Video Technology community groups
Several universities have approached Jisc over the past year regarding the potential for sending broadcast content between a university and a national broadcaster.
This group is for all those who are interested in this area, and are likely to or have already started sending content to broadcasters.
This group is for the VC User Group Event 2012. The event has finished, and we thank all those who attended. Look out for news on upcoming events here - https://www.ja.net/events
** The streaming platform was retired in Summer 2017 **
Jisc currently provides a Wowza-based flash streaming platform to the Student Television community, free of charge.
Each of the 42 currently affiliated NaSTA stations has an account available to them on the platform. The servers have the capacity to reach up to 3000 viewers in HD (5000 in standard definition).
At the moment, the servers are being rolled out to the members...
Do you use streaming & lecture capture? Whether its lectures or performances, graduations or sports events, this group is for all those who want to discuss all things streaming.
Janet North West Group
Welcome to Janet North West; the Janet community in North West England. Here you can find out about:
Getting help and support with your Janet connection and services.The Janet services and connectivity available to you.Your local Janet activities and events.You can also use this Group to:
Get information and guidance about Janet’s services, policies, technology, etc. For example, you can ask about using Janet’s Frameworks or...This group is an area in which members of the community can share and discuss the use of XMPP within their organisation.
In particular, where resources are available over XMPP this group would be a great place to share and advertise them.
Welcome to the Janet West Midlands Group
This is the regional group for Janet customers in the West Midlands seeking information about Janet connectivity in their region, support, services and contact information.
The advanced technology at the heart of Janet coupled with the government’s drive for shared services and efficient procurement mean that Janet’s common infrastructure can support multiple communities and deliver significant savings.
Megaconference Junior is an international schools’ videoconference that takes place every year. Young people (mainly aged 7 – 19) from the US, UK, Croatia, Australia and Asia join together to share stories, ideas, jokes, recipes and much more. This event is completely free, and there is no cost involved for UK schools using the Janet videoconferencing service, more information about the service can be found at: www.ja.net/janetvc
The next Megaconference Junior...
This year we will be holding two separate events on two separate days. One day will focus on Content, one day on the technical elements of Videoconferencing.
The date has now been agreed for the Janet VC User group Content event-it will be on Thursday 5th December. It will be aimed at schools(all Key Stages) and FE, teachers, users, lecturers, Head teachers, subject heads.There will be presentations from a selection of Janet Content Providers,also opportunities for Janet updates...