1st webconference

Sunday, 12th October, we got together for our 1st all partner webconference.

Eleven in the morning in Portugal, midday in France and Germany and one o'clock in Estonia, Ukraine and Turkey. Time zone differences, personal and professional engagements don't make it easy to set up something like this, even when there are just 7 of us. But I guess it just goes to prove that when there's a will, there will always be a way. :)

We had our heart set on using Google Hangouts for the conference, but technology had something else in mind - for some reason, two of us had no audio or mic capabilities. It just shows that you always need some sort of a backup plan. So after a few "log out and log in" suggestions, mixed with "have you tried this and that..." we decided to use Skype. No video, but at least that way we could all hear and speak.

While skyping we opened up a google doc and started making notes. It felt just like we were in the same room and not miles and miles away. We sat there and talked for about an hour, went into different aspects of our project, had a few laughs and then said our "goodbyes, and talk to you later". Really, you got love technology! :) 

Our Hangouts trouble documented :)