National Videoconferencing Services Project
The Videoconferencing Services Project (VCSP) Phase 2 is a 12-month project funded by the Scottish Executive to pilot national videoconferencing services for all schools in Scotland. The project is being managed by UKERNA in collaboration with Learning and Teaching Scotland. UKERNA manages JANET, the United Kingdom education and research network.
Phase 1 of VCSP, funded by the DfES for schools in England, built on work already accomplished by the Regional Broadband Consortia in establishing videoconferencing services within their regions, and established the interoperability standards and support services required for national and international use of videoconferencing by schools.
The Scottish Project launch event was held on 29 November 2005 in Glasgow. The programme and the presentations from the event are below.
Programme
| Time | Description | File |
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10.00a.m. | Welcome Chair: Jim Buchan - Jim is the Interconnect Development Manager at LT Scotland. | |
10.10a.m. | Rob Symberlist - Schools Networking Coordinator UKERNA. Responsible for liaising with the schools' regional network operators, learning and teaching support organisations, national content providers and the government departments that fund schools networks. |
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10.30a.m. | Karen Perrins - Video Services Manager UKERNA. Responsible for the management of the JANET Videoconferencing Service and the Video Technology Advisory Service. | |
10.50a.m. | John Martin - JANET Videoconferencing Service Manager, Edinburgh University |
Videoconferencing email list
Videoconferencing services project email list
This email list has been established to aid communication between local authority staff, schools and content providers who are involved in the project. Registered list members can access a full archive of these emails online.