Mayor to make history in hi-tech parade link-up

Cork is hoping to create technology history this St Patrick’s weekend by using advanced video teleconferencing to allow a US mayor lead parades on both sides of the Atlantic.

Mayor to make history in hi-tech parade link-up
Sat, 16 Mar, 2013 - 00:00
Eoin English and Jennifer Peltz

San Francisco mayor Ed Lee is in Cork to act as grand marshal for today’s parade which starts at 1pm.

But thanks to Cisco’s TelePresence technology, he ‘virtually lead’ his own city’s parade last night from Cork’s Imperial Hotel.

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CourtsPlace: USPlace: AtlanticPlace: San FranciscoPlace: CorkPlace: Imperial HotelPlace: Civic PlazaPlace: City HallPlace: New YorkPlace: DublinPlace: Fifth AvenuePlace: Cork CityPlace: BostonPlace: Albert QuayPerson: Ed LeePerson: Tim LuceyPerson: Christine QuinnPerson: QuinnPerson: godPerson: Sean O’RiordanPerson: Flann O’BrienPerson: Tony O’BrienPerson: Butch MurrayPerson: Stephen ColemanPerson: StephenPerson: Johnny O’MahonyPerson: Eoin EnglishPerson: Caroline CraughanEvent: St PatrickEvent: St Patrick’s DayEvent: ITLGEvent: St Patrick’s Day ParadeOrganisation: CiscoOrganisation: Imperial HotelOrganisation: CorkOrganisation: The Sextant
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