoc face to face chats. I have been discussing this in another forum and was told that there are tools out there which will fully replace physical conferences (these do cost quote a lot of money - pretty much the same as hiring a venue) and are far far better than the likes of standard Zoom. I was put in touch with one such company and the first thing they told me was that I was correct. Even though they are proud of what they can offer, no such technology exists which can replace the full benefits of a physical conference.. unable to replace that face to face, ad-hoc, peer relationship building. Online meetings are all about attending and then leaving as soon as it is over. The above is not to say that we should not try.. but we need to be aware of what we gain and what we lose in the process.. and shape the nature of events accordingly.. and evolve with all of that in mind. Regards Denesh
