Enrolled Ho-Chunk Nation members were invited to attend a
mock e-meeting on November 20, 2020. The
mock meeting provided attendees an opportunity to navigate the virtual meeting
space in preparation for the Annual Meeting of General Council scheduled for December
5.
Detailed instructions were displayed on the Hocak Worak’s
website, and a link to those instructions was shared on the Hocak Worak’s
Facebook page. The updated instructions
for the Annual GC2020 meeting are in this publication of the Hocak Worak.
Per those instructions, attendees use two platforms to
participate in the virtual meeting. One platform called Lumi is intended for
voting and requesting to speak. The
other platform, Zoom, is used to view meeting proceedings and interact after
being called on by the Chairman of the meeting.
The use of two platforms may provide convenience to households
with more than one voting age tribal member.
A group watches meeting proceedings on a laptop or computer using
Zoom. Then individuals within that group
vote with their mobile devices, such as smart phones or tablets, using the Lumi
Platform.
For those individual tribal members, two devices are
recommended but not necessary. A laptop
or computer provides easier attendance because switching between the two
platforms can be difficult without further instruction when using a smart phone
or tablet. Rather than have the
platforms open in two tabs on one web browser, open two web browsers - one to
launch Lumi and one to launch Zoom.
It’s recommended that Mozilla FireFox or Chrome is used
instead of Internet Explorer.
Tribal members with technical issues may contact the Help
Desk at 715-227-5553 or email GCB@ho-chunk.com.
A YouTube video featuring a clip of the Mock E-Meeting is
located at https://youtu.be/g-lyEDgRRyk
and titled Ho Chunk General Council Mock E Meeting.