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Here's a little historical background.  I think it was back in the
70s/early 80s that we last taped ARLIS/NA conference sessions and sold the
tapes.  We tried this for 2-3 years.  It was *extremely* expensive, due to
the hotel charges for enough microphones in each room, renting the tape
recorders, various other hotel fees (including having to pay for the hotel
technicians to plug everything in), etc.  Unfortunately, not enough of the
tapes actually sold for ARLIS to break even, much less show a slight
profit, and HQ ended up with boxes of unsold tapes.  Quality was sometimes
uneven, and if presenters showed slides, the tapes didn't make much sense.

That all said, perhaps it's time to revisit the subject.  Although it may
be too late for Vancouver, perhaps the Pittsburgh committee could at least
investigate the possibility of taping and see what the costs would be.
Personally, I would be interested in buying tapes for a couple of important
sessions that I can't make due to conflicts.

Here's an off-the-wall idea--why don't we Webcast all the sessions? (just
joking)

Amy

Amy Navratil Ciccone
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182
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