Hi Folks,
I was thinking of experimenting conducting online outreach. I want to try out if we can
do an effective outreach event using a google+ (video) hangout. Virtual outreach has a
number of advantages:
* No investment of time/effort/cost in travel
* Personal attention to each participant (because of individual video/screenshare
facilities.)
* No complications of no laptops available at the venue or a limit on creating user names
from a single IP address during the event
* Lower dependency on institutions/college fests to organize an event for us.
* Not limited by physical presence. Sitting in Kanyakumari, one can conduct outreach for
interested folks in Kashmir!
This is just a trial to test if online outreach is effective, doable and manageable. This
could be one of the ways forward! (Potentially, we could have more community members
doing more events with a more diverse audience.)
I'm really excited. Fingers crossed!
Thanks
Nitika