European RDM/sACN Developers Conference and Plugfest 2012

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Arrangements are being made to hold the next PLASA Control Protocols Plugfest in the UK. This follows the recent experiences of international participation at the PLASA plugfest sessions in Dallas Fort Worth.

The proposed dates are April 26th - 28th 2012.

A venue is being sought close to Gatwick Airport, which also has good rail links to London. Those wanting to travel by Eurostar can change at London St Pancras for the First Capital Connect service to Brighton, which stops at Gatwick Airport. Alternately, there is a regular bus service from Heathrow to Gatwick airport.

The Developers conference and plugfest is being planned to cover both RDM, sACN and allow details of the current streaming RDM project to be discussed.

Specific sessions will be held on the use of existing RDM test and development tools as well as providing developers with the opportunity to test and retest in a friendly and supportive environment.


If you wish to register a preliminary expression of interest, please email Peter Willis at andera@compuserve.com or Ron Bonner at Ron.Bonner@plasa.org

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The following is the essence of an imminent press release
** begins **
PLASA Technical Standards in action.
PLASA’s Technical Resource Office announces that an RDM and sACN Developers Conference and Plugfest will take place on the 26th-28th April, in the UK, at Gatwick Manor, London Road at Lowfield Heath, just south of Gatwick Airport.
This Developers Conference aims to provide a European forum for manufacturers, designers, consultants and prospective users; and to ensure that the adoption of these new standards achieves desired levels of interoperability and reliability.
The “Plugfest” is a hands- on opportunity for product developers to try their products and code implementations with products from a variety of other manufacturers, with support from their industry peers in an environment that encourages co-operation and improved understanding of the standards, and with the aim of achieving high levels of interoperability. Typically, engineers participate in these events with the ability to code and debug aspects of their implementations on site, sometimes retreating to their hotel rooms to craft improvements before returning to the “Plugfest” to continue testing.
The sessions, despite their apparent informality, can be a valuable opportunity to learn how not to make the same mistakes, or misguided assumptions, as others may have done.
Participation is by invitation, and limited to registered delegates. The conference is designed to appeal to Lighting Designers, System integrators, Theatre Consultants, Production Electricians, Rental company technical staff and product development engineers. The focus for Thursday will be broad, and designed to appeal to all categories of participant. Friday and Saturday will be orientated towards product development engineers who are either considering or actively implementing these standards.
A single registration fee of UK£45 per person, payable in advance, covers participation and a buffet lunch. Delegates may attend one or more days as they think appropriate. The registration fee is fixed, regardless of the number of days you attend, but you are required to indicate your proposed level of participation in advance.
All enquiries and registration requests should be sent to Ron Bonner at PLASA. (ron.bonner@plasa.org)
** ends **

This event is arranged by Peter Willis, Peter Kirkup, Hamish Dumbreck and Simon Hobday in conjunction with Ron Bonner, PLASA Technical Resource Office.

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It's official !!


http://www.lsionline.co.uk/news/story/European-RDM-and-sACN-Developers-Conference-and-Plugfest/M07CP7


hope to see you all there. Please regsiter asap, especially if you want accomodation, as our allocation is limited.

Peter

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Please don't forget to sign up and register for this event with Ron Bonner at PLASA, as soon as possible.

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I know a lot of companies have been busy this week in Frankfurt, with new product launches and so on at ProLite and Sound. However NOW is the time to sign up to the upcoming RDM and sACN Developers Conference and Plugfest, and turn all the marketing promises into technical reality!

Peter

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Thanks to everyone for their support of the forthcoming European RDM/sACN Developers Conference and Plugfest 2012.

It really should be called the International event, as we have widespread support and neary 60 attendees for Thursday and some 50 engineers working together on Friday and Saturday.

Peter

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Well - we have all survived the first day!.

A stunning attendance level : 60+ people and a lot of support and enthusiasm from companies experiencing this process for the first time.


Attached to this are the schedules we have tried to follow.

regards
Peter Willis

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Three days of serious work for a lot of people right to the end. :)

My thanks to Hamish Dumreck, Simon Hobday and Peter Kirkup for their support and enthusiasm for this event, and to Ron Bonner at PLASA for sponsoring and underwriting the event as part of PLASA Technical.

Thanks also to our additional guest contributers, Paul Kleissler, Tim Baarsch, Michael Karlsson, Hans Lau, Bob Goddard, Wayne Howell, Simon Newton, Adam Bennette and Ulrich Kunkel.

Finally, thanks to everyone who attended and participated in such a professional manner.

Ron, Peter, Hamish, Simon and I are getting together on the 4th May to learn from our mistakes, and discuss where we go from here. Thus if you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know.

Peter Willis

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Congratulations Peter, Ron, and everyone that contributed! It sounds like it was a fantastic turnout and event! I wish I would have been able to attend and look forward to hearing more from the results of the event.

Peter, I'd suggest you and Ron write up a Press Release with some good photos so we can publicize the event both on the RDM website but also in the trade publications.

Thanks.
Scott