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1 PLUS2003 ClassSchedule Last Update August 2-3, 2003 Who's teaching what? la Sparky Herb McCartney lb Lights! Lights! Lights! Josh Barnett lc Now You Tell Me! Chuck Smith 2A Sparky Herb McCartney Darryl Brown, Greg Parcell, Dan 2B Open Forum A Baldwin, Josh Barnett, Mark Obermiller 2C Santa's bag of Tricks Walter Monkhouse 3A Santa's Workshop Dan Baldwin 3B Lights! Lights! Lights! Josh Barnett 3C Wire Frame Construction Mark Obermiller 4A Santa's Workshop Dan Baldwin 4B Now You Tell Me! Chuck Smith 4C Wire Frame Construction Mark Obermiller SA Christmas Computer 101 Herb McCartney Jackie & Walter Monkhouse, Mark SB Open Forum - B Obermiller, Terry Dykes, Dan Hall, Hill Robertson SC Rudolph, Do You Smell Smoke? Tim Fischer 6A Christmas Computer 101 Steve Pearson 6B To Etch or Not To Etch? Terry Dykes 6C Scotty, Emergency Impulse Power! Dan Hall 7A Is This the Year You Go Digital? Drew Hickman 7B Fox News Will Arrive At 6:30 Chuck Smith 7C Scotty, Emergency Impulse Power! Dan Hall 8A On Dasher! Drew Hickman 8B A Very MIDI Christmas Terry Dykes.c:> 8e Rudolph, Do You Smell Smoke? Tim Fischer 9A On Dasher! Drew Hickman PLUS2003 ClassSchedule more info:

2 PLUS 2003 Class Schedule Last Update August 2-3, B Open Forum - C Steve Pearson, Tim Fischer, Dan Baldwin, Chuck Smith, Ron Lister 9C Christmas Web Site Design/Development Hill Robertson ASl AS2 AS3 AS4 Discussion of programming display control software * - Hosted by Chuck Smith Demo-discussion of Light-O-Rama -Hosted by Dan Baldwin Demo-discussion of a Parallel Port Control Box-Hosted by Hill Robertson Demo-discussion of Blitzen -Hosted by Jeff Sands more info:

Last Update 0726-03 August 2-3, 2003 A Very MIDI Christmas 8B MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface - pronounced middy) is an electronic music standard for controlling devices such as

3 Last Update August 2-3, 2003 A Very MIDI Christmas 8B MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface - pronounced middy) is an electronic music standard for controlling devices such as synthesizers and sound cards. Terry has designed a controller that responds to standard MIDI commands broadcast on a RS-48S bus via CATS cable. This course is designed for all participates with both low and high level aspects discussed. Course components are: Terry Dykes ~ What is MIDI ~ How does MIDI work ~ System Component Description ~ What is Sequencing Software Cakewalk Home Studio Introduction Customizing for Christmas Lights Editing/Dim minq/.audio Mixing Synchronizing Lights to Audio Automatic Time Scheduling Blitzen AS4 Blitzen! A demonstration and/or discussion of the Blitzen control program. Jeff Sands Christmas Computer 101 SA 6A This course is designed for students with limited or no background in Personal Computers. If you have been thinking about going computer controlled but thought: "it's too complicated", "I'm afraid I will burn something up", or "I'm frankly a little afraid of those things", this is definitely the course for you. The main topics are: Steve Pearson (Herb McCartney) ~ Basic Terminology ~ Major Hardware Components and Their Function ~ Software Components and Their Function ~ Demonstration of a Computer Driven Display more info:

4 Last Update August 2-3, 2003 Christmas Web 9C This course is divided into halves. The first half is Site Design designed for people who are contemplating a web site Development and have little or no experience. This part covers: Hill Robertson ~ What do I need: 1. Domain Name 2. Web Site Host ~ Design and development options: 1. DIY - Web development applications 2. By-the-numbers - On-line kits 3. Full service - Where do I send the check? The second half is designed for people who currently have a web site and would like to further develop it. This part covers: ~ Options for the non-programming webmaster ~ Options for the programming webmaster Fox News Will 7B This course is designed for people who have a display Be Here that will probably attract or you would like to attract At 6:30 media attention. It concentrates on: ~ How to get media exposure Chuck Smith (Ron lister) ~ Working with the reporters when they arrive ~ How to do an interview and finally ~ Handling the "Scrooges" in the communit. Santa's Bag of 2C Santa's Bag of Tricks is designed for both the first Tricks timer and the veteran. Learn some of the secrets used by the master display builders Walter and Jackie Monkhouse. Check his web site out and see some of the cool things they has designed and built over the years. Learn the secrets the pros us to: Walter and Jackie Monkhouse ~ "Push any of the buttons" of their CD or VCR without actually being there ~ Turn on or off parts of their display by remote control from in front of their house ~ Get their tall (up to 42 feet) display items up quickly /""' See their display in action and make any necessary changes before they install the first string of lights more info:

