Re: Streaming WENT2000

[pi villanueva <pi@isiswomen.org>]

hi justina!

I think streaming WENT2000 is a super shiny idea. I am for it 100%. There
is some money in the IDRC proposal for a raadio Internet activity, however
the contract with IDRC has not been signed by Isis yet. 

But money or no money, if there are some of us who are willing to work on
this, I say: let's see if we can do a "stunt act" during WENT2000. I know
for instance that Sookmyung has a new multi-media lab and that the
university has purchased hardware and software for digital audio production
and editing. Of course, Kio-chung, being the new director of the multimedia
department of Sookmyung will know best. 

I am open to having a special session to thresh out the idea during the
trainers' meeting. SK, if you still have time, can you find out more
information about the facilities in Sookmyung that we can "borrow" for the
Netcasting?

pi


At 08:08 PM 04/14/2000 +1000, you wrote:
>Hi trainers, 
>
>For your consideration, here is a proposal (also sent to aworc-meet) to
>make WENT2000 the subject of AWORC's first Internet broadcast/streaming
trial.
>
>
>-jc
>
>
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>
>Streaming WENT 2000
>
>A Proposed Joint Streaming Media Case Study between AWORC &
>APWINC/Sookmyung University
>
>Prepared by Andrew Garton / c2o
>
>
>Introduction
>
>AWORC will be conducting WENT2000 in South Korea in June. It is proposed
>that this workshop be the catalyst for a joint case study exploring the
>opportunities and constraints of Internet media streaming technologies in
>the context of women's networking in Asia. 
>
>This proposal is a brief outline of the concept and opportunities of a
>pilot streaming media project utilising the opportunities that may be
>brought to it via WENT 2000. It is not within the scope of this preliminary
>proposal to outline in detail the pros and cons, requirements, timelines
>nor costs.
>
>
>Background
>
>The web has brought with it a suite of new technologies that are forging
>new opportunities for communicators and educators alike. At the head of
>demands for increased bandwidth, lower communications charges and increased
>spending in compression technology development are numerous data streaming
>initiatives, largely popularised by on-demand audio and video services.
>
>As with most Internet innovations, their uptake is highly determined by US
>and European markets. Bandwidth and telecommunications costs are less
>prohibitive than in the Asia, Indo-China, Southern American and Baltic
>regions, yet it is here, particularly in Asia and the Baltic, the poorer
>infrastructure regions, where the more innovative use of these technologies
>are explored and made accessible to a public hungry for diversity and
>critical dialogue.
>
>In this context, a pilot streaming project based on WENT 2000 would not
>only provide an insight to the practical applications of these technologies
>to workshop participants, it would add to the significant body of training
>materials evolving from the WENT initiatives. In addition, as a research
>project, the outcomes would feed into the general pool of knowledge
>collectively growing in the region that is assisting the rapid emergence of
>these technologies in the public information sector.
>
>
>Concept
>
>AWORC has also identified Internet streaming technologies as an initiative
>to pilot during 2000. A suitable venue for such a project is WENT 2000. Not
>only is there content to be recorded and archived, there may well be the
>opportunity to work in collaboration with Sookmyung University facilities,
>students and staff. 
>
>All necessary components for a comprehensive Internet streaming pilot would
>be accessible at the same time, at the same location. 
>
>The concept presented makes use of this opportunity with outcomes that may
>not only meet the need of such a pilot, it will provide further resources
>enhancing the training resources being made available online.
>
>In short, WENT 2000 becomes the content that the proposed pilot project is
>based around.

>
>
>Opportunities
>
>The following outlines immediate opportunities for Streaming WENT 2000.
>
>Training sessions would be recorded both on audio and video, archived and
>made available via the training website shortly after the days training has
>been completed. Training sessions may also be streamed and archived in
>realtime.
>
>Course participants may review material from other tracks, after hours.
>
>Course materials are supplemented with audio and video to provide off-shore
>training if required.
>
>Participants can see how streaming works from a production point of view
>and may have opportunities to sit in and participate in editing, encoding
>and archiving sessions.
> 
>Women unable to attend the training in person may benefit from online
>training presentations, or presentations that could be delivered on video
>tape, audio tape, DVD, CD-ROM.
>
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>
>a possible outcome for consideration
>
>
>It is envisaged that this case study could be recommended for inclusion in
>the growing body of research available from the International Institute of
>Communications website, Converging Responsibility - Broadcasting and the
>Internet in Developing Countries. The site is hosted by the Friedrich Ebert
>Foundation.
>
>Converging Responsibility was a three day conference discussing
>broadcasting, the Internet, and development held in Kuala Lumpur, September
>1999.
>
>http://www.comunica.org/kl/
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