New Meeting Platform

Several members of the ESJP Heartspace have suggested making the switch from hosting the monthly meetings on Zoom to using Jitsi. There are a couple reasons to do this. Firstly, it will enable folks to join from anywhere around the world (some countries have limited or restricted access to Zoom). Secondly, the free and open source nature of Jitsi appeals to the ideals of the ESJP group.

Joining a meeting on Jitsi requires NO account, payment, or sign up. The basic idea is we all visit the same url and are automatically brought together in the same meeting. The fastest way to join a meeting is to open a browser and simply click the link supplied by the meeting host and enter the password if one is required. Another way to join via browser is to visit the Jitsi homepage, click the button reading “See it in Action! Start a Meeting”, and enter the meeting title supplied by the meeting host, and again enter a password if required. Mobile and desktop apps are available but not required to access a meeting.

If using an unfamiliar platform raises any questions or concerns, this video demonstrates joining a meeting using different devices and methods. It also points out several useful features of the new platform.

Meeting Times for 2022

To determine the best times to meet this year, a survey was sent around on the ESJP Heartspace Discord. The consensus was to meet on the last Thursday of each month, and to alternate between two time slots to accommodate as many time zones as possible.

Therefore the following times were selected and divided between months as follows:

January, March, May, July, September, November: 10:00AM-12:00PM US Pacific / 1:00-3:00PM US Eastern / 6:00PM-8:00PM UK.

February, April, June, August, October, December: 8:30AM-10:30AM India / 1:00PM-3:00PM E. Australia / 7:00PM-9:00PM US Pacific / 10:00PM-12:00AM US Eastern.

January 2022 Meeting Info

Based on the outcomes of the survey above, the first ESJP Heartspace Meetup of 2022 will be on January 27th at 1pm US Eastern.

To join the meeting, visit this url: https://meet.jit.si/ESJPMonthlyMeeting or go to jitsi.org, click the button reading “See it in Action! Start a Meeting”, and enter ESJPMonthlyMeeting

If prompted for a password, enter heart