[UEB Maths] lets have a teleconference

Tue, 29 Mar 2005 12:05:19 -0500

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Hello Janet and everyone,

Sorry to have been "out of the loop" as you were discussing this earlier. 
Fortunately, I'm only scheduled for one short trip, April 13-15, for the 
next two months. Nirvana -- I might actually get some work done. In any 
case, I should be able to meet at any time during May, and 4 PM Boston time 
is quite kind, especially since, as I recall, Maria Stevens drew an ungodly 
hour for our Committee 2 teleconference and I would have expected fair 
turnabout!

Speaking of the Committee 2 teleconference, I had since heard that it was 
unexpectedly expensive but this is the first I realized that it was THAT 
out of range. Of course that's still a lot less than travel, but I wonder 
if we might want to try Skype (see http://www.skype.com if not familiar 
with Skype). I've found that Skype works quite well no matter what the 
distance for ordinary two-person calls, and anyway it's hard to beat the 
price (free) even if there's an occasional hiccup. I haven't tried it for a 
teleconference, though, and have heard that it's not too good when you get 
beyond a very few participants. Still, I have to wonder if it's not worth a 
try -- or perhaps there would be a way to patch in a few people who are 
calling from Skype into the regular phone network, just to cut down 
expenses. If anyone wants to experiment, I'm glad to try. My "Skype name" 
is joesullivan, and although I'm not usually online, I can be at any 
prearranged time.

Best,
Joe

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Hello Janet and everyone, 
Sorry to have been &quot;out of the loop&quot; as you were discussing
this earlier. Fortunately, I'm only scheduled for one short trip, April
13-15, for the next two months. Nirvana -- I might actually get some work
done. In any case, I should be able to meet at any time during May, and 4
PM Boston time is quite kind, especially since, as I recall, Maria
Stevens drew an ungodly hour for our Committee 2 teleconference and I
would have expected fair turnabout! 
Speaking of the Committee 2 teleconference, I had since heard that it was
unexpectedly expensive but this is the first I realized that it was THAT
out of range. Of course that's still a lot less than travel, but I wonder
if we might want to try Skype (see http://www.skype.com if not familiar
with Skype). I've found that Skype works quite well no matter what the
distance for ordinary two-person calls, and anyway it's hard to beat the
price (free) even if there's an occasional hiccup. I haven't tried it for
a teleconference, though, and have heard that it's not too good when you
get beyond a very few participants. Still, I have to wonder if it's not
worth a try -- or perhaps there would be a way to patch in a few people
who are calling from Skype into the regular phone network, just to cut
down expenses. If anyone wants to experiment, I'm glad to try. My
&quot;Skype name&quot; is joesullivan, and although I'm not usually
online, I can be at any prearranged time. 
Best, 
Joe 
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