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Oldbitcollector
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|  Posted 1/29/2008 8:33 AM (GMT -7) |   | See in the thread below! <-----------------------------
EXPO LOCATION:
100 Republic St
Norwalk, OH 44857
Official information site:
www.warrantyvoid.us/upene
PHOTOS: picasaweb.google.com/jeffledger/UnofficialPropellerExpoNE2008
Unofficial Propeller Expo 2008 Report:
By Jeff Ledger
First of all, Wow! What an Event!
I never dreamed that we would have such an awesome turn out!
Consider this an annual event.
I’d also like to immediately tell you about a few people who worked behind the scenes who did a hundred small tasks to keep things running smoothly. Brad McCartney (Wizard65) organized the lanyards/nametages. (They looked great!) He also helped get the million items to and from the Expo. Rebekah Ledger, (my wife) handled snacks & food, as well as registration. Brian Cartwright, (a good friend who had never really seen a Propeller until yesterday.) threw away his guest hat to wear registration, prize coordination, kitchen duties and hauling materials to the Expo. If you are going to run your own Expo, get a team of people like this. (No you can’t have any of mine.. )
Reading the comment slips we passed out, it seems that many of you are looking forward to attending next year. Most of the challenges we read have to do with Expo location size. We had people arriving most of the day. The final attendee count was 69 people.
I’ve been told by the folks that operate the community center that the gym will be air conditioned next year, and I see no reason why we won’t have over 100 people next year.
There are many little expenses that you discover after you pay location rental. I’m pleased to say that not only did we cover all expenses this year, but even a little more to put down on next years’ location rental.
Expo Highlights:
When I attend Commodore Expos, I’m allowed to lounge and socialize while someone else runs around and handles all the little details of the expo. Running an expo is an exhausting job! Those of you thinking about doing this, IT IS SO WORTH IT!
It was a treat to see so many I’ve talked to on the forum. Your enthusiasm for the Propeller is awesome!
Chip Gracey and Paul Baker were a real treat for the Expo. Based on Paul’s assertive moderation (necessary when you are “in charge”) I expected him to have a little of the dreaded “technicians attitude.” He really carries himself in a mild mannered, Clark Kent style. We KNOW there’s a giant S under his Parallax shirt. He’s a neat guy! If you have a chance to meet Paul, he really represents the best in PARALLAX. Chip Gracey has been on my personal “heros list” for the last couple years. It’s a shame he’s such an Apple guy. (Inside expo joke that developed about Commodore 64 design compared to the AppleII) His demonstration of the Propller II was incredible! While most of what he talked about went right over my head, I’ve never seen “Graphics Demo” run as fast as it was at the Expo. If I understood correctly, we are going from 20mips to 180mips? There are good things in store for Propeller users next year. I was told by Ken Gracey, that Chip wanted to be treated like any other Expo attendee. Seth Webster (who had never seen pictures or video of Chip) related his story about how he was talking to this guy who had an FPGA setup running, (and his nametag turned around) who seem to understand a lot about FPGA and the Propeller II. After twenty minuets of conversation, it dawned on him that this was Chip Gracey he was talking to. Seth, how did it feel to suddenly discover you were talking to a silicon deity?
Tpw_man, someone who I honestly expected to actually be my age based on his knowledgeable posts to the forum. I figured the joke would finally be up, as we would discover his real age. He really is 11 YEARS OLD! He understands more about the Propeller that I will in the next five years. PARALLAX, you will want to hire this young man for the development of the Prop IV. Terry Hitt (Bean) sold him an LED display which he quickly had the word “Prop” displayed. Terry joking challenged him to scroll the word “Propeller”, which he had working five minutes later. This young man has a real future in electronics design.
The vendors we had were also awesome. One of the comments I kept reading was a request for more vendors/items as well as Parallax items for sale. Perhaps we can convince Parallax to bring items for sale next year.
Parallax was a superstar sponsor of this event. They sent thousands of dollars of product to give away to every attendee, as well as awesome items for the drawings. We gave away Propeller Protoboards to every attendee.
We also gave away: Servos (Please email me) , Propeller Mini Development boards (Hitt Consulting), SpinStudio boards (uController.com), Propeller Caps (Whit), Tee shirts & Magazines, SX48 Kit (RobotWorkshop), Propeller & Hydra cases (Chuck George), ProGFX lite cards (ProGFX team), 3.5” screen, PEKit, Boebot, Hydra Kit, 4 Professional Development boards (PARALLAX)
Time to process some video and pictures from this event…
See all of you next year!
