Show of hands - SELEM 2009 presentations

[Stuka]

1 - a
2 - a
3 - a
4 - a
5 - a
6 - a
7 - b
8 - b
9 - b
10 - a
11 - c
12 - c

[mixedgas]

Bill Benner: How to measure laser power for an audience scanning show
3) Bill Benner: LASORB device
4) Bill Benner: New Pangolin QUICKSHOW software
5) Bill Benner: Pangolin Beam Brush device (can be used with any projector)
6) Bill Benner: Brief overview of 3D portion of new Pangolin BEYOND concept

In addition, the following presentations are *possible*, if the presenter is willing to speak about the topic, and if there is interest in the topic by the group. (If there is no significant interest, people are still free to approach these folks on a one-on-one basis...)



1B
2A
3B
4B
5A
6A
7A
8B
9A
10A
11C
12a

sTEVE

[mixedgas]

i REFUSE TO GET LARYNGYTIS THIS YEAR, PLEASE DO NOT MAKE ME SHOUT TO OVERPOWER A SOUND SYSTEM IN THE HALL AGAIN.

Please also announce when forums are about to happen, or publish a schedule.

I'll bring my variance for examination as well.

Thanks, Steve

1B
2A
3B
4B
5A
6A
7A
8B
9A
10A
11C
12a

sTEVE[/QUOTE]

[gottaluvlasers]

hey guys...

i will have NO problem at all answering ANY questions ANYONE has on variancing issues. *HOWEVER* i am in no way a "variance Pro." I have submitted many variances and have done product reports. but i DO NOT want to possibly give anyone any wrong information. so, actually conducting a "seminar" so to speak on the issue may not be the best use of time for us.

I have talked to quite a few of you regarding variance issues. I would love to answer and talk to as many of you as needed regarding the answers i *MAY* have for you. I just don't want to possibly take up too much valuable when there are presenters there like pat and bill and others with some VERY valuable information. i missed james presentation last year. would LOVE to see that.

PLEASE...ANYONE who would like to talk to me regarding ANY issues with variances or Laserwave or ANYTHING, Feel free to talk my ear off there! or even call me if you need to/want to.

i just honestly dont feel comfortable presenting legality issues like variancing for a crowd who may sue my ass for a 800mW blue laser if they get a fine!! lol. (kidding obviously)

no, seriously...

how about this...kind of a 15-30 minute, general question answer period? that may be less "structured" than an actual presentation. you got questions...i got answers (like radioshack!) .

you guys tell me! ill do whatever the concensus is and whatever the attendees want or need. just please realize i do not claim to be a "Variance Jedi Master!"

-Marc

[buffo]

No problem Marc. I promise I won't refer to you as the Jedi Variance Master...

Don't forget to cast your vote though.

Adam

[mixedgas]

No problem Marc. I promise I won't refer to you as the Jedi Variance Master...

Don't forget to cast your vote though.

Adam

Ok, Marc and I can tag team the variance. fair nough?

Steve

[buffo]

Ok, Marc and I can tag team the variance. fair enough?

Sounds good to me Steve!

Adam

[ImageLight]

1) patrick murphy: Ilda's new stance on audience scanning power levels
2) patrick murphy / bill benner: How to measure laser power for an audience scanning show
3) bill benner: Lasorb device
4) bill benner: New pangolin quickshow software
5) bill benner: Pangolin beam brush device (can be used with any projector)
6) bill benner: Brief overview of 3d portion of new pangolin beyond concept

7) andrew kibler (dr lava) : Ilda sos 3d modeling plug-in
8) andrew kibler (dr lava) : Flex-mod laser drivers
9) steve robers (mixedgas) : Cleaning optics
10) marc arotsky (gottaluvlasers) : Question and answer session on obtaining cdrh variances.
11) gary harper (carmangary) : Question and answer session on spaghetti software
12) james lehman : Question and answer session on laserboy software

adam

1 b
2 a
3 a
4 a
5 a
6 a
7 a
8 b
9 b
10 b
11 b
12 b

[buffo]

Ok - the voting is complete, and the results are in. Looks like we'll have a few presentations in the auditorium with some of the others being held in the lobby.

