[hackerspaces] hackerspaces meetup? / 2 video linked conferences?

[Sylva1n]

Streaming talks is nice, but allows not much interactivity, except
asking question through IRC during Q&A sessions ... not much better
than watching said talks on youtube days or moths later.

OTOH, with a good net connexion (>50Mb) and some beefy hardware,
shouldn't it be possible to setup at least 3 or 4 small to medium size
rooms, with bidirectional HD video (720p-ish), where transatlantic
workshops and/or panel discussions could take place ?
Such DIY-telepresence could be a great demonstration of what ingenuity
can do to reduce drastically the number of unnecessary transatlantic
flights.

Wikipedia indicates a 14 Mbps bitrate for h264/base
profile/1280×720 at 30fps, has any of you experience with streaming as
such bitrate ?
Can a modern 6-to-8 core machine do real-time transcoding from a
webcam (eg. Logitech PRO 9000, 960x720 at 13fps) through x264 at such
rate ?
How hard is it to set-up a 50 Mbps reliable transatlantic IP link ?
Can a neighborly-friendly ISP carry such load, or do you have to make
special arrangements with a transit provider or ask an academic
network ?

On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 3:07 PM, Elmar Lecher <mc.fly at ramdrive.org> wrote:
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> What about 2 hackerspace meetups at places with decent internet
> connectivity, some rooms, some video equip and talks all broadcasted
> to both events?
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> Then we just have to fight time zones. Europeans need to stay up late,
> americans have to get up early.
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> Those not being able to attend can watch the stream. Maybe we can
> build a feedback channel (irc?)
>
> I mean, videoconferencing is from 2000. We have 2010 now. I do have a
> company wide videoconference every week and its more or less accepteable?
>
> Sure its not the same thing as meeting in person, but....
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> ppl willing to attend this conference on a other continent - go ahead.
>
> What about this idea?
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> mc.fly ...
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