Schools Videoconference User Group

19th November 2009

Details

The third Schools Videoconferencing User Group event will be held on the 19th November 2009 at the Museum of London, London Wall, EC2Y 5HN.

This meeting is open to all those involved in Videoconferencing at school level, including content providers and other educational institutions across the UK.

The agenda will feature presentations from Schools, Local Authorities, Content Providers and the launch of powerful new features of the JANET Videoconferencing Service. Already confirmed are contributions from the British Council, The National Archives and a live outside demonstration from The Truck, a mobile video studio from Northern Ireland. Please see the agenda for more details on the day’s events.

The presentations will run from 9:45am to 3:45pm and a buffet lunch and refreshments will be provided. There is no charge to attend the event; however numbers are limited so please reserve your place early to avoid disappointment.

We will also be inviting commercial and cultural sector exhibitors to the event. All delegates are invited to take part in a exhibitor treasure hunt during lunch to encourage conversation and for the chance to win sponsored prizes.

We will be accepting a limited number of attendees and presenters via videoconference. If you are unable to attend in person and you would like to participate for part or all of the day via VC, please indicate this whencompleting the online booking form.

The draft agenda is now available but may be subject to change.

What to do if you wish to attend via Videoconference

Please use the online booking form to register your attendance via VC.

To join the event via videoconference we will require details of your H.323 videoconference endpoint - JVCS Venue / IP address / e.164 number/ ISDN number. If you are eligible to register with JVCS then we recommend that you do so.

If your system has a JVCS venue name then you will need to make sure that the Quality Assurance Test is up to date. If your site is not JVCS registered then we can bring you in as a guest using JVCS but you will still need to do a test with JVCS beforehand.

We will contact you by e-mail for details of your videoconference endpoint during the week of the 9 November.

Booking

Please book your place using the online booking form. You should receive a confirmation of your place via e-mail within 5 working days of successfully submitting your online booking. If you do not receive an e-mail confirmation then please contact the Events Co-ordinator at JANET(UK) by phone 01235 822200.

Cancellation

If you are unable to attend then feel free to send a replacement but please notify the Events Co-ordinator at JANET(UK) of the name of the replacement.

Please e-mail the Events Co-ordinator at workshop@ja.net if you are unable to attend.