| Date: October 21,1998 | Time: 1:00p.m. | Location: Mesa Lab, Damon Room |
ATTENDEES:
MEETING SUMMARY:
Eron began the meeting by passing out the list of committee members and the Multimedia Plan which he had written. Eron then spoke about how the committee came into being and what he saw as its initial purpose and related that to the UCAR IT Vision and its Attributes from the IT Council Strategic Plan.
The group then went around and everyone introduced themselves. Each person spoke about their particular vision for the group and what they might be able to contribute.
Some of their observations were as follows:
Peter Fox: How to catalogue multimedia information and show to support high-end scientific users. Steve Dickson: Why it is necessary to have a MAG and Ambassador program. Brigitte Baeuerle: She would give user input and look at meetings at a distance. Jim VanDyke: Multimedia infrastructure and a presentation center. Dennis Ward: Leveraging the knowledge base. Lucy Warner: Three areas - technology, materials and organization. Karon Kelly: Defining a basic level of service. Cheryl Cristanelli: (via email) distance learning, staff media training, and a technical training room.
Peter Fox volunteered to serve as liaison with the ITC.
Eron gave a presentation on the recent history of multimedia services. It included some of most notable accomplishments including video over fiber between the MSR and Damon Room, La Nina web cast, Hurricanes at Landfall web postings, Super Computing '98 multipoint conferencing, Warren Washington video conferencing projects, the UMC presentation, Weather Forecasting in 2025 and the '97 and '98 Trustee and Members Meetings.
Eron spoke of the strong institutional support, especially from Katy Schmoll and Velma Ryan, that he had received for developing Multimedia Services.
Eron also spoke about projects on the horizon such as the remodeling of the MSR and Foothills Lab Auditorium. Eron indicated to the group that Mutlimedia Services wanted to do some staff training/development courses. The group decided that at their next meeting they will elect a chairperson based on the charter and institutionalize MAG by incorporating it into the UCAR hierarchy through the ITC. They envisioned MAG working in a manner similar to the other advisories groups.
Each person agreed that they wished to remain a member and had no suggestions for new members although Karon Kelly suggested that the new IDC director should take her place when she is up to speed. Cheryl Cristanelli, Chris Cantrell, Marla Meehl, and Don Middleton could not attend because they were out of town and Dale Kellogg and Al Cooper had previous commitments. Each of these people did express a desire to remain a member of the group.
Meeting adjourned at 2:30 p.m.
Action Items: 1. Provide a short course in multimedia to the group. 2. Set up an email alias. 3. Draft a charter. 4. Create a web site. 5. Plan a regular meeting time and place.
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