Ontology Summit Conference Call Connection details

• Dial-in:
  • Phone (US): +1 (425) 440-5100 ... when prompted enter Conference ID: 843758# ... (long distance cost may apply)
    • ... [ backup nbr: (315) 401-3279 ]
    • (for phone dial-in) ... some local numbers may be available (in the US, Australia, Canada & UK) - see: http://instantteleseminar.com/Local/
  • Skype: join.conference (i.e. make a skype call to the contact with skypeID="join.conference") ... (generally free-of-charge, when connecting from your computer ... ref.)
    • THERE IS NOW A DOT BETWEEN JOIN AND CONFERENCE
    • when prompted enter Conference ID: 843758#
    • Unfamiliar with how to do this on Skype? ...
      • Add the contact "join.conference" to your skype contact list first. To participate in the teleconference, make a skype call to "join.conference", then open the dial pad (see platform-specific instructions below) and enter the Conference ID: 843758# when prompted.
      • You may connect to (the skypeID) "join.conference" whether or not it indicates that it is online (i.e. even if it says it is "offline," you should still be able to connect to it.)
    • Can't find Skype Dial pad? ...
      • for Windows Skype users: Can't find Skype Dial pad? ... it's under the "Call" dropdown menu as "Show Dial pad"
      • for Linux Skype users: please note that the dial-pad is only available on v4.1 (or later; or on the earlier Skype versions 2.x,) if the dialpad button is not shown in the call window you need to press the "d" hotkey to enable it. ... (ref.)

• In-session chat-room url: http://webconf.soaphub.org/conf/room/ontology_summit
  • instructions: once you got access to the page, click on the "settings" button, and identify yourself (by modifying the Name field from "anonymous" to your real name, like "JaneDoe").
  • You can indicate that you want to ask a question verbally by clicking on the "hand" button, and wait for the moderator to call on you; or, type and send your question into the chat window at the bottom of the screen.
  • Thanks to the soaphub.org folks, one can now use a jabber/xmpp client (e.g. gtalk) to join this chatroom. Just add the room as a buddy - (in our example case here) iaoa-swao@soaphub.org ... Handy for mobile devices!