Transcriptions (Re: Hearing and Speaking Problems for Non-Native Englishspeakingparticipants.)

[Ted Lemon]

I have a little experience with recording too, and I agree that it would be 
prohibitive to get it done professionally.   I also agree that transcripts 
generally aren't that useful.   But having the MP3 available for generating 
the minutes probably is - you don't need a transcript to do minutes.

It might be worth seeing if it's possible to get audio out from the boards in 
the meeting rooms, and then, at the chair's discretion, possibly record that 
using some Windows or Linux audio software.   Making it a formal policy would 
probably be a mistake because of the cost, but making it possible and 
encouraging working groups to do it on a volunteer basis  might be 
worthwhile.