The MIT IS/IT dept's are both pretty Top Notch, I worked with their IS Dept while studying there for 18 months (thats another saga). -(start ramble)- Lots of rooms, a couple of significant lecture theatres with full AV equipment, projectors, reasonably late model PC's, the network is accessible via either a WinME/2k Desktop (with things like Office and stuff installed (powerpoint)) or via Citrix Thin Client... In the main IS building there is an oversized lecture theatre easily able to accomodate more than 100 people, tier'd arrangement, whiteboards, full AV setup for Videos, Computer Projection or OHP, with PA etc.. Theres two or three smaller theatres of the same type suitable for about 60 people each, and then of course theres the labs (about 9 of them specifically IS dept) with 20 PCs each, and classrooms (suitable for 20 -25 people in each class, seated and desked). Each classroom has an OHP (or access to one) and a whiteboard (typical tertiary class styles) and theres also mobile projection equipment... The buildings are also only about 5-6 years old, fairly recent stuff and in good condition. My login for their network has expired (I was a student there untill end of last year) but Im still in contact with senior staff in the IS department... given my exposure to other facilities of this type I think the IS dept at MIT is pretty well set up overall - Im sort of spasmodically studying there now, trying to decide if pursuing my Diploma is more useful than gaining on-the-fly work experience as I am at the moment... What else may be of interest. Literally 2 mins off the Motorway. Lots of parking, and its free. Active security patrols around the building. Handy to fast food of various sorts, cafeteria within 50m of the building, and of course every machine on the LAN has access to the internet via a proxy... -(end ramble)- So yeah, Im not sure exactly what kind of facilities we want/need/expect - But Donald you can add me to the list of 'general help' and if resources such as the above are suitable, I can make approaches as/when appropriate. Just need a vague idea as to the date. Given enough advance notice I dont see it being too big a deal.. :) Mark. At 12:02 10/01/02 +1300, Allister Clarke wrote:

The advantage to Auckland - and Im pretty certain that if I asked, I could get us a venue in the Manukau Institute of Technology IS Dept - Is the reduced travel for a fair number of NZNOG'rs who work in/around Auckland - and that ppl who want to fly in, esp ppl like Dean - Can fly direct to Auckland.

* What is equipment like at the ManukauIT IS Dept? * Is VC'ing of interest to anyone on this list? * It can be a bit expensive though ... :-) * Anyone like the Polycom units?

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