Boston Voice Users Planning Meeting -- Notes Tuesday, May 8, 2001

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Boston Voice Users Planning Meeting -- Notes
Tuesday, May 8, 2001

Attendees: David Fox
robert
Michael Schneider

Carolyn Carlton
JoAnne Moir

The planning committee came up with the following list of potential speakers/topics:

-- Laptops/US Bs/microphones
	Peter Cohen, speaker?
	(suggested by R. )
-- Running Naturally Speaking on a laptop
-- Demo of Via Voice for Linux
	Eric Johannesen, speaker
	(suggested by robert)
--> David Fox said he would contact Eric
-- Speech Therapy/Voice Coach
	Kate DeVore now in Chicago; can she provide a reference?
--> David Fox will attempt to contact her
--> Mass General email research
--> Carolyn suggested Kitty Bertalini
--> JoAnne agreed to contact Chris Mylenyk regarding her experience with a speech therapist
--> Ask Nancy Coutts (Carolyn's suggestion)?
-- Voice Code
	David Fox offered to demo, when Voice Code is complete -- not until the fall
-- Via Voice Demo
--> Michael will pursue possibility with a friend who is using it.

Future meeting dates: July 10; Aug. 14; Sept. 11; Oct. 9; November 13; December 11.

July -- Ray Lynn Hayward, Alexander Technique?
	--  July room not yet book

Responsibilities:
	David Fox will attend meetings and will continue to send meeting announcements via email to the Boston Voice Users mailing list
	Michael Schneider will do central calendar keeping through the end of August and will book room for meetings at MIT ("blocks of dates"); contact Jean Cavanaugh; email http://www.alum.mit.edu/~mikesch , phone 781-643-6391
	JoAnne Moir will take notes and either post them or get them to robert for posting
	Carolyn will continue in her role as liaison

Other:
 	David Fox suggested Steve Hecht has offered to do future Q&A
 	Michael said he might be able to use a laptop for a meeting demo -- The Research Group at MIT has a 900 MHz P 3 laptop.
 	Also discussed -- possible inclusion of 15 minutes or less of
	  -- technical questions
	  -- buy/sell/swap
	Also discussed -- starting at 7:15 and having a business meeting-or having a business meeting at 7:30; nothing resolved.