Expedition Portal and The Africa Overland Network present the Overland Live Series.

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Following a well established tradition of bringing exclusive content to our members, Expedition Portal and The Africa Overland Network are proud to announce our latest project - Overland Live.

We have teamed together to bring you a new and exciting way to learn about and interact with everything related to Overland travel and travelers.

Situated between a Webinar and a video presentation, Overland Live will allow you to hear and see the presenters - live!
You will have the opportunity to send your questions in advance and get answers during the session.

The presentation will also be recorded so those who can't make the live broadcast may view it later.

For our very first session, we are excited to announce as our presenters:

Frederik and Josephine (www.radiobaobab.be (http://www.radiobaobab.be)), the overlanders who recently traveled across Congo (DRC) while journeying around the world for 2 years.
They will share details about their challenges and accomplishments, as well as answer your questions.
The presentation will be held on Sunday Dec 5th at 11:00 am Pacific Standard Time.

The number of guests is limited (200) so reserve in advance to secure your spot - it is free!

http://overlandlive.doattend.com

Also please note that this requires a high speed connection and a laptop/computer with adequate processing capacity. The session will have a live chat and video stream.

More details on the technical functioning of the session will be provided next week.

Get your questions ready - we must receive them by Dec 1st!

Thank you,

The Expo and Africa Overand Network team!

NOTE: Full schedule here ---- >>>> http://www.overland-live.com/podcast.htm

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[Tucson T4R]

Very cool use of technology and the perfect first presenter choice. :wings:

I'll be signing up for sure. Thanks.

[Victorian]

Signed up! Thanks a lot and I'm really looking forward to the presentation:wings::coffeedrink:

[evldave]

I'm there!!

[Overland Hadley]

What about those of us with slow internet connections? Can you post it to YouTube afterwards?

[Christian P.]

What about those of us with slow internet connections? Can you post it to YouTube afterwards?

Yes. The presentation will be recorded then edited and put online.

[dwh]

That...is extremely cool.

[suntinez]

Great idea.

I don't want to take one of the slots because I doubt I'll be able to make that time. However I do have a question, how are those submitted?

Thanks.

[targa88]

Signed up.
Thx for doing this...

[Brian McVickers]

Great idea.

I don't want to take one of the slots because I doubt I'll be able to make that time. However I do have a question, how are those submitted?

Thanks.

We'll be doing several of these moving forward so if you have an idea for a story or a trip to profile just let us know!

Regards,
Brian

[1leglance]

Very Very cool,
signed up and added to the Google Calendar

It would be great to get a "future of the industry" session that takes into account the recent growth and the new slew of vehicles aval for overlanding

Another would be get Jay & Alice (and kids) to talk about real life family on the road stuff.

[hillstrubl]

signed up, thanks

[sonof40]

Great idea.

...However I do have a question, how are those submitted?

Thanks.
Looking forward to this. How and when should we submit our questions?

[RSB]

x2! This is great!


Looking forward to this. How and when should we submit our questions?

[C Red]

Signed up. What a great idea. Great choice of presenters!

[Christian P.]

Looking forward to this. How and when should we submit our questions?

thanks - just send your questions to me through a pm, or to christian@expeditionswest.com

[HiLift Jack]

I will be in Uganda without internet access on the fifth of December. You guys and gals treat our guests right.

Juan

[syke]

signed up!

[Christian P.]

Thanks for everyone who have signed up so far - there is still plenty of room, we got the upgraded package so we can accommodate many people.

I have received a few questions also - this should be very interesting!

[justinhw]

great idea! thanks for setting this up!

[kenallwine]

This is great! I look forward when they get posted for rerun!!!

[overlander]

Crap! I just saw this and got so excited, then realized it's on a military training weekend for me (figures). I want to attend every single one going forward that doesn't conflict with national defense. ( I need to retire..this is just silly).

Thank you so much for recording and posting the video after the fact, for unfortunate souls like myself.

[JasonWD]

@portaladmin
Would you mind posting back in this thread when the YouTube saved version is up please.

Thanks!

[Christian P.]

@portaladmin
Would you mind posting back in this thread when the YouTube saved version is up please.

Thanks!

Yes we will do it.

[Christian P.]

The schedule is starting to take shape for the next sessions.

Expect more interesting guests:

http://www.overland-live.com/podcast.htm

[westyss]

looking forward to it, when will the technical info be posted? being slightly computer illiterate I need ample prep time. And having just met Jay and Alice , I would say that they would be an interesting tale, taking 2 young kids on a world trip, very admirable.:26_7_2:

[Christian P.]

More info on the session:

We are using Webex (http://www.webex.com/). If you are not familiar with the product, I would suggest that you log in at least 20-30 minutes before the session. We will be online getting ready.

