I tell you what sort of chat / conference room I would like to see...

[Logieberra (Logan)]

Hey guys

I saw a thread about Chat Rooms which gave me an idea. How about:

Experienced & patient AP experts demonstrating in 'real time' how they process images:

· via WEBEX / TEAMVIEWER or equivalent (plenty of ways to do it);
· newbies get to ask Q's;
· held once a week, at a set time – like an IIS TV program; and
· open to all IIS member, eg: 'an evening with Mrs/Mr X, planetary/deep sky AP specialist' etc...

I got this idea from Louie’s fantastic vids, and from the Space Image Processing Tutorials provide by the Planetary Society: http://www.planetary.org/explore/top...tutorials.html. I learn better this way - monkey see monkey do.

There is a wealth of knowledge out there. Time to share!

P.S. yes – I should attend some of the fantastic AP conferences across the country, except for the costs and time off, and yes – I am a member of my local astro society but these services are not readily available.

Logie

[iceman (Mike)]

Hey Logie

A fantastic idea and one that I've thought of previously, but haven't got around to implementing yet.

I'm leaning towards a Webinar/Web-Ex type deal, where people attend the virtual seminar and watch an expert present topics.

Attendees can ask questions via the chat function, and the presenter can answer them real-time.

It's definitely an idea with merit and I'll continue investigating it further.

[Logieberra (Logan)]

Thanks Mike. Lots on your plate. One for the future...

Logie