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Hello,My second year as a TAXI member is coming to an end, and I was bummed to have missed this year's Rally. I was wondering, for TAXI members only, is there somewhere on TAXI's website where members can download or stream audio or video that has been taken during the sessions? If so, that would be awesome for those members who couldn't be there, to catch up on some cool presentations. If it's not already, perhaps this could be an added feature and benefit to membership.Thanks.

Dec 7, 2008, 5:04pm, jlizerbram wrote: Hello,My second year as a TAXI member is coming to an end, and I was bummed to have missed this year's Rally. I was wondering, for TAXI members only, is there somewhere on TAXI's website where members can download or stream audio or video that has been taken during the sessions? If so, that would be awesome for those members who couldn't be there, to catch up on some cool presentations. If it's not already, perhaps this could be an added feature and benefit to membership.Thanks.Unfortunately there is nothing like that... although some forum members have done their best to post their notes. there was a thread on this before the Rally... I'll quote me & Matto..Oct 14, 2008, 7:24pm, hummingbird wrote:According to the Rally schedule, there are panels in the Grand Ballroom all day long for 3 days (maybe 18 or 20 panels), and 20 or so smaller classes in meeting rooms each day, running concurrently with each other & the panels, plus Mentor Appointments, Mentor Lunches, Open Mics, etc. I would think it might be difficult to video them all.Oct 14, 2008, 9:24pm, matto wrote:This is something people have asked for from the beginning. So I remember before one of the earlier Rallies some years ago Michael asked his entire Taxi mailing list if people would be interested in this if it was offered at a nominal fee (to cover their cost of doing so). The answer was an overwhelming yes, so they taped the entire thing. Then, when the time came to buy the tapes, only a handful of the hundreds of people who said they would actually bought them, causing Taxi a significant loss. So I think it's safe to say you won't see Michael try this again anytime soon.Besides Vikki is right, the thing has grown so much over the years it would be damn near impossible to do these days.Sorry to be the bearer of bad news...

Thank you for the forum references, Hummingbird. What I was wondering however, is that the cost of posting recorded panel sessions in the form of secured streaming media on TAXI's website would be very low as opposed to duplicating CD's and tapes and sending them out to members. NSAI does this with their monthly workshops, and provides them free as part of the membership dues. They provide both streaming audio and video. Plus, my thinking is that membership would increase because members could have access to all the great information shared at these panels throughout the year. This might prove to be a great membership feature and still keep TAXI's overhead low. I hope the decision-makers for TAXI's website would look into this for future improvements. Thanks.

Dec 8, 2008, 10:56am, jlizerbram wrote:What I was wondering however, is that the cost of posting recorded panel sessions in the form of secured streaming media on TAXI's website would be very low as opposed to duplicating CD's and tapes and sending them out to members. Why don't you shoot TAXI an email with this suggestion? (They'd still have to pay someone to do the work of recording the many panels for 3 full days.)