You can also go on their website anytime and join a live demo:

http://www.webex.com/dailydemo/index.php?TrackID=1017642&hbxref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.webex.com%2F&goid=live_demo

There is a slight learning curve so please make sure you can work you way around.

The presentation will be hosted by me and/or Martin.

There will be a short introduction by Scott Brady.
Then F&J will do a quick overview of their entire trip.
The last section will be a Q&A session.

A few things about Webex.

You will see a live video stream of F&J.
Everyone will be muted.
There is a chat window on which you can send message to the entire group, or just a specific person. This is what we will use if you want to ask a question.

Send the question to the presenter and he will go through it and ask F&J if there is enough time.

[Christian P.]

Don't forget the first presentation is this Sunday, Dec 5th.

For those of you who have registered, you will be receiving an invitation email today with the details.

If you don't receive the email or if you would like to attend - last minute (we still have about two dozens "seat" available), you can just click that link Sunday morning:

https://expeditionswest.webex.com/expeditionswest

[Christian P.]

Reminder - the presentation is tomorrow at 11:00 am Pacific Time.

We will start the session 1hr earlier to give people time to familiarize themselves with the Webex tool.

Quick agenda:

-Introduction from Martin (The Africa Network) and Scott (Expeditions West)
-Josephine and Frederik presentation of their 2 years journey around the world.
-Q&A

In addition to discussing the Congo, F&J will be presenting their entire trip - they have some great stories!

It will be possible to join even if you have not registered yet.


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To join the online meeting
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1. Go to https://expeditionswest.webex.com/expeditionswest
2. If requested, enter your name and email address.
3. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: overlandlive
4. Click "Join".

[Victorian]

I hope I will be able to figure it out tomorrow... BTW, I didn't get an email with access code...

[Victorian]

Ok, I take it back ... found the email!

Looking forward to tomorrows event! :wings:

[Christian P.]

Session is live! The presentation will start in 30 minute

[Christian P.]

presentation is in progress, still time to join.

[6string]

Session is live! The presentation will start in 30 minute

Excellent presentation, Christian. Thanks for hosting this. Can't wait for the next in the series!

One comment: Is it possible in the future to have guests hold all questions until the end? It seems that Frederik and Josephine were getting a bit bogged down by all the questions. That would be super!

Thanks again!

[syke]

Very well done Overland-Live! Count me in on future shows.

[Victorian]

That was great! Thank you very much :wings:

[Scott Brady]

Wonderful presentation - well done all.

[Christian P.]

For those of you who missed it, you can listen and view the presentation here:

https://expeditionswest.webex.com/expeditionswest/ldr.php?AT=pb&SP=MC&rID=14454227&rKey=e385ed73aed82168

thanks!

[rain76king]

My internet connection crashed. I was not happy to have missed it. And most of my fantasy football game as well!

[justinhw]

Wonderful presentation, it's great that it was recorded for those that want to see it!

[Christian P.]

A few more comments:

-i think the session went extremely well. we had done some testing before but i was still nervous..
-we had about 70-80 people watching/listening/asking questions.
-the chat formula works well I think. You can comment and ask question as the session goes - and everyome sees it. if the presentor wants to, they can answer right away or delay to later.
-in order to avoid unwanted noise, everyone is muted except the presenter and the host.
-starting next year, we will have more regular sessions. The first guest on Jan 9th is Luis/Lacey from Lostworldexpedition.

You can already register and see some of the presentations coming - we will have some special guests to announce soon...
http://www.overland-live.com/podcast.htm


:)

[1leglance]

I really think these sessions have much more value as a Q&A instead of a trip report.
The 1 way mode of a website or written 2 way of a forum works best for presenting an overview of a trip.
The value of a live session is interaction, the ability to ask questions and get answers and the emotions that come through when a person speaks. All the non-verbal cues that are a major part of asking someone thought provoking questions.
To take it a step further, I would say that a live session has it's greatest value in non-tech questions.
Asking about how the truck was build is a forum thing, asking about what it was like "living" in the truck for 2 years is an emotional thing as best ask live.

I enjoyed the trip overview, don't get me wrong, but with only a very limited amount of time I think people will do this for the chance to connect and get the real feel for the presenters.

For me personally it is all about how a trip changes someone, how they felt, what they were thinking/feeling in the moment. What was in their toolkit is for the forum.

[rain76king]

I watched the recorded version. Great stuff, I was impressed with it and have registered for the next one as well.
Thanks for putting this together guys.

