[PLUG-AV] DRAFT LA Grant request for AV

[Harry McNally]

Hi James

Initial scan and your request reads well. I'll go through it again tomorrow.

Thanks for broadcasting Statecharts last night :-)

Harry

On 13/04/11 20:56, James Bromberger wrote:
>   Hi AV/ctte,
> 
> Here's my first draft - but feel free to rip it up and start again! Have
> a look at http://www.linux.org.au/projects/grants. Please suggest
> corrections.
> 
> Main point is we're asking for $5k, and they say the maximum per month
> is $2k. Lets make it sounds good. But if they give us this money, we
> need a few more people on list to stop lurking and start talking! Even
> better, come along and help out! :)
> 
> May give these guys a call tomorrow too:
> http://www.lotterywest.wa.gov.au/grants/faqs/grant-steps
> 
>   James
> PS: Nick, pack your case. You don't have time for this right now.
> 
> 
> *
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> Date:* April 2011
> 
> *Project Name:* PLUG A/V Single Room Video Streaming
> 
> *Aim of Project: *
> To make available a live video and audio stream of the proceedings of
> PLUG technical talks to help enable remote members to benefit from and
> participate  in the proceedings.
> 
> *Person Responsible for Request:* James Bromberger, PLUG President 2011
> 
> *Request:
> *Funds to facilitate the purchase of equipment to enable the streaming
> project:
> 
>     * Permit remote viewing of the proceedings of the PLUG technical
>       presentations, making it available to members and non-members
>       alike, especially for those who live quite some distance from Perth.
>     * To give the PLUG community the opportunity to participate in
>       various potential off-shoot projects, such as:
> 
>         *  Improvements and feed back to the DVswitch suite, or another
>           suite should that be selected
>         *  Branding and promotion of PLUG
>         *  Provide a platform for the distribution of relevant content.
>         * Custom modifications for camera equipment - dollies, booms, etc.
> 
>     * To enthuse the local PLUG community, and demonstrate that the
>       association is achieving its objects and goals
>     * To create a check list for doing similar streaming "at scale" for
>       any future potential conference requirements
>     * To develop a skill set within the PLUG community for producing
>       video streams, again for any future potential conference requirements
>     * To give the speakers/presenters at PLUG meetings the famiiarity
>       with performing public presentations and being recorded
> 
> 
> To meet these goals we intend to:
> Use open source/free software in as many aspects of the production as
> possible (eg, mumble for crew communication)
> Adopt
> 
> Thus far PLUG has spent AU$1,000 on obtaining one wireless mic, a
> Twinpact scan/capture device, several headsets (for mumble communication
> between AV team members), several firewire capture cards. In addition,
> for a proof of concept, several donated (old) PCs were obtained; PLUG
> has successfully demonstrated a live stream of the PLUG meeting on 12
> April 2011 (streamed, not recorded), which was warmly recieved by
> participants as far away as Katanning (WA), and Queensland.
> 
> However, PLUG does not yet have a host capable of encoding, nor its own
> DV cameras and associated equipment (borrowed from random members), and
> the  donated PCs while functional, are impracticable to transport to
> various venues.
> 
> This grant is to cover the purchase of:
> 
>     * 2nd hand Mac Books, with firewire, to act as capture terminals (x 3)
>     * DV cameras (x 2)
>     * Tripods for cameras (x 2)
>     * 4 channel audio mixer (x 1)
>     * Additional wireless mic (x 1)
>     * Encoding box (x 1)
>     * Small gigabit Ethernet switch (x 1)
> 
> 
> PLUG anticipates this equipment to come to* AU$5,000*. As mentioned,
> PLUG has already committed $1,000 from its membership income to help
> facilitate this project.
> 
> We see the distribution of LUG presentations as live video streams a key
> enabling technology to continue to reach out to the community of users
> and developers. If each LUG had a similar one-stream set up, the
> national community could "virtually attend" all LUG events.
> 
> 
>   James
> 
> -- 
> Mobile: +61 422 166 708, Email: james_AT_rcpt.to
> 
> 
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