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Welcome to the Adelaide .NET User Group meeting logistics wiki

Speaker history

Roles

  • Speaker coordinator
  • Social media
  • Room preparation
  • Meeting host
  • Stream producer
  • Video/audio editor
  • Pizza contact

Pre-meeting

Annually

  • Book rooms/venue for following year (around November)
  • Coordinate with sponsors to cover costs

Ongoing

  • Book speakers
  • Negotiate swag/giveaways/prizes

Weeks before

Day before

  • Make sure we have serviettes, paper plates, cups
  • Prepare and update 'welcome' PowerPoint slides
  • Check Wireless GO II transmitters are fully charged and empty
    • Confirm transmitters are configured to record always. eg. settings are:

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Meeting outline

  • Put up direction signs
  • Check A/V works correctly.
    • Plug in Wireless GO II receiver and turn on (hold down large power button for about 3 seconds)
    • Connect lapel mics to transmitters
    • For in-person speakers, use OBS Studio
    • For remote speaker, use Microsoft Teams
      • Ensure Teams is using Wireless GO II as microphone
      • Ensure Teams is using LifeCam Studio as video
    • Turn on microphone transmitters (hold down button for about 5 seconds)
      • Two blue lights indicate it is on and connected to receiver
  • Check speaker's laptop works with A/V setup
  • Set out table(s) for pizza
  • Start live stream /recording
  • Welcome and notices
  • Introduce / handover to speaker
Time Action
5.30pm Pizza. Start live stream with 'we start in 30mins slide'
6.00pm Start recording / Welcome, Introduce yourself, What's New, coming events
6.15pm Introduce guest speaker. Presentation begins
7.15pm Presentation ends, Q&A
7.30pm (Optional) Second presentation begins
8.30pm (Optional) Second presentation ends

Post-meeting

  • Edit and publish video recording of presentation to YouTube channel
  • Edit and publish audio recording of presentation to archive.org (and update podcast feed)