Title: |
Presenting on Both Sides of
the Atlantic -- Simultaneously |
Meeting: |
2005 AAPT Winter Meeting:
Albuquerque, NM |
Location: |
Cochiti |
Date: |
Monday, Jan. 10 |
Time: |
2:30 p.m. |
Author: |
S. Raj Chaudhury, Norfolk
State Univ.
757-823-2241,
schaudhury@nsu.edu |
Co-Author(s): |
N. Sanjay Rebello, Dean A.
Zollman |
Abstract:
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In the summer of 2002 a rare
opportunity occurred when AAPT and Groupe International de Recherche sur
l'Enseignement de la Physique (GIREP) held their meetings simultaneously
(in Boise, ID & Lund, Sweden). Faculty involved in the The International
Bicycle Project (http://www.science.uva.nl/research/amstel/bicycle/)
decided to present a single talk at both meetings. Presenting this talk
involved having some of the project's members at each meeting site.
These presenters were connected through the Internet and used standard
readily available software to deliver the talk. PowerPoint was used for
visuals while Microsoft NetMeeting (a freeware program) enabled the
participants at each location to see and hear their counterparts on the
opposite side of the Atlantic. The hardware included only standard
laptop computers and webcams. The presentation occurred with only minor
glitches and demonstrated that such joint talks can be done with
relative ease. |
Footnotes:
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None |
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