SELEM 11 Presentation and Show Schedules

Hi folks!

Please find below the current draft of the SELEM presentation and auditorium schedules. Please contact me if you have questions, changes or concerns.

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(Updated Sunday, August 6th @ 11AM)

Note that this is a draft and not all of the presenters have been contacted to clarify the details, so expect that soon if you see your name on the list. If you do NOT see a presentation topic that you expected, please reach out to Adam B. (Buffo) or myself ASAP so we can follow up.

Oh and one clarification on the Lasers and Lattes sessions planned for two of the mornings as I was a bit confused myself; L&L will begin on Thursday with each person who brought something to show giving a brief introduction to their project to the entire group. We'll then drill down on details as we'd like either alone or in groups as desired. This is the first time we've done an L&L session, of course, so we can change the format as we go to accommodate the desires of the attendees/demonstrators.

As always, this presentation schedule will continue to be updated in the coming days/weeks and the Auditorium show draft schedule will be included shortly. Your comments and suggestions are most welcome!

-David

Looking good David.
Thank you for doing this.

That's helpful for calculating meal slots too. That was a bit of a difficulty last year in terms of getting timing right. Maybe I should work with you and list some tentative meal times as well.

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Originally Posted by Bradfo69

Maybe I should work with you and list some tentative meal times as well.

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Good call, Brad! Please get with DK and see what works...

Also, David and Ethan might end up working together to put the schedule on-line so it can be updated dynamically and accessed from anywhere with a cell phone...

Adam

I know that solid state lasers have pretty much taken over this industry but I was wondering if there'd be any interest in a demonstration on how to align an ion laser from scratch? This would include removing both optics and going thru the process of using a hene laser to get an ion to lase again.

I know pretty much nothing about ions, but I'd certainly enjoy watching such a talk. Maybe I'll finally figure out who this Brewster fellow is that you guys keep talking about! ;)

-David

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Maybe I'll finally figure out who this Brewster fellow is that you guys keep talking about! ;)

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Here you go.
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I know that solid state lasers have pretty much taken over this industry but I was wondering if there'd be any interest in a demonstration on how to align an ion laser from scratch? This would include removing both optics and going thru the process of using a hene laser to get an ion to lase again.

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yes!

(the myth of the killer ape is true)

Ok cool, so a couple folks interested. David, can you put something in the schedule for Thursday?

I plan on using one of my Lexel 85's for the demonstration and will probably do this in the backstage area.

On a related note, does anyone happen to have a HeNe with removable mirrors? Something like a Spectra Physics 124 or 127? I'd like to try an experiment that has little hope of actually working but I figure it'd be a fun to give it a shot. I plan to remove the existing mirrors and replace them with another set and see if I can get it to lase at a different wavelength.

FYI: I will not be available for the rountable on Wed. I won't be arriving until either Thursday night or Friday morning. But, don't schedule around me because I have relatives in the area and will be in and out visiting them as well. If anyone wants to talk shop I will be available for one on one when I am there. :)

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Originally Posted by DZ

I know that solid state lasers have pretty much taken over this industry but I was wondering if there'd be any interest in a demonstration on how to align an ion laser from scratch? This would include removing both optics and going thru the process of using a hene laser to get an ion to lase again.

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I'm interested. I have a laserphysics reliant 300m that I would like to get running - just ticks right now - I know nothing about them so anything I can learn will be helpful. I also have a mobolazer with the laserphysics argon that runs good now, but if it needs alignment in the future I would like to be able to do it myself.

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FYI: I will not be available for the rountable on Wed. I won't be arriving until either Thursday night or Friday morning. But, don't schedule around me because I have relatives in the area and will be in and out visiting them as well. If anyone wants to talk shop I will be available for one on one when I am there. :)

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OK thanks, Gary. Will do.

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Originally Posted by DZ

Ok cool, so a couple folks interested. David, can you put something in the schedule for Thursday?

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Great, David, I'm looking forward to it! The schedule is updated in the original post.

-David

x-posting to this thread:

Please go here: http://photonlexicon.com/forums/show...and-Scheduling and list your favorite EDM artists/genres, if you're so inclined. Thanks in advance!

If there is interest in a somewhat experimental live abstract performance to some somewhat experimental / abstract music - I can do a sorta re-enactment of the performance I did at Moogfest - this would be for the auditorium.

Johnny, I think this is a great idea. Get with David Kumpula and grab a slot in the schedule.

Also, are you bringing any RC gear this year?

Adam

Do people who present at the L&L provide lattes for the group?

-Sal

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Do people who present at the L&L provide lattes for the group?

-Sal

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no. it's the other way around.

Actually, Adam Raugh has graciously agreed to provide refreshments for us. And just to keep Swami happy, I'm going to set up the Keurig machine in the cafeteria and bring a gallon of milk...

Adam

it takes more than that to keep me happy!

;)

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Actually, Adam Raugh has graciously agreed to provide refreshments for us. And just to keep Swami happy, I'm going to set up the Keurig machine in the cafeteria and bring a gallon of milk...

Adam

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Johnny, I think this is a great idea. Get with David Kumpula and grab a slot in the schedule.

Also, are you bringing any RC gear this year?

