Futurist Topics -
Technology
Dr Patrick Dixon - Videoconferences - Video explanation followed by studio tour and demo
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Why videolinks can be better than being there in person
- Conferences are the ideal place to showcase new ideas and management tools
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- Use the tools of the future to talk about the future - the medium is the message
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- Many messages about the digital world can only be delivered remotely
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- Videoconferencing shows the power of virtual communication to build effective teams and relationships
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Limits to globalisation with current management models
- The current pace of globalisation cannot continue using old management models - more international face-to-face meetings, more travel
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- Already many industry leaders spend more than 6 weeks a year at 35,000ft
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- Time away from home is often doubling every 24 months
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- We have to find other ways to work - and videoconferencing is one
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World-class remote lecturing
- The aim should be that when the audience looks at the big screen, they forget that the podium is empty
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- This trick of virtual reality can be achieved using a high-tech multimedia studio
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- Well lit presenter in front of a large multimedia screen
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- Presenter appears on screen as if being filmed in the venue on the podium
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- Good camera images / excellent sound clarity
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- Able to walk around / see whole audience clearly
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- Able to engage the audience / ask questions / react
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So how is this done?
- Top quality standard videoconference PC in venue
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- Capable of 384kbps (3 pairs ISDN data lines)
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- Received picture projected on huge screen / sound to sound desk
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- Images to presenter provided by camera (s) operated by technicians
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- Sound to presenter provided by roving microphones
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- For extra call security and stability it is best to use a Bureau, which tests both sites in advance, dials to both, and monitors the connection
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How much does it cost?
- Example: London to US using BT Bureau (00 44 207 298 4055)
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- Total call and bureau charges 2 hours = approximately $1100
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- Speaker fee is less than half normal - and no travel costs
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