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balug:speaker-presenter_information_and_resources [2013-08-31T23:43:35+0000] – added bit that converter is USB powered michael_paolibalug:speaker-presenter_information_and_resources [2016-08-26T11:05:23+0000] (current) – updated for new venue 2014-09-28-- michael_paoli
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 Information, resources, common questions and answers Information, resources, common questions and answers
 **for those doing or prospectively doing talks/presentations at BALUG** **for those doing or prospectively doing talks/presentations at BALUG**
 +
 +***Thank you for your interest.*** Please direct all correspondence to balug-speaker-coordinators@balug.org. Our primary people and a group of volunteers will respond.
  
 If you will or may be giving a talk/presentation at BALUG, If you will or may be giving a talk/presentation at BALUG,
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 likes to jump out of perfectly good planes for fun"). likes to jump out of perfectly good planes for fun").
  
-Projector +We're hoping to have some improvements on this in future
-We generally have projector and screen available to us, but do note +but as of 2014-10-21we've had change of venueso at present with 
-that our typical video setup results in rather low resolution +our regular venue: 
-projection to the screen. +Projector we don't have projector or screen or particularly good 
-Particularlywe have a USB powered converter device which accepts most  +surface/wall for projecting onto 
-VGA type input (has VGA type connector accepts up to XGA 1024x768) - +Audio we don't have a PA system 
-it then converts to NTSC (ye olde analog television) composite video. +Networking? - may be possible to tether via cellular, but cellular 
-That is then projected onto overhead screen (about a 10x10' screen +signal can be spotty There may be some Wi-Fi at the venue that we can 
-mounted on about 20' high ceiling).  This generally works quite +use - if you may need thatask us in advance, and we'll see what we can 
-adequately if the "slides" aren't too detailed (smaller textlines and +find out. 
-detail won't work so well, most everything else works adequately or +Power - AC power isn'conveniently available, but generally can be made 
-better.  E.g. screen of 80x24 text is typically slightly too small to +available.  If you'll want/need AC powerlet us know, and we can 
-be easily readbut slightly larger (e.g. screen of 62x22 text) is +probably arrange that. 
-quite readable.) +The present venue is restaurant generally not all that crowded when 
-We sometimes are able to make available higher resolution projector and +we're there, but we don't have our own separate room/area typically 
-portable screen (to bring screen closer to most of the audience also, +just a (large) table or two for us (up to around 10 people per table) - 
-other than the ceiling mounted screens, the restaurant doesn't have +possibly more tables if we have larger group.  If we get sufficiently 
-surfaces that are well suited for projection) but such isn't +large number of people (e.g. well over 20) we might be able to use 
-necessarily the case, and requires advanced notice and confirmation. +separate area of restaurant.
-One can bring one's own projector if desired, but again, there's the +
-issue of available projection surfaces (sometimes BALUG may have +
-portable projection screen available - may not always be the case, and +
-also requires advance notice and confirmation). +
- +
-Audio +
-We do have a pair of wireless microphones (and a microphone stand) and +
-PA system generally available to us.  It's probably also possible to +
-feed other audio into the available equipment, but we may need some +
-additional advance notice if such is desired in order to work out such +
-arrangements. +
- +
-Networking? +
-We generally have some type of Wi-Fi access at the Four Seas Restaurant +
-(ESSID: FSR key: f0urseas) with NAT/SNAT Internet access to The  +
-Internet.  It seems to be fairly reliablebut might occasionally drop  +
-out, drop connectoins, or (less commonly) require the access point to +
-be reset We typically don'have wired Ethernet connections +
-available.  Cellular reception is generally reasonable or betterso +
-networking via EVDO or the like is also generally doable though we +
-don't have equipment to provide such - just the cellular signal is +
-there. +
- +
-Power +
-Standard 120 VAC 60Hz is available, and we can likely handle up to +
-about 5A (600W) without particular concern (likely all on single 15A +
-circuit shared with other devices and equipment).  If you do or may +
-need more than 5A (600W), check with us first - we may or may not be +
-able to provide such (or one might need a long suitably rated extension +
-cord to draw additional power from another circuit).+
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-6:30 P.M. meeting officially kicks off - we gather near the restaurant'+6:30 P.M. meeting officially kicks off - we gather and are seated in the 
-          bar, socialize/meet/greet, typically do nametags, collect cash +          restaurant.  We might order appetizer(s) and/or soup.  We 
-          for dinner (we treat our guest speaker/presenter to dinner - +          socialize/meet/greet, may do nametags.
-          so no charge there).+
  
