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- The information that you enter in this form is used to add your session
- to the list of events that is displayed to session directory users when
- they start the session directory application. To add your session to the
- list, specify this information on the Create Announcement form:
- <DL>
- <DT><B>Session Name:</B>
- <DD>The name of your session as it will appear on the announcement list.
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- <DT><B>Session Description:</B>
- <DD>An explanation of what the session is about. Provide enough
- information so that users can decide whether to participate in the
- session.
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- <DT><B>Reference URL:</B>
- <DD>A related Web location (usually in the form of
- <I>http://www.somemachine.com/ somepage.html</i>) where users can find
- supplementary information about the session. You can enter only one
- reference URL. This field is optional.
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- <DT><B>Address:</B>
- <DD>The broadcast address for the session.
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- <DT><B>Scope:</B>
- <DD>The area where the broadcast will be available: at your
- local site, within a broadcast region to which your site belongs,
- or world-wide.
-
- <DT><B>Media</B> / <B>Recvonly</B> / <B>Protocol</B> / <B>Format</B> /
- <B>Port</B>:
- <DD><I>Media</I> specifies the type of media that the session contains
- (sessions can contain more than one media type, such as Audio and
- Video). Select <I>Recvonly</I> if you do not wish audience responses to
- be made during the session. The <I>Protocol</I> and <I>Format</I> of the
- media specify the digital transmission characteristics of the session,
- which are normally determined by the originator of the broadcast, such
- as a radio station or conference sponsors. The <I>Port</I> is the port
- on the user hosts where the data stream for the session will be
- received. There are standard port numbers are for some types of
- broadcasts, but you can specify a different number if a different port
- will be used.
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- <DT><B>Broadcast</B> / <B>From</B> / <B>Repeat</B>:
- <DD><I>Broadcast</I> specifies the frequency of the session (once,
- daily, or weekly). <I>From</I> specifies the date, the starting time on
- the 24-hour clock, and the duration of the session. <I>Repeat for</I>
- specifies the interval at which the session will be repeated. For
- example, if you select <I>weekly</I>, <I>Wed Dec 2</I>, <I>13:00</I>,
- <I>30 minutes</I>, and <I>4 weeks</I>, your session will be broadcast
- for a half hour, beginning at 1 PM on Monday, December 2. It will be
- repeated at the same time every Monday for four consecutive weeks.
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- <DT><B>Email</B> / <B>Phone</B>:
- <DD> The email address, name, and phone number of the person responsible
- for the broadcast of the session (this is not necessarily the person
- making the announcement). Use conventional notation for phone number
- entries (for example, 415-555-1212). Either an email address or a phone
- number must be included in the announcement.
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