Meetings

= Hi, all- I think we can safely say now that the meeting will be held on Friday 12th March at 12pm UTC. = = Venue: Skype (if you've exchanged details with at least one person you'll be fine).Please remember to wear headsets or earplugs and to turn off the speakers on our computers as they usually mess with the sound quality in group conversations. Remember also that this page is visible to anyone so if you want to post your skype details please do so by sending a message.Thanks for all the collaboration on organizing this meeting (and remember there's a birthday tomorrow! :D ) = How many people can join in a skype conference? Who is going to host it? I'd rather have someone with a Windows computer do that... Skype for Mac isn't the same thing as Skype for Win... ** If Skype fails us tomorrow we'll switch to text chat at TappedIn or the Ning-I asked a few days ago where we should meet and this question didn't come up.
 * Bea

Henrick: henrick_oprea (skype ID)

= = === We're almost ready, and perhaps it would be nice to have a chat with all the teachers that want to participate in the project. The tentative date for it would be Saturday 13th March around 6pm (UTC/GMT). (My conversion was wrong, now I've fixed it, but please see below for changes) === = = Could you please RSVP here?

Henrick: March 12th (GMT - noon-ish) or March 14th (we can meet at pretty much any given time as long as it's arranged beforehand)

We could try a virtual classroom, Skype or TappedIn. What would you prefer?

Bea

Hi there,

I might have a problem with that. My birthday is on March 12th, and as I'll be working all day long on the day (Friday), I might have a family gathering on Saturday (March 13th).

I would very much love to participate in this talk. However, if you can't make it on the 14th or any other day, I'd appreciate it if anyone could let me know what has been decided.

Henrick

Hi Henrick,

We'd thought of Friday first, but Brian remembered it was your birthday so we thought Saturday would be best for you. :-) (I was hoping the topic wouldn't come up and we could have your birthday as the first featured birthday of the Ning!). I'm OK with almost anything time wise; and I think it would be great if we could all be there. How about Friday or Saturday the following week -19th or 20th? Is noon GMT a more or less convenient time for everyone?

Bea

Noon GMT means 9 am here, right?! :) That's fine with me. I only teach Friday in the afternoon. Actually, if that's the time, we can meet on March 12th.

Thanks for thinking of me and my birthday, guys. That's really thoughtful of you. :)

Cheers,

Henrick

We're here to please...:-) You're right about GMT (and I made the conversion in the wrong direction -why do you leave maths to me?! It'll never work!!! :-). Great! I think that makes 3 of us (I can only stay until 10, though, because I'm starting teaching next week). Just in case I'll go to a meeting scheduling site to check time conversions Here's my personal world clock showing time now (please check that I've chosen your time zone correctly). Here's the fixed world time for March 12th at 12pm UTC How does this fit with everyone else? If you can't, would you be willing to consider Sunday 14th?

Yes, that time is fine by me. And I can also make it on the 14th. Henrick

Both options are fine with me. Thanks for the clocks! (No problem -I get mixed up when I try to convert so I use them regularly for webinars and stuff) Mary ** Hi everyone, ** ** I'm not quite sure yet, but I might be available on Friday March 12th at 12pm UTC. Sonia **


 * Thanks everyone for replying!! We need two more replies -and Brian's confirmation (it's been a few days and I think he said he was OK with Fri noon, but I'd like to be sure). So far then, it looks like we'll be meeting on Friday 12th at 12pm UTC -but please, just in case, could you keep Sunday open as an option until Thursday evening?

Friday noon UTC/GMT is great for me. IF it will be Sunday i can do it from 7 pm GMT - Soaad ( Thanks Bea for following up with me )

Sorry! I just changed the color of the post just above this. I can do Fri. noon GMT for 30 min., as I have a meeting at what will be 7:30 AM for me. I am also free on Sunday, most of the day. Hadley (I'm sorry it converts to such an early time in the morning for you -we'll schedule it better next time.Thanks for making it this time :-) -Bea (it's a very colourful page -LOL!! )

Hi all

Sorry, I won't be available for the meeting on Friday or Sunday. Maybe one of you will be able to sum up the important points for me. I'm going to email a few questions to Beatriz. Sonia

I'm sorry you can't make it -but there'll be other meetings and I'm happy to pass on any messages from you to the meeting and also to sum up the main points afterwards (I haven't checked my email yet today) **

**After today's meeting** (Mary) Just to say it was wonderful to finally meet you! Sorry for my noisy presence and my sudden disappearance. Internet connection at the cyber cafe went down. Can you believe it? Dead laptop, no telephone or internet connection at my workplace and then this on top of everything. All the same, our brief talk has made me feel even more enthusiastic about the project.

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I'm really glad the level of enthusiasm is growing!!! Mine's too! It was great to have you there Mary, and of course I understand all the cyber problems -thanks Hadley too for checking in from time to time even though you were in the middle of work!! And thans everyone else, Sveta, Soaad and Henrick for making it and staying. I sent the details to Mbarek at very short notice so he saw the info after the meeting -**How do you all feel about having a second meeting now that the Ning's becoming busier each day?** (Bea in a very bright orange!) =====