Specific on the technology.


As we were setting this up, a good friend who had attended the Halifax conference of 2008 was lamenting the fact that he wouldn't get to rub elbows with like-minded folks and share information. So we decided to do the best we could to make that happen. Thus was born the notion of Pod groups, where folks can get together to watch and participate in the presentations at the same time as everyone else around the world, share information and trade stories of early trans-Atlantic contact.  

First, it's important to understand the time zones. Click this map to see your world time.  The Atlantic Conference clock is set to East Coast U.S. time. We'll be marking our time against that zone, so use the tools below to understand what time the live events will be in your time zone.

Rick and Steve will begin hosting several events as the conference approaches so you can make sure you (and we) have all the technical glitches worked out well in advance. We don't want you to miss a thing because of internet problems.


World time zone calculator at this link - Click Here
We don't want you to miss a thing. Study this useful online time calculator.

Time Zone Converter at this link - Click here
Very useful tool as the meetings approach.  Remember the Atlantic Conference time is set to East Coast Time (EST), United States - New York City


Gathering 
    A casual online opportunity to meet one of our speakers who will be broadcasting
    a live video conference in which you can participate using live chat and call-in
    features. You'll also get to meet others who will be listening from around the world. 

July 23 - Meet the Speakers
    Another opportunity for folks to make sure they can successfully tune in while
    getting to meet several other speakers and ask them questions live. 

September 30 - Pod Group Online Wine & Cheese
    That's right, we want to get Pods together as much as travel and time allows.
    This way, you'll know where you're going, be able to get there successfully on
    the day of the the conference and meet some of the folks in advance. Please 
    take lots of pictures as we'll all be posting shots of our Pod groups all through
    the event. 

October 9th, 10th & 11th 2009 - The Atlantic Conference
   
    Friday October 9th, 6:00 PM,  we'll kick off the conference with a keynote speaker. 

    Saturday October 10th, 9:00 AM - we'll have our first presentation. You'll click to 
    watch the video presentation. Then you'll click over to our live online participation
    video site to join in the Peer Review session, ask questions of the speaker and chat
    with others around the world who have see the presentation.

    Saturday October 10th, 10:30 AM - The next presentation will begin, followed by another
    participatory Peer Review session. And so on throughout the two day period. 

    These videos will be stored for future viewing and, importantly -
    ALL OF THIS IS COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE. 

Watch this site as the schedule gets ironed out and the speakers and events surrounding the 2009 Atlantic Conference get ironed out.

There will be a lot of information added to this site over the next few months. The detailed schedule will be released by August. You should expect the speaker list to change and grow as time goes by. And the fact that this is a web event means that we will take advantage of all that offers in terms of videos and audio delivery of speaker events and more.