Remote Participation

Video

So that remote participants feel they are part of the session as it takes place, all sessions that run in the Main Conference Room may be viewed via live video streaming.

The URLs used will be:

  • rtsp://streaming.apnic.net/webcast1.sdp
  • rtsp://streaming.apnic.net/webcast2.sdp

"webcast2.sdp" is typically used for any session that runs in parallel to the main track.

Viewing video streams of meeting sessions

To watch the video stream in a browser window, simply click on the video links provided on the APNIC Meeting home page when the event is underway.

Quicktime

APNIC has tested QuickTime on Windows, Macintosh, and Mplayer (with live.com support) on the Linux/Unix platforms. To watch the video stream in your QuickTime player directly, go to the File menu of QuickTime, select "Open URL in new player", and paste rtsp://streaming.apnic.net/webcast1.sdp (or webcast2.sdp for parallel sessions)

MPlayer (with live.com support)

To watch the video streams indicated as unicast, from the command line, enter:

mplayer -rtsp-stream-over-tcp rtsp://streaming.apnic.net/webcast1.sdp (or webcast2.sdp for parallel sessions)

Audio

At APNIC events, many sessions are audio streamed live in MP3 format for the benefit of our Members in economies with low Internet bandwidth.

The URLs used will be:

  • rtsp://streaming.apnic.net/room1.sdp
  • rtsp://streaming.apnic.net/room2.sdp

"room2.sdp" is typically used for any session that runs in parallel to the main track.

Listening to audio streams of meeting sessions

To listen to the audio stream in a browser window, simply click on the audio links provided on the APNIC Meeting home page when the event is underway.

Other media players

To listen to the audio stream in your favorite media player, click on the audio link given on the Meeting home page. This will launch your media player and begin the audio stream.

Linux

To listen to the audio streams indicated as unicast, from the command line, enter:

mplayer -rtsp-stream-over-tcp -vo none rtsp://streaming.apnic.net/room1.sdp (or webcast2.sdp for parallel sessions)

Text Streaming

APNIC recognizes the diversity of speakers and so employs reputable stenographers to provide real time live steno captioning at APNIC Meetings. All sessions in the Main conference room are transcribed and broadcast live in the conference room as well as for remote participants. You can access this service either through your web browser or through your chat client.

Chat

APNIC Meetings feature Jabber chat rooms to allow people anywhere in the world to follow and participate in live discussions. With chat, you can:

  1. Follow live transcripts of most meeting sessions
  2. Discuss issues with others in the chat room
  3. Have your questions or comments read out and discussed at the Meeting
  4. Have your position (for or against) on policy proposals considered during the consensus process

You can use chat either in a web browser or by downloading a standalone chat client.

To use a chat client in a browser window, simply click on the links provided on the APNIC Meeting home page when the meeting is underway.

Instructions are available on how to use chat via a standalone client.

Previous meetings

Previous meeting websites provide links to past video, audio and transcripts.

Remote participation guidelines

  • Remote participants must focus discussions on the stated purpose of the remote session in progress.
  • State your name and organization/affiliation and then type your question or comment as clearly and concisely as possible.
  • Remote participants acknowledge that their activity within these tools may be logged, made publicly available, archived on the APNIC website, and may be used in materials related to APNIC operations.
  • Statements of a political or cultural nature are discouraged.
  • Statements that include bad language, personal character attacks, or show disrespect for other participants are prohibited.
  • Similarly to the process for participants attending in person, APNIC may require remote participants to register in advance for our attendance records.
  • APNIC may log all remote participation activity, and may include the number of comments or questions from remote participants as part of the meeting report.

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