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The First Virtual Meeting Was in 1916

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116 points rbanffy | 4 comments | 13 Nov 24 15:38 UTC | HN request time: 0.815s | source
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MichaelZuo ◴[14 Nov 24 00:48 UTC] No.42131937[source]▶
It’s very surprising they didn’t continue this style of meeting, some sort of internal IEEE disagreement seems the most likely reason to me, but the evidence is probably lost to time now…
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1. KK7NIL ◴[14 Nov 24 01:04 UTC] No.42132047[source]▶
Extremely expensive long distance fees seem much more likely and also explains why it didn't catch on with other groups.
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2. MichaelZuo ◴[14 Nov 24 02:44 UTC] No.42132625[source]▶
Hence, an internal disagreement between the original promoters and the accountants/other factions.
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3. KK7NIL ◴[14 Nov 24 02:54 UTC] No.42132677[source]▶
No, I think they all agreed not to waste the association's money on vanity long distance calls.

As the article pointed out at the end, it's very likely this special conference call was only possible due to special sponsorship from a big donor or telephone companies.

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4. MichaelZuo ◴[14 Nov 24 03:40 UTC] No.42132941{3}[source]▶
Hence… an internal disgareement… between the original faction that convinced the sponsors/budgeting groups/etc… and the naysayers.