Please note: I did make one change to the results, in the interest of continuity and logistics: I moved Patrick Murphy's presentation about audience scanning into the auditorium. It is designed to dovetail with Bill's power measurement presentation, and together the two presentations should only take a *total* of 30 minutes, so I combined them. (The power measurement part was strongly voted into the main auditorium, but the ILDA part of that presentation was actually voted into the lobby, albeit just barely.) I also added some Q&A time afterward, just in case.

So, here's what the schedule looks like:

Friday

12:00 - 16:30 Equipment load in and setup.
16:30 - 17:00 Lights out for a couple quick laser shows before venue closes.
17:00 - 18:00 Break to allow everyone to get cleaned up for dinner.
18:00 - 22:00 Dinner party and drinks at the Artist's Cafe. (Woo Hoo! )
22:00 - ????? Extended celebration at Holiday Inn Express lobby / conference room.


Saturday

10:00 - 11:00 introductions, final setup and testing. (lights on in auditorium)
11:00 - 13:00 General laser shows in auditorium (lights out in auditorium) + work on ion Lasers (2 Lexel 95's) backstage in hallway.
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch & discussion. Swap meet in dressing room backstage or lobby. (Lights in auditorium may be on or off depending)
14:00 - 14:15 Door prize drawings in main auditorium (lights on) MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN
14:15 - 15:15 Presentations on Pangolin Beam Brush, Quickshow, and Beyond 3D in auditorium.
15:15 - 19:00 More laser shows in auditorium (lights out) + presentations in Lobby (Optics cleaning, Variance Q&A, ILDA sos and Flexmod Q&A, Laserboy Q&A)
19:00 - 20:00 Dinner (Lights may be on or off depending)
20:00 - 24:00 More laser shows in auditorium (Lights out in auditorium)
00:15 - 01:30 After SELEM breakfast party at IHOP for the night owls that can't go to sleep yet!

Sunday

10:00 - 12:00 General laser shows in auditorium (lights out) + more ion laser work in backstage area.
12:00 - 13:00 Presentation on Audience scanning and power measurements in main auditorium. (Bill and Patrick) Q&A session afterward (if needed)
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch & discussion. Swap meet in dressing room backstage or lobby. (Lights in auditorium may be on or off depending)
14:00 - 17:30 more laser shows in auditorium (lights out)
17:30 - 19:00 Tear down, load out, and clean up.
19:15 - 20:30 Dinner for those people not leaving town immediately. Location to be announced.

Please understand that this is a general outline, not a rigid schedule. This isn't an ILDA conference, and I'm not going to be holding a stopwatch.

About the only hard limits we have are on the opening and closing times for the venue itself. Apart from those times, we may end up making other changes based on how things are going.

Also note that this year's schedule reflects a move away from lots of presentations in the auditorium. The masses have spoken, and the overwhelming response was for MORE LASER TIME! So that's what we've got. We've only got a total of 2 hours of presentations scheduled in the auditorium this year, down from about 5 hours last year. (I'll have to really re-think the plan for next year based on this feedback.)

A big thanks to everyone who replied here in this thread, and to the others who replied via PM. I sincerely appreciate everyone's input.

Adam

[buffo]

It's bad enough that I'm replying to my own post, but several people have brought something to my attention, and I guess I really need to post this, even though it pains me greatly to do so.

We have *never* had any problems with people becoming unruly or acting inappropriately at any of our Laser Enthusiast's Meetings. Nevertheless, when it comes right down to it, my name (and my name alone) is on the lease contract for the venue. This means my ass is on the line if anything bad happens. And while I really don't think this is a credible risk, several people have privately suggested that I address the issue.

So, in the interest of full disclosure please know that any unruly behavior by SELEM attendees or guests will not be tolerated, and that the Auditorium is under the jurisdiction of the Newton City Police Department. In the extremely unlikely event of any problem, the Newton City Police will be called to handle it.

I can't believe I'm even posting this, as I believe *everyone* who has signed up has a personal understanding with both me and the other members here, and thus I'm finding it very hard to envision how something could go wrong. But if something does happen I'm not going to risk anyone's safety; in a case like that I will let the police handle it.

Man, I still can't believe I'm posting this... Prove me wrong guys! (Actually, I'm not the one who is worried, but I suppose it's good advice anyway.)

4 days to load in!

Adam