Category: Penthouse / common space

The Penthouse Audio-Visual ad hoc committee is hosting a Member Forum Tuesday March 11 at 7:00pm, in the Penthouse. All members interested in using or understanding the new electronics are encouraged to attend, either online or in person. We’ll provide Zoom links closer to the event.
(Some people received the email from Woodsworth admin on Friday March 7. If you don’t see it, check spam or junk mail. Contact the office.)

The mission of the ad hoc committee was to build a state-of-the-art audio-video system to better support our hybrid GMMs and other meetings. We’re still working out a last few wrinkles, but, so far, the new system has performed beyond our expectations.

What we need now is to establish procedures for the long-term management and use of the electronics. There are several goals for the member forum:

To explain the capabilities of the new A/V system, helping members to understand what it can do, what it can’t do, and what capabilities might be added in future.

To explain how the system is operated, and to point out some of the complexities that inevitably arise in today’s multi-component audio-visual systems.

To gather member feedback on uses of the new system, so that we can anticipate and prepare for as many types of use as possible, and plan future expansions of the system’s capabilities.

And, finally:

To gather member feedback on how access can be controlled. We want to maximize members’ ability to enjoy the new system and put it to work as a Woodsworth resource. But we obviously need to protect the equipment from inadvertent damage or mis-configuration, and safeguard it against theft or vandalism. There’s no perfect solution – your input will be invaluable in formulating the best policies.

from the Penthouse A/V ad hoc committee