<div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"><span>Hello,</span><br><span>I am a member of both the BSDCan and EuroBSDcon stream teams along</span><br><span>with the NYC*BUG meeting video person. As a community we have been</span><br><span>streaming and producing the conference videos for both conferences for</span><br><span>a few years now.</span><br><span><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span>I would like to ask the community for help to purchase equipment for</span><br><span>our collective benefit for use in future conferences. While cameras</span><br><span>are easy enough to rent, Decimators, the HDMI to SDI signal conversion</span><br><span>units we have speakers plug into at conferences, do not seem to be an</span><br><span>item AV rental companies stock. By making these purchases we can lower</span><br><span>our yearly AV equipment rental bill and have the key pieces of</span><br><span>equipment on hand for our conferences. The devices in the wish list</span><br><span>below are the next model up from the units we used in Portugal and</span><br><span>will work with the newest Mac laptops. Some members of the community</span><br><span>have expressed interest in helping with the hardware upgrade and would</span><br><span>like the benefit of a US tax system 501c3 donation write off. I have</span><br><span>spoken to the FreeBSD Foundation and they have agreed to purchase the</span><br><span>units for us using funds earmarked for the Conference AV Streaming</span><br><span>Donation.</span><br><span></span><br><span>FreeBSD Foundation: (Please label donation "Conference AV Streaming</span><br><span>Donation" in Paypal comments / check memo please)</span><br><span><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://freebsdfoundation.org/donate/" target="_blank">https://freebsdfoundation.org/donate/</a></span></span><br><span></span><br><span>More info on the Decimator unit:</span><br><span><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.decimator.com/Products/MiniConverters/12G-CROSS/12G-CROSS.html" target="_blank">https://www.decimator.com/Products/MiniConverters/12G-CROSS/12G-CROSS.html</a></span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Wish List for a local NYC supplier that carries Decimators if you want to just buy directly.:</span><br><span><span dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.bnh.com/wish/493426bf537e5b9873ebcad2b31e1ef0/" target="_blank">https://www.bnh.com/wish/493426bf537e5b9873ebcad2b31e1ef0/</a></span></span><div><span><br></span></div><div><span><br id="m_-7357050164601033914lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"></span><div id="m_-7357050164601033914AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Patrick McEvoy<div><br></div></div></div></div></div>