== TMO Zoom Open House notes ==

Set up the event:

  * create Zoom meeting (from template)
  * Send email to astroall@...  if you include astroall@ in the general email, only BCC!!!
  * Send email to openhouse@... BUT ONLY INCLUDE openhouse@ in the BCC field!!!
  * Post to Socials (create FB event)
  * Advertise in Sun News and Hotline

Before going up, make sure to have:

  * keys!
  * USB camera
  * Ethernet connector
  * phone with charger
  * laptop with charger
  * any demo material
  * flashlight for coming down
  * food/drink

Demo setup, as needed

Note: have always done these with laptop, but perhaps easier to just use the TMO computer, if we can get a USB camera and Zoom working with it. Easier setup, and larger screen! No VNC!

At the dome
  * plug in phone
  * plug in computer
  * attach ethernet, display (take from computer), keyboard/mouse (also from computer), camera to laptop

Zoom 
  * start meeting
  * edit security settings: participants should only be allowed to chat. In chat, set to only chat to hosts/cohost
  * connect with phone
    * test mute and speaker on/off on phone (no Bluetooth)
  * share screen, make sure zoom window is visible (may need to restart call if not)
  * get icon bar
  * Test run of Cell Phone (switching between camera views)
  * Test out "Spotlight video" on cell phone
  * Test out screen share for whomever is sharing for the night (as well as videos / links)
 

Telescope

  * confirm telescope connected
  * turn detector cooler on
  * test slews
  * test camera
  * test dome

As start time approaches

  * advise people in waiting room when event will start
  * let people in from waiting room
  * start Facebook stream
    * from ZOom, MOre/Facebook stream
    * should open Facebook page
    * choose direct to Page NMSU Astronomy

As event starts:
  * Check to make sure participants are muted on entry
  * Remind participants to send questions to Zach.
  * Ensure screen share is on and the "Welcome" slide is displayed


After event:
  * Minor editing of video
  * Post edited video to YouTube / FaceBook (don't delete the Live Video of FaceBook - just upload it as a new post)
  * Post images of object during event to socials in the following week.
  * get Zoom meeting registration list, sort, compare with openhouse.lis and add new users
    *  cat openhouse.lis.sav openhouse.new.sort | uniq -i ...


== Attendance at Monthly Public Open Houses ==

see attachments 

{{medialist>openhouses:*}}


Sept 10th, 2021 (Topic: Star Clusters - M7 and M13):
  * 90 on Zoom
  * 10 max views on FB


== Attendance at Weekly Undergrad Campus Obs ==

Sept 1st, 2021: CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER