[GTALUG] [GTALUG-Announce] GTALUG: COVID-19 Impact

[Karen Lewellen]

how about zoom?
At least that way people can choose  to call in or do video.
Thing about google is the privacy sacrifice..among other factors.



On Thu, 26 Mar 2020, sean mancini via talk wrote:

> How about a google hangout session?
>
> On Thu., Mar. 26, 2020, 2:23 p.m. Christopher Browne, <cbbrowne at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> The ongoing COVID-19 problem has made it impossible to hold
>> our monthly meetings at Ryerson.
>>
>> Our meetings are held at Ryerson University; the University has
>> declared [1] that, to help diminish the spread of the virus, they are
>> eliminating all discretionary activities on (and off) campus until May
>> 1, 2020.  GTALUG certainly falls in the "discretionary activity"
>> category, therefore we do not have availability of that space.  It is,
>> of course, entirely likely that the May 1 date will shift as the situation
>> evolves.
>>
>> Further, the Ontario Government has banned getting together in
>> groups of 50 or more [2] (it would be no surprise for that to go down
>> further), and in view of the risks of the virus, it would not be at all
>> responsible for GTALUG to attempt to shift to other locations;
>> that would not fit well with the "social and physical distancing"
>> concept in use to try to diminish spread of the virus.
>>
>> We are trying to see what we can do about alternative mechanisms, so
>> that discussions may take place online.  The mailing list remains
>> active, of course; we hope to see more ideas emerge over the next
>> couple of weeks.
>>
>> [1]
>> https://www.ryerson.ca/news-events/news/2020/03/president-mohamed-lachemi-announces-universitys-plans-to-deal-with-covid-19/
>> [2] https://www.ontario.ca/page/2019-novel-coronavirus
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>> Chris Browne
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