ABSTRACT
The scene is a lecture hall at a scholarly conference. At the front of the hall are three television monitors and three video recorders on trolleys arranged in a slight arch facing the viewers. Two or three people are already seated looking at their conference programs. Others gather in small groups discussing, chatting, and generally enjoying being with colleagues they haven’t seen for a while or with whom they are sharing interests for the first time. Others are filing in. One person is standing at the entrance, reading the program, looking at the set-up at the front and apparently trying to decide if this is where s/he wants to be. It is not immediately apparent who will be giving or chairing the presentation. A woman extricates herself from a rather lively discussion and steps to the front.
