Why coordinate?
It's very important that you are able to contact the people that observe before you to coordinate and exchange information. It is equally important that you are able to be reached by those who observe after you.
The previous system was relying on vi sessions in a terminal window to type between two people, as well as telephone, skype, email or any combination thereof. In short, it was a pain. So we decided to use a common chat room environment (IRC) for which you can either participate with a web client if you don't want to install any software for your client, or a dedicated software.
Please note that using IRC for handover and coordination between observers is not optional. It is a requirement. If you cannot support this mode of communication, you cannot remote observe!
If you're familiar with IRC, follow this:
- Log into the Internet Relay Chat server "irc.inside.net". Use the password "moprachat"
- Use your real (first) name when logging in, so we all know who you are.
- Join the #Mopra room.
If you're not familiar, just use the following web client and follow instructions:
Go to http://www.mibbit.com/chat, click the "Server" and "Auth" links and enter the following information:
- Server Address: irc.inside.net
- Pass: moprachat
- Nick: YourName
- Channel: #Mopra (don't forget the hash!)
- Click GO and you'll be directly connected with the Mopra coordination desk (me :)).
If you would like to install an IRC client software
- For Mac OS X, use Colloqy
- For Linux, use one of those clients
- For Windows, use mIRC, the most popular IRC client of all time (or so they say)
If you're the current DA
Follow the instructions above to connect to the chat room, and as your name enter something identifying you as the DA, such as "Narrabri_DA" as your screen name.
Original: Balt Indermuehle (28-Sep-2009)
Modified: Balt Indermuehle (10-Oct-2009)