Portland's Cerulic has expertise. The Old Church could be an interesting beta-test site. The New Smart Phones will probably provide webcam funtionality and connectivity. With Sprint and Voicestream going to 144Kbps in 2001, cellular speed for mobile video appears to be close at hand. Therefore, a Wireless Lan link to DSL will generally provide a better alternative in a limited space environment.
Webcams can add a press to talk button.
It requires no operators. The wireless lan provides a mobile, wireless feed that can be moved 300-500 feet from the wireless hub. Users would include wedding parties, security monitoring, concerts, and community groups who wish to webcast. No public access videoconferencing system exists in Portland. All current videoconferencing systems require specialized skills and equipment.