[DirtDiggler]

For those of you who missed it, you can listen and view the presentation here:

https://expeditionswest.webex.com/expeditionswest/ldr.php?AT=pb&SP=MC&rID=14454227&rKey=e385ed73aed82168

thanks!

this link doesn't work for me. is the recording still available???

I would love to watch it!!

[Christian P.]

Everyone

Our next Overland Live session will be next Sunday Jan 9th with Lacey and Luis.

They just finished sending their truck across the Darien Gap and they will be explaining that process, amongst other topics.

Please register here - it is free!

http://lostworld.doattend.com/

[Christian P.]

There is still a few days left before the next Overland Live session.

Luis and Lacey just spent the last few weeks in Columbia - and fight with torrential rain and ants.

Check the latest on their blog:

http://lostworldexpedition.com/Updates/

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[cruiseroutfit]

How did yesterdays segment go? I'll be looking forward to downloading the recorded talk.

[zeroland]

Here is the link to both of our latest sessions:
http://www.overland-live.com/podcast-recorded.htm

We have a few more sessions lined up:

Asia Overland on a Honda 110cc motorbike
Southern Africa Overland - all about living the overland dream
Long Range Desert Group - retracing the steps in two WWII jeeps

See the DoAttend (http://events.doattend.com/search?tag=overland&city=&commit=Search) website for more details.

[DirtDiggler]

Yay, that link is working for me! Thanks.

[zeroland]

This Sunday (23rd January) we will be hosting our next Overland Live session.

If you like motorbikes, and are inspired by Asia, then this talk is for you.
Nathan is not you typical 'Long Way Round' character... he is inspirational and practical and completed his trip on a 110cc Honda Postie Motorbike.

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You can register here: The Postman (http://thepostman.doattend.com/)
Event starts at 10am PST; 12pm CST and 7pm GMT.

Shout if you have any questions...

[dzzz]

From the sign we have clearly found Yoda's home.

Very cool traveling like that on a little bike. An actual "eco" vehicle.

[Christian P.]

Don't miss the session tomorrow with Nathan - should be fun...!

:)

[zeroland]

Here are the login details for Sunday 23rd January at 1000am PST / 1900GMT Overland Live (http://www.overland-live.com) call with Nathan and his epic Asia overland trip from Sydney to London.

Topic: Overland Live Webcast - The Postman
Date: Sunday, 23 January 2011
Time: 19:00, Western European Time (London, GMT)
Meeting Number: 804 266 775
Meeting Password: overland

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To join the online meeting (Now from mobile devices!)
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1. Go to http://bit.ly/fy74vd
2. If requested, enter your name and email address.
3. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: overland
4. Click "Join"

[zeroland]

To get you in the mood for today's Overland Live session, be sure to watch this fun video clip of Nathan attempting a hill with his Honda motorbike...

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Direct YouTube link: http://youtu.be/BkD4y1iVz6Q?a

[zeroland]

A future guest, on Sunday 20th February at 1900GMT, will be Hennie Rautenbach.

Back in the 1990's Hennie launched the website www.overland.co.za (http://www.overland.co.za) as a way to fuel his passion for overland travel. Over the next decade he inspired many folk to choose a vehicle and to live the overland dream.

Be sure to register (http://overland-za.doattend.com/) for this event if you need any inspiration for your next adventure.

A few pictures from Hennie's various trips...

Legends trip - Only Series vehicles allowed:
http://www.overland.co.za/Land_Rover/Legends/2003/Hennie_Rautenbach_slides/08.jpg

Sun Eclipse Tour to Zambia
http://www.overland.co.za/eclipse2001/67.jpg

Western Zambia trip in 2000 (very remote)
http://www.overland.co.za/Land_Rover/Legends/2000/12.jpg

South Africa
http://www.overland.co.za/Hennie_Namakwa_2002/Day3/20.jpg

http://www.overland.co.za/travel_reports/Hennie_Rautenbach/Nossob_Trail_Sept_2005_files/image011.jpg

[zeroland]

Here are the login details for Sunday 30th:

Webcast Login Details
Topic: Overland Live Webcast - Overland ZA
Date: Sunday, 30 January 2011
Time: 19:00, Western European Time (London, GMT)
Meeting Number: 808 369 431
Meeting Password: overland

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To join the online meeting (Now from mobile devices!)
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1. Go to http://bit.ly/h0NLOz
2. If requested, enter your name and email address.
3. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: overland
4. Click "Join"

[zeroland]

Just a friendly reminder that if you are interested in overland travel in Southern Africa, then today's session is for you.

Login details are above.

There will be a recording made of todays session.