Ok, The ball is rolling, I need to get a head count of who is interested...
TOMIG, the Orrville Microcontroller Interest Group is putting together a Propeller expo
for mid-end August 2008. We will be meeting in Norwalk, OH. (Near Cedarpoint, as
well as several waterparks.) The format of this meeting will go something like this.
Expo will feature various Propeller projects, plan to bring something.
Plan to demonstrate & bring projects, and meet other Propeller-heads in the NE region.
There will be a small fee for attendance to cover expenses.
Plan to bring family.
We will need raffle items donated, also if you have electronics,etc you want to get rid of,
there is a freebie table planned.
Now, headcount... Do we have enough who would like to attend?
OBC
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parsko
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| Posted 1/29/2008 8:52 AM (GMT -7) | | OBC,
I too, am interested. We've been thinking about a trip to Ceder point, actually! Please put me on the tentative list, and keep us posted on any further details.
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phillip v
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| Posted 1/29/2008 3:25 PM (GMT -7) | | | I'm in..... I may only be abule to make it 2 of the 3 days.... | | Back to Top | | |
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phillip v
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| Posted 1/29/2008 3:37 PM (GMT -7) | | | I may be bringing a friend with me, I'll keep you updated | | Back to Top | | |
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Jim Fouch
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| Posted 1/29/2008 8:18 PM (GMT -7) | | | | |
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stevenmess2004
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| Posted 1/29/2008 11:10 PM (GMT -7) | | I might come...If someone would pay for the plane ticket from Australia.
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rjo_
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| Posted 1/31/2008 7:22 PM (GMT -7) | | | | |
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rjo_
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| Posted 1/31/2008 8:13 PM (GMT -7) | | Oldbit,
So, I talked to my x... and she is interested in coming along so that I can bring my son, who requires constant attention. His school starts in August. Other schools no doubt do this as well. So... if you want this to be good for the whole family, it sounds like the earlier in August the better.
Great concept... and you are leading the way as usual.
Rich | | Back to Top | | |
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rjo_
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| Posted 1/31/2008 8:29 PM (GMT -7) | | Well... you are either leading or pushing, I can't tell the difference sometimes. It is all good to me:)
There are a lot of activities available in that area in the first week of August... the Football Hall of Fame does inductions in the first week. There are several major drum and bugle corp contests in the area. AND Ohio is absolutely beautiful that time of year.
I hope you can get your quota... if you miss your mark. You might want to hold a less ambitious meeting at OSU. You might be able to get some cheap dorm rooms and some free meeting space:)
I might be interested in sponsoring a speaker or two... would have to get the OK from the Ms.
Rich | | Back to Top | | |
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Ken Gracey (Parallax)
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| Posted 1/31/2008 10:05 PM (GMT -7) | | Oldbitcollector,
Count us in for a free Prop Proto Board for every participant plus $500 in Parallax door prizes of your choice.
Don't tell Chip about this because he'll probably want to go. I need him to stay around here and finish his next project. . . and maybe you do too!
Ken Gracey
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rjo_
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| Posted 1/31/2008 10:34 PM (GMT -7) | | Holy Cow!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Caray | | Back to Top | | |
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rjo_
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| Posted 2/1/2008 7:22 AM (GMT -7) | | Jim,
Australia would be a long way to go, but if you have never been to Ohio in August you are missing one great clam bake. If OldBit gets enough support, I would suggest that he hold an Australian raffle for the ticket... that would make it the first unofficial -- international -- Prop meeting.
et. al.,
Any Canadians coming?
Brian,
I'm looking forward to meeting you and plan to load up on your stuff... bring plenty:)
I am afraid that Chip will be there in spirit only... rumor has it that he is working on Prop III at the moment. Possibly a video taped message... delivered on a Pal monitor?
Rich | | Back to Top | | |
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John Abshier
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| Posted 2/1/2008 8:58 AM (GMT -7) | | I will probably attend. It is too far in the future to commit for sure.
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parts-man73
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| Posted 2/1/2008 11:20 AM (GMT -7) | | | | |
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