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Jisc announces a new online experience for Jisc11

7 March 2011

Jisc is delighted to announce that this year’s live-streaming partner Sonic Foundry will make Jisc11 its most interactive conference to date. With over 600 delegates expected to attend Jisc11 on 14 and 15 March in Liverpool, those unable to attend will still have the opportunity to participate in the conference thanks to a new online experience through Sonic Foundry’s Mediasite.

Those unable to attend Jisc11 will still have the opportunity to participate in the conferenceSean Brown, Vice-President of Education, Sonic Foundry says, “Mediasite is the first of its kind to bring real-time picture capture. We take video, audio and visual and join all of that data together to bring it to your browser in real-time.”

Robert Haymon-Collins, Jisc Director of Communications and Marketing, explains the value that Sonic Foundry is able to bring: “Past conferences have used social media and live-streaming, the difference this year is that Sonic Foundry is helping us to offer our online participants a truly inclusive experience and as though they are physically here with us in Liverpool. The video, audio and presentations, alongside the Twitter feeds, will all be streamed to their computers in real-time, and there will also be opportunities to ask questions, take part in online polls and contribute to the sessions taking place.

“Although there isn’t a replacement for attending an event in person, our live-streaming highlights, combined with delegate and speaker interviews, do provide the opportunity to take part in Jisc11.

“It is our aim that in the future, wherever appropriate, our events will be delivered through these multi-media channels so that as many people as possible have the chance to learn about digital technologies for education and research.”

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