Thanks to the generosity of Jackie McBride of Brighter Vision 
Technologies,
who  is letting me use a Talking Communities room at no cost, I 
am
organizing a day of free iPhone training and information, 
Saturday, 5 May.
Here is what I have in mind.  We'll see if it works, or if it is 
needed.  I
hope lots of trainers, and trainees, will drop by!

The day is divided into three sessions, two of which are of 
identical scope.


Sessions A.  and C.  Hands-on Assistance for Beginners:

Session A: 13:00-14:30  GMT (9:00-10:30  A.M.  Eastern, 6:00-7:30  
A.M.
Pacific.)

Session C: 19:30-21:00  GMT (3:30-5:00  P.M.  Eastern, 12:30-2:00  
P.M.
Pacific.)

Session B: Intermediate Assistance, General Questions of all 
sorts:
16:00-18:30 GMT (12:00-2:30 P.M.  Eastern, 9:00-11:30 A.M.  
Pacific.)

More details:

Sessions A and C: Many people have difficulty with basic iPhone 
use, making
and receiving calls, navigating the home screen, and the like.  
The idea is
to try to get those users the help they need.  Depending on the 
number of
attendees and the needs of each, we'll be able to help some in 
the room,
while it is my hope that some expert users will be willing to be 
present and
perhaps team up with frustrated users to offer some individual 
assistance
elsewhere.  If it turns out that this sort of help isn't needed, 
we can
answer any and all other questions as in Session b.

Session B: this longer session is designed for a wider variety of 
discussion
and assistance.  What is the best app to do so-and-so?  How do 
you
accomplish this (slightly more advanced) task?  How does iPhone 
compare to
this or that phone?  I certainly can't answer all, or even most, 
of these
questions, so I hope that many iPhone aficionados and experts 
will be
present to lend a hand.

Structure: Ideally, people will be present at the beginning of 
the session
they wish to attend.  At that time, I will ask each person to 
detail his or
her expectations, questions and contributions.  From this, I will 
create an
agenda and we will strive to cover it.  We may not quite succeed, 
but we'll
try.  As others come in, I will try to get your concern added to 
the agenda
and your contribution noted.  This is all an experiment.

This endeavor will be useful, if it is needed, to the extent that 
people
make the contributions they can make and are respectful of the 
process.

How to take part: Come in to the room a few minutes before the 
session
starts.  The room is at

http://test.tcconference.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs950a0abb90
0d

Your username is your first and last name, no handles.  No 
password is
needed.

If you haven't used Talking Communities before, you'll have to 
download the
free client, which the site will invite you to do.

Consider jackie for your needs in web hosting, web development 
training,
JAWS scripting and tech support.  You can write to her at

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If you want to communicate with me regarding this 
training/discussion, feel
free to write to [log in to unmask]

See you all Saturday!

Dean


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