What would motivate a small non-profit to buy an enterprise grade webcasting platform? Could they ever expect to see a return on that kind of investment? And why bother with professional-grade, purpose-built hardware, when software is cheaper and easier, right?
Wrong, at least according to the Energy Center of Wisconsin.
They needed to get their energy efficiency message out to a larger audience - without a big budget and without putting their viewers to sleep with a lot of technical data.
Having trouble deciding between on-premise, managed services or both? Check out this article by Sonic Foundry from AV Technology's Guide to Streaming Media to learn when to keep it in house, when to look for a streaming services provider and when to go mix and match.
Sonic Foundry commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises can realize by implementing the Mediaiste webcasting platform.
Public sector use of webcasting (the streaming of audio, video and visual aids over the internet for live or on-demand viewing) is growing. The Michigan Public Health Institute recognized the need by state agencies to use webcasting to translate, communicate and coordinate information and services in an array of program areas.
What do water bottles, satisfaction surveys and meeting technology have in common?
They all can be part of making your next conference more sustainable. Just maybe not in the way you might expect.
Here's an interesting fact about NASA: while the Space Shuttle has been its highest profile mission, it is only one of 93 active missions NASA is working on. At least 1,000 workers plus 2,000 contractors across the entire country provide important services every day to get to the point of liftoff. The NASA Safety Center (NSC) is responsible for training these individuals, as well as providing safety assurance for NASA's most critical missions and some of the nation's most significant investments.
Creating a successful hybrid event doesn't happen overnight and it doesn't happen in a vacuum. Victoria Fanning, a face-to-face meeting planner for over a decade, and now the Director of Hybrid and Online Meetings at EDUCAUSE, should know. She plans five major blended conferences, two multi-day online events, and numerous online seminars and webinars every year, with just about every possible combination of synchronous and asynchronous options offered.