[zeroland]

Our next Overland Live webcast (6th February) will be slightly different from the usual format. Our guest this week will be Toby Savage and his epic trip to North Africa in two WWII Jeeps.

http://www.tobysavage.co.uk/lrdg/Gallery/large/_LRDG%202011%20010-Edit.jpg

During this webcast, Toby will share a bit of his background, his work with Chris Scott (Desert Driving DVD) and his experiences in North Africa and the Sahara.

A video overview:

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You can register here: Overland Live (http://lrdg.doattend.com/)

More information can be found on www.overland-live.com (http://www.overland-live.com)

[zeroland]

Today's session will start at 1100PST (1900GMT) and will feature the well known Toby Savage.


Topic: Overland Live Webcast - The Long Range Desert Group
Date: Sunday, 6 February 2011
Time: 19:00, Western European Time (London, GMT)
Meeting Number: 809 098 810
Meeting Password: longrange

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To join the online meeting (Now from mobile devices!)
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1. Go to http://bit.ly/eSIq8Z
2. If requested, enter your name and email address.
3. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: longrange
4. Click "Join".
5. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.

[Christian P.]

Session is still in progress...I just joined, awesome stories so far!

[zeroland]

If you could not attend any of the live sessions, be sure to watch the YouTube recorded session or listen to the MP3 audio only.

The recorded sessions are available here: Webcast Recordings (http://www.overland-live.com/podcast-recorded.htm)

Our last guest was Toby Savage - he shared about his experiences in North Africa and about his upcoming trip in two WWII jeeps.

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[zeroland]

Our next Overland Live event will be this Sunday (20th Feb at 1100pst).

Our guest speaker will be Hennie Rautenbach, the founder of Overland Forum ZA. Hennie is a South African with a passion for Overland Travel. He currently drives a fully equipped Defender 130 and has owned and travelled overland in LR Series, Toyota Troopies plus a host of other vehicles.

Join us live on Sunday as we explore Southern Africa and enjoy the campfire stories Hennie has to tell.

View more details here: http://www.overland-live.com/podcast.htm

Let me know if you have any questions for Hennie.

[zeroland]

Webcast Login Details

Topic: Overland Live Webcast
Date: Sunday, 20 February 2011
Time: 19:00, Western European Time (London, GMT)
Meeting Number: 808 895 934
Meeting Password: overland
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To join the online meeting (Now from mobile devices!)
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1. Go to http://bit.ly/dQOgYg
2. If requested, enter your name and email address.
3. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: overland
4. Click "Join".
5. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen

Photo from our guest speaker's albums:

http://www.overland.co.za/Photo_Albums/Hennie_Rautenbach/Kgaligadi_Sep_2005/078%20First%20Campsite%20-%20Witgat.jpg

[zeroland]

Just a friendly reminder that today's Overland Live session will be starting in less than 2 hours... Our guest speaker will be Hennie Rautenbach from South Africa.

Look forward to seeing you online.

[zeroland]

I will be hosting another Overland Live webcast on Sunday evening at 7pm GMT.

The session will be slightly different from the previous sessions - this one will be an interactive discussion on creating your overland website and more importantly the type of content for the right audience.

The aim after the session will be to pool everyone suggestions and hopefully use it as a template for future overlanders who are thinking of creating a website.

See www.overland-live.com (http://www.overland-live.com/webcast-login.htm) if you are interested in joining the call.

http://www.overland-live.com/img/website1.jpg

Cheers
Martin

[zeroland]

A new podcast is available for downloading - this week we discuss Overland website creation - selecting your audience, hosting your website, digital content, and social media. A must listen if interested in creating your own overland website.

Read the show notes (http://www.overland-live.com/shownotes/episode-p03.htm) or right click to download the MP3 (http://bit.ly/livep03)

Guests this week are:
Guests include Anthony (Motojournalism (http://motojournalism.blogspot.com/)) and Taniya (CaTs Itchy Feet (http://www.africa-overland.net/Bio-554-Itchy-Feet))

[zeroland]

Our guest speaker this week will be Scott Brady. Scott will be sharing top tips on preparing your vehicle for an overland expedition.

http://www.overland-live.com/img/webcast/scott.jpg

The Login Details
Topic: Webcast - Top Tips on Vehicle preparation
Date: Sunday, 13March 2011
Time: 7pm PST (0300 GMT) - please note new time zone.
Meeting Number: 803 163 423
Meeting Password: overland

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To join the online meeting (Now from mobile devices!)
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1. Go to http://bit.ly/f1yVpU
2. If requested, enter your name and email address.
3. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: overland
4. Click "Join".
5. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.

[zeroland]

Sunday's Overland Live session is available as a recorded session.

Click here to watch & listen to Scott Brady (http://goo.gl/R8air) talk about overland vehicle preparation.

Your feedback is always appreciated.