Hi,
Just want to say thanks for the meeting last night. Even though it for long periods was like eavesdropping on people in the next room using a glass, it was an interesting experiment to participate in. Its also something I would like to be able to do more, especially if the audio issues can be sorted.
I also believe this is a concept that could be used much more within the Drupal community, helping to connect users over great distances. It would be extremely useful for someone like me who live in a place where there really isn't many serious Drupal users to be found.
The one problem as I see it is that WebEx cost money, requiring that it is hosted by someone who has a subscription.
There is an open source alternative named BigBlueButton (http://bigbluebutton.org) that has similar functionality. However, that in turn would require someone to host the server and provide the bandwidth it will use.
Then there are also a bunch of peer(s)-2-peer(s) solutions that can be used for smaller groups.
So, what I was thinking is that maybe we could look into this, test a few options and then create a section here on d.o with best practise guides and options for how to organise both larger conferences and smaller virtual group sessions.
If any of you are interested in this, I will create a new group here on g.d.o where we further can discuss and organise this. I did a quick search, but couldn't find any group that covers this topic.
/thomas