>>>>Prediction: They will *never* attempt an online version. For one thing, it’s too hard, even in 2013. We've seen that even with OFUG.
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>>Well I think that would be a mistake because it will just die completely as attendance drops. We depend upon online webcasts and webex quite a bit here and I've had great success with it.
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>There already is a source of webcasts/online meetings: it's called OFUG. A live-in-person conference is something totally different.
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>We have looked at creating videos of sessions many times and the economics don't work. I think the cheapest quote we got for producing videos of every session was $10,000 and we couldn't figure a way to cover that cost.
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>Doug


Use amateur volunteers.
Or tripods pointing at the speaking area.
Record all the videos and then release them even after the entire event is over if you so desire, along with the slides used for presentations, white papers, etc.