Adam

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It's on my list of things to bring / do, but it is kinda a low priority. At the very least I will bring my Inductrix - and if I have time to get my racing drone ready, I will bring it as well. No helis though.

Racing drone would be great! The more the merrier for the demo race in the field. And +1 for the Inductrix. Chris is thinking about setting up a beginner course in the cafeteria so we can play in there too. Should be a lot of fun!

Adam

Whenever I go to music festivals, especially multi-stage ones, I make a block schedule of each day to make it easier to navigate. Since I started planning out the sets for Club SELEM in the same format, it was easy enough to add the rest of the scheduled activities too, so I made this based on the info I could find in all the planning threads so far:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing

The empty blue areas in the gym are spots I plan on filling with sets, in a progression each day to flow well into each other. I'm going for a mixture of live sets from anyone who has expressed interest as well as prerecorded stuff, based on the suggestions in the Club SELEM music thread and some stuff I've been gathering to span a bunch of different styles and generations (Kraftwerk and Daft Punk's Alive 2007 are on the list already). I'll bring several options for each slot and we can always make room if more people want to spin.

If anyone finds the sheet useful, I'll add the auditorium shows to it once that gets figured out as well. Putting this together has only made the excitement 10x worse!

I have divided my music into 2 DJ sets. One is very specific - Deep/ Chicago / SF / Italian / Brazilian House (115-130 BPM). My other set is set is simply titled "Music to laser to" - and does not really fit neatly into a category other than it is just simply good music - from the 60s to 2017... a curated journey of good music.

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My other set is set is simply titled "Music to laser to" - and does not really fit neatly into a category other than it is just simply good music - from the 60s to 2017... a curated journey of good music.

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That sounds like a fun ride, Johnny! I look forward to seeing/hearing it.

In other news, the first draft of the auditorium schedule has been included in the first post. I have spoken to almost all of the associated presenters, but please let me know if I missed something. Note that we are going to be a bit more flexible in the afternoon regarding what content is played. If there's something you want to see, please speak up and let me know what you'd like either in advance or during SELEM.

Thank you!

-David

OK so......

As far as approximate meal times:

Tuesday lunch is on your own
Tuesday dinner will be at the Blue Moon
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Wednesday lunch - 1 pm
Wednesday dinner - undetermined but likely after the Laser Programming Roundtable at 6pm but, in the middle of DKumpula's beam shows :(
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Thursday lunch - 12:30p
Thursday dinner - 6:30pm
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Friday lunch - 12:30p
Friday dinner - 6:30p
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Saturday lunch- 12:30p
Saturday dinner - 6pm
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Lunches should be pretty much close to on time whereas dinners may be a bit more fluid since they will require being picked up. We might think about dinners being a bit later since we tend to go late into the evening although that affects the show watching in the auditorium more.

Thanks, Brad! I can go back and adjust for half-hour gaps for people to get meals whether you decide they should be early or later. This way we can grab food without interrupting presentations or shows that people may want to see.

As for my vote, I prefer to eat early as you've laid out above, but am flexible.

-David

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Originally Posted by dkumpula

That sounds like a fun ride, Johnny! I look forward to seeing/hearing it.

In other news, the first draft of the auditorium schedule has been included in the first post. I have spoken to almost all of the associated presenters, but please let me know if I missed something. Note that we are going to be a bit more flexible in the afternoon regarding what content is played. If there's something you want to see, please speak up and let me know what you'd like either in advance or during SELEM.

Thank you!

-David

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I accidentally posted this in the wrong thread... My post was in reference to the DJ sets in the BOOM BOOM room.

Brad,

Last time on Wednesday, I am pretty sure we did pizza around 5PM, and it seemed to work well - maybe we can do that again?
People gathered near the "food / snack" room, then went over and sat in the gallery (round table area).

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Originally Posted by singlemode

Whenever I go to music festivals, especially multi-stage ones, I make a block schedule of each day to make it easier to navigate. Since I started planning out the sets for Club SELEM in the same format, it was easy enough to add the rest of the scheduled activities too, so I made this based on the info I could find in all the planning threads so far:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing

The empty blue areas in the gym are spots I plan on filling with sets, in a progression each day to flow well into each other. I'm going for a mixture of live sets from anyone who has expressed interest as well as prerecorded stuff, based on the suggestions in the Club SELEM music thread and some stuff I've been gathering to span a bunch of different styles and generations (Kraftwerk and Daft Punk's Alive 2007 are on the list already). I'll bring several options for each slot and we can always make room if more people want to spin.

If anyone finds the sheet useful, I'll add the auditorium shows to it once that gets figured out as well. Putting this together has only made the excitement 10x worse!

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Great work, Will. I don't think we'll have any problem filling the slots, or not. We should at least fill in when/where Kevin will be available in lieu of others. I'm excited!!! now if I can just get everything cleaned/tested/packed in the next 72 hours :D

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Brad,

Last time on Wednesday, I am pretty sure we did pizza around 5PM, and it seemed to work well - maybe we can do that again?
People gathered near the "food / snack" room, then went over and sat in the gallery (round table area).

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My only though about that was, if you just ate a 1pm, do you really want to eat again at 5 and possibly still be there until midnight? I'm open to whatever though.

I really like the 'music festival' style schedule. I will see if I can work that into the e-schedule for kicks. I am getting really excited.

-Sal