-7:00 P.M. BALUG pays the restaurant for dinner, and we're seated for +7:00 P.M. We order dinner.  Folks should arrive before 7:00 P.M. if they 
-          dinner.  For >= 40 people, we generally eat upstairs (same +          wish to join us for dinner (we typically dine or mostly dine 
-          room as used for presentation), for < 40 people (also a fairly +          "family style", and may not be able to accommodate folks in 
-          common occurrence) we generally eat downstairs in the main +          that manner after 7:00 P.M.  Folks can still be later and 
-          dining area.  Folks should arrive before 7:00 P.M. if they +          order separately off menu, but that's often a bit more 
-          wish to join us for dinner (after 7:00 P.M. we may not be able +          disruptive, and we may not have open seat(s) at the table(s) 
-          to accommodate them for dinner due to our "family style" +          we're already sitting at - so we try to encourage everyone to 
-          restaurant dinner pre-order arrangements).+          show up not later than 7:00 P.M.).
  
-7:55 P.M. if we're eating downstairs, and haven't already set up A/V +8:00 P.M. We typically transition from social/informal/dining to 
-          equipment and connections upstairs, typically +          talk/presentation around this time.
-          presenter/speaker and a BALUG person (or two or three) will +
-          migrate upstairs to get the A/V equipment set up, connected, +
-          and all set to go+
  
-8:00 P.M. if we're eating downstairswe migrate upstairs for +          We commonly do "announcements"and "brief community 
-          talk/presentation.+          announcements" (folks can take up to a minute to announce 
 +          stuff likely to be of relevance to BALUG) before and/or after 
 +          the talk/presentation
  
-          We do "announcements", and "brief community announcements" +8:45 P.M. - 9:15 P.M. talk/presentation typically concludes somewhere in 
-          (folks can take up to a minute to announce stuff likely to be +                      this timerange, and often/typically winds down to 
-          of relevance to BALUG) before and/or after the +                      Q&A (formally and/or informally) and/or more 
-          talk/presentation +                      general discussion.
- +
-          Introduction and talk/presentation +
- +
-8:45 P.M. - 9:15 P.M. talk/presentation concludes somewhere in this +
-                      timerange, and often/typically winds down to Q&A +
-                      (formally and/or informally) and/or more general +
-                      discussion.+
  
                       if "announcements" and "brief community                       if "announcements" and "brief community
                       announcements" haven't already been                       announcements" haven't already been
-                      done/concluded, we'll wrap that up.+                      done/concluded, we'll typically wrap that up.
  
                       if we have any door prize drawings and/or                       if we have any door prize drawings and/or
                       giveaways, we'll typically do that                       giveaways, we'll typically do that
  
-folks may continue to mill about and talk following completion of the above+folks may continue to mill about and talk following completion of the 
 +above
  
 <= 9:30 P.M. we try to fully wrap up and leave the restaurant by 9:30 <= 9:30 P.M. we try to fully wrap up and leave the restaurant by 9:30
              P.M. (we are fairly often the last customers in the              P.M. (we are fairly often the last customers in the
              restaurant, and try to avoid inconveniencing the restaurant              restaurant, and try to avoid inconveniencing the restaurant
-             as much as possible, particularly in consideration of the +             as much as feasible).
-             deal they give us on dinner and use of the upstairs +
-             "banquet room" for our talks/presentations).+
  
 Following the above, and if/as announced and if there are interested Following the above, and if/as announced and if there are interested
 folks, some of us will occasionally gather after the meeting at a nearby folks, some of us will occasionally gather after the meeting at a nearby
-pub (e.g. Li Po Cocktail Lounge, 916 Grant Ave. - two blocks away from +location (e.g. some brew pub or the like) for continued discussions, 
-the restaurant) for continued discussions, etc+etc.
- +
- +
-"bumping" & the upstairs restaurant space and other restaurant notes: +
-The restaurant is kind enough to allow us to use the upstairs +
-restaurant space ("banquet room") gratis, but as part of that +
-arrangement, though it rarely happens, we're subject to being "bumped" +
-(if paying customers book that room that evening, then we don't have +
-the space available to us).  Our being "bumped" is a rather rare, but +
-not unknown occurrence.  In such cases we'd generally know in advance, +
-but sometimes not very far in advance (e.g. many hours to a few days or +
-so).  Also, the larger the crowd we can accurately predict and +
-"guarantee" for the restaurant, the less likely we are to be "bumped" +
-(e.g. if/when we are or are likely to be a dining crowd of 50 or more, +
-and are able to project that relatively well in advance, it's +
-improbable the restaurant would "bump" us).+
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