Yes, I raised this same issue over a year ago & I was abruptly "cut off at
the knees" with a comment saying "cost" was the issue.......
At the time I was working from home in a SOHO environment and was already
enjoying many webinars....
For us "remote" IPC members, it's the way to go.....
Hmmmmmmmm.........so I shut up....
I don't think these hosting services cost as much. There is much competition
in this arena also...
Regards
tDK
-----Original Message-----
From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Brooks,Bill
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 10:55 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [DC] On-line training...
I read some criticism of the IPC on-line training and web based seminars on
Technet recently... A valid complaint that the format was less than simple
for the attendees, and very low tech... here's a quote from the message....
"You have to download the slides ahead of time and flip them yourself during
the presentation, AND you have to call in separately from the web link to
hear the audio. You don't even need to be logged into the site during the
cast." "Why can't they set it up to provide the audio on the website and
automatically advance the slides? I've sat thru many webcasts that do this.
And almost all of those were free, to boot. Instead, you have to pay for an
hour-long long distance call (if you aren't in the US and have access to the
toll-free number), on top of the seminar fee."
I went looking for some 'webinar' hosting services and ran across what UP
Media is doing in a joint venture with PCB007...
http://www.pbrseminars.com
Now if they can do it, we should be able to do it too, don't you think? I
plan to bring this up at the next Executive committee meeting.
Best regards,
Bill Brooks - KG6VVP
PCB Design Engineer , C.I.D.+, C.I.I.
Tel: (760)597-1500 Ext 3772 Fax: (760)597-1510
e-mail:[log in to unmask]
http://www.dtwc.com
http://pcbwizards.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Brooks,Bill [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 1:53 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [DC] CID Certification Workshops - Orange County, CA - April
4-6, 2005
I'm sorry to hear you're not back to work yet Mitch... I hope something
breaks loose soon for you. Call Dave Catanzaro over at Employment Strategies
(858) 278-9225, I think they were looking for a Cadence guy in the last few
weeks.
I'm not aware of the IPC offering a deeper discount to unemployed designers
than the current one available to all member designers for $595.00 instead
of $795.00 for non-members.
I am however interested in seeing some sort of on-line training courses
developed that would allow designers the chance to attend classes they
otherwise would not be able to because of travel issues.
I was reading on-line about internet classes that are available from the
ARRL for Ham operators that want to further their education and I want to
ask if our PCB design curriculums could be administrated in such a
fashion...
Here's a link to the ARRL site... check it out and see if something like
that could not be used by the DC as a way to get more educational content
out to the designers.
http://www.arrl.org/cce/courses.html
I wish we could have a program for unemployed designers... I don't thing the
IPC has the money to fund it based upon what I have heard at the meetings. I
think if that's a program we want to have them fund, we should make our
voices heard ringing in the halls of IPC management so they know our desire
to help our fellow members get back to work. They are a non-profit
corporation and get grants from the government to fund PCB related
development and the like... I think they have the means to get funding from
the government to help designers get education to get back to work too...
The State of California does fund some of that sort of thing... In fact, I
think Mary Suggden may know where to get more info on that sort of
funding...
Best of luck in your endeavors,
Bill Brooks - KG6VVP
PCB Design Engineer , C.I.D.+, C.I.I.
Tel: (760)597-1500 Ext 3772 Fax: (760)597-1510
e-mail:[log in to unmask]
http://www.dtwc.com
http://pcbwizards.com
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