TCS online series- could this work? by Bill Gasarch.
From the post:
Oded Regev, Anindya De and Thomas Vidick we are about to start an online TCS seminar series. See here for details, though I have the first few paragraphs below.
Its an interesting idea- we can’t all get to conferences so this is a good way to get information out there. Wave of the future? We’ll see how it goes.
Here is the first few paragraphs:
Ever wished you could attend that talk if only you didn’t have to hike the Rockies, or swim across the Atlantic, to get there; if only it could have been scheduled the following week, because this week is finals; if only you could watch it from your desk, or for that matter directly from your bed?
Starting this semester TCS+ will solve all your worries. We are delighted to announce the initiation of a new series of *online* seminars in theoretical computer science. The seminars will be run using the hangout feature of Google+. The speaker and slides will be broadcast live as well as recorded and made available online. Anyone with a computer (and a decent browser) can watch; anyone with a webcam can join the live audience and participate.
For updates, see the TCS webpage: https://sites.google.com/site/plustcs/
Keep a watch on this for ideas to stay ahead of your competition.