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Virtual <strong>Conferences</strong><br />

Organising an online conference<br />

Supporting guest speakers<br />

Figure 2: Elluminate resources<br />

4.3 Licensing<br />

Mark de Groot et al.<br />

Benefits<br />

Access to recorded sessions following conference<br />

Opportunity for collegiate, reflective discussion pre<br />

and post conference<br />

Savings in conference running costs<br />

Savings in delegate attendance costs<br />

Greener<br />

Opportunity to provide a different, deeper experience<br />

Recommendations:<br />

Support website needed<br />

Manage registrations (consider e.g.<br />

http://eventbrite.com )<br />

Keep sessions short (20 mins)<br />

Prepare video for backup<br />

Speaker practice area needed<br />

Speaker support/guidance needed<br />

Clear timelines needed<br />

Conference practice session needed<br />

Doesn’t replicate face to face…be open to different<br />

behaviours<br />

The initial site licence for Elluminate expired at the end of May 2011. This licence has now been<br />

extended until December 2012 based on the group’s report on the on benefits gained and conditions<br />

under which future potential could be harnessed.<br />

From the beginning of 2012 a sub group will re-evaluate this commitment in the light of the growing<br />

availability of competitive alternatives. What is established however as central to this future decision is<br />

the support and commitment of the core stakeholders as represented by the user group.<br />

5. Web conferencing user group - impact<br />

In this section evidence of the impact of the work done by the user group is provided first by samples<br />

of feedback from students whose tutors are either members of the group or have been supported by<br />

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