On Friday 16th at lunchtime we were contacted by the wonderful people from Seminars.ie. Their dilemma was how to get some of their guest speakers into Dublin’s National Concert  hall for an event over the web the next morning. Unable to travel with the European airspace lock down. The volcanic ash plume from Iceland had put the event beyond the reach of the keynote speakers involved from the UK and Canada. Travelling to Dublin to give presentations was out of the question. Some 450 people were expected at the event.

Specialists in on the subject of Health and Music,  Dr. Daniel Levitin and Prof. Paul Robertson were expected to arrive for the event. The event was described as

Music has always been considered a soothing and healing influence, calming the soul and relieving stress. With the rise in Music Therapy as a paramedical discipline we have come to understand just how useful it can be in the treatment of autism, learning disabilities, dementia, neurological disorders and depression.

With no chance of travelling, the National Concert Hall and Seminars.ie pulled together and worked on a way with us to stream the speakers and their multimedia presentations to an audience. We had less than 16 hours to organise, train and coordinate Professor Paul Robertson and Dr. Daniel Levitan. Here is a 4 minute video of how Dr. Levitan got on.

This is a short amateur video captured by one of the attendees.

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