Delegates Inaugurate Interactive Kiosks

October/November 2001 IBEW Journal

For the first time, speakers on the floor of the 36th International Convention used a new Interactive Kiosk, described by President Hill as a way "to keep the IBEW on the cutting edge of technology."

A convention video showed delegates how to use the system, which is activated by swiping their delegate ID card through an electronic reader. Delegates then choose one of four buttons indicating whether they are rising to speak for or against the motion under discussion, to raise a point of order or to ask a question. The convention chairman then sees the delegate’s name and purpose for rising.

Hill said the system evolved from discussions following the 1996 convention in Philadelphia on how to make conventions "more active and more participatory for the members attending."