Hey everyone! Glad to see people are interested in rekindling the online meetings again! I have a sample format from an Al-Anon meeting that I love if anyone is interested in leading the meeting, please email me at l.e.orcutt@gmail.com, and I can scan it and send it to you. What platform are y'all planning on using? Also I don't know if anyone has ever used Google hangouts, but that platform allows up to 10 people and it's great for providing both audio and video which can make it seem more real. Just a thought!

OK everyone - let's give this a shot. Thanks pabita - I sent you an email requesting the meeting format you have. Mike yes it is not too late - we have not even had our first one yet! :-)

I requested a meeting space on meetingsonline.com last Thursday but they never got back to me and since the date of their copyright listed at the bottom of their webpage is 2010 I'm guessing the site may not be active anymore. They have not answered my email to their support address either.

I briefly checked out Google Hangouts but it appears you have to have a Google+ account. I checked out some other meeting sites but they either were not free or required participants to download some software - neither of which I was too keen on. Finally I can across AnyMeeting.com which is free and completely browser based so no downloads required. In a meeting, we can have up to 6 people with webcam and up to 200 other audio participants. Participants have the option of calling in using their computer's microphone and speaker (VOIP), or there is a telephone number to call in with your phone. The call in phone number is not toll free so normal long distance charges would apply - however many of us have unlimited cell phone calling plans - especially evenings. The only downside is that we have to live with ads on the side of our meeting area but that is not a big deal I don't think - just watch out for them because they may say DOWNLOAD (especially when you first try to join the meeting) but you absolutely do not need to download any software to join this online web meeting!

Sounds like I work for the company doesn't it? I don't, I have just done some research this week. So here is the information for our first meeting:

Liars Anonymous
Thursday, February 13, 2014
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Pacific Time
https://www.anymeeting.com/455-166-819

When you go to this site on Thursday at the meeting time, the webpage will ask you to fill in 3 fields:
1) full name
2) location
3) email address

You don't have to use your name - definitely no last names. It may be helpful if you want to - to use your posting name followed by your first name in parenthesis - something like: lswan662 (Larry), just to make it easier to address each other but it is totally up to you. A location is not required. Some kind of an email address is required but does not have to be a real email address. After you log in it will ask you how you would like to "talk" - using the microphone in your computer or using a telephone. If you select telephone it will give you the phone number to call and the access code.

At this first meeting we can discuss how often we should meet, when we should meet, what the ground rules are, and what format we might want to follow. OK I think that is it! Hope to talk to some of you tomorrow (Thursday).

-Larry

Great Work Larry & thank you (no lie :-) ). I plan to attend - only concern is I'm away on business and there is a BIG winter storm coming up the east coast, so 1) if I make it home and/or 2) if where ever I find my self we have power I will be there.

Looking forward to meeting everyone on line and thanks to you pablita for really starting this whole idea a couple of years ago and for your continued support.

I look forward to hopefully meeting y'all too! Hopefully we'll be able to travel in time so that I can attend.

I am planning on attending. Yay!

here is the telephone number call in for today:
213-416-1560
access code: 6308781 #

First time I called I got a busy signal. I tried again and got connected. Then I entered the access code and it said it was not valid so I tried again and it seemed to take it. I am on the line now.

we are online now. There are 3 of us in the room now. If you can join us please do. Calling in lat is totally cool

Although only 3 showed up for this meeting it was an outstanding conversation with two really cool folks. Hope more of you can join us next week.

What a great meeting! Thanks borntorun and lswan662 for a wonderful experience. I think this could really take off. People have been asking for online meetings for a long time. Let's keep it going and hope we see some newcomers!

Laura O.

I would like to join in these meetings too when and where.

Catie refer to Larry's previous post here - Thursdays 5:30 Pacific time:

Liars Anonymous
Thursday, February 13, 2014
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Pacific Time
https://www.anymeeting.com/455-166-819

Sunday - great Saturday, lie free and looking forward to a wonderful Sunday!

Larry although you slipped, it sounds like you corrected your lie - that's what it's all about, when you slip right yourself - well done!

Just a reminder again that were are meeting this Thursday 2/21 at 5:30pm. Here are the details again:

Computer = www.anymeeting.com/liarsanonymous
USA Telephone = 213-416-1560
Access code = 065 4757 # (or maybe 630 8781 #)
If they system asked for an audio pin, use = * 110 #

Hope to see you online this Thurs!

edit the above reply to have it say Thurs at 5:30 PST (west coast time).

Hi guys. I may not be able to make tonight's meeting. I have a work related event which ends around the time we start. If at all possible I will dial-in, but will not be on video.