# Introduction

_**Disclaimer**: this book is a work in progress._\
_It is_ [_hosted on gitbooks_](https://pietropassarelli.gitbooks.io/textav/)_._

_If you want to get involved it and want to contribute to it, you can use_ [_gitbooks commenting features_](https://www.gitbook.com/blog/features/discussions)_,_ [ _change request_](https://help.gitbook.com/books/what-are-change-requests.html) _or just reach out at_ [_pietro.passarelli@gmail.com_](https://github.com/pietrop/textAV17/tree/d9eeec043330d1e9b637e1887287d06650857ba7/pietro.passarelli@gmail.com)_._

* _You can use inline comments and discussions for high level topics and considerations._
* _Use change requests for grammars and typos._

Otherwise you can use github pull request with [the github repo `textAV17`](https://github.com/pietrop/textAV17) that syncs with this gitbook.

[textAV.tech](http://textav.tech) event description:

> TextAV is a three-day working group in New York City, July 19-21, 2017, with leading technologists, application developers, and practitioners working in the area of online audio and video, with a particular focus on the use of captions and transcripts to facilitate and speed up the production process.

[Here you can also read a source blog post by Molly Schwartz with her account what it was like to attend the first edition of textAV](https://source.opennews.org/articles/text-audio-and-meaning/).

The idea with this gitbook is to take the collaborative notes and video from the presentations of projects and problem domain and curate them into an easy to navigate resource that can be shared beyond the event.

It's also a chance to expand on lessons learned, road map and vision for each project.

Check out the [TODOS](todos) section if you want to help with this effort.