5 Last Update August 2-3, 2003 Is This The Year You Go Digital? 7A This course is designed for people who are making the move to computer controlled lights but are uncertain as to what technology to use. People who are thinking of changing technology may also find this very informative There are several methods of controlling your lights with a computer. Much has been written about the advantages of one over another. It has become quite confusing for many people. This class will attempt to bring clarity to the subject. The instructor will cover the 4 types of technologies available, their pluses and minuses and what it requires to make them work. Those 4 technologies are: ~ Serial ~ Parallel ~ Digital I/O card ~ Xl0 (CMllA or CM17A computer interfaces) Drew Hickman (Herb McCartney) Light-O-Rama * AS2 Demo-discussion of Dan Baldwin's Light-O-Rama from a development standpoint Lights! Lights! Lights! 1B 3B This course is open to anyone who would like to know more about the many different kinds of lights that are currently on the market. Traditional lights, as well as some new and exotic specialty lights, will be covered. The instructor will focus on the pros, cons, and unique features of: Dan Baldwin Josh Barnett (Darryl Brown) ~ The "c" Family ~ White and colored minis ~ Rope Lights ~ Strobes ~ LEOS ~ Neon Lights ~ Lighting Lightless Displays * Specialty Lights: Lasers, Cold Cathode Lights, LEOs, and other exotic items more info:

Last Update 07-26-03 August 2-3, 2003 Now you tell me! 1C 4B This course is designed for any student who wants to be more efficient with non-setup time.

6 Last Update August 2-3, 2003 Now you tell me! 1C 4B This course is designed for any student who wants to be more efficient with non-setup time. It focuses on: Chuck Smith (Ron Lister) ~ Various phases of the planning process ~ Suggested time-lines for specific mile-stones ~ Estimating development time ~ When to redesign ~ Tips for a faster setup ~ Breakdown strategies ~ Storage and labeling suggestions On Dasher! 8A 9A This course is open to anyone who would like to know more about Dasher. Dasher is a software program that will free you from the technical programming side of computer-controlled indoor or outdoor lighting displays. Drew Hickman (Greg Parcell) Drew Hickman, the creator of Dasher, will take you through the process of designing a simple program and then demonstrate its operation. There will be information about recent developments as well as what's on the horizon for Dasher. This will be a highly interactive presentation. Open discussion of programming display control software* AS1 This discussion will cover various issues, problems, and techniques related to writing your own software for the control of Christmas lights. Come join them for a non-structured talk about the good, the bad and the ugly! Chuck Smith OPEN FORUM A 1B Panel will host a question and answer session on relevant issues related to Christmas lighting Darryl Brown Greg Parcell Dan Baldwin Josh Barnett Mark Obermiller OPEN FORUM B 5B Panel will host a question and answer session on relevant issues related to Christmas lighting Mark Obermiller Terry Dykes Daniel Hall Hill Robertson Jackie Monkhouse Walter Monkhouse 1../ OPEN FORUM C 9B, Panel will host a question and answer session on relevant issues related to Christmas lighting Steve Pearson Tim Fischer Dan Baldwin Chuck Smith Ron Lister more info:

7 r\ Parallel Port AS3 Open discussion and demo of Hill Robertson's Parallel Control Box* Port Control Box. Rudolph, 5C This course is designed for all participants regardless Do You Smell of their experience constructing a Christmas Display. Smoke? 8C It will focus on: Hill Robertson Tim Fischer (Dan Hall) Last Update August 2-3, 2003 ~ Common problems and solutions ~ Prevention as a trouble shooting technique ~ Common safety procedures and why Santa's 3A This course is designed for those interested in building Workshop physical structures for their display. Highlights of the 4A course include: Dan Baldwin (Darryl Brown) ~ Common materials used for building displays (coro, plywood, netting for rope lights, wireframe, etc.) ~ Construction Techniques ~ What should be in your toolbox Scotty, 6C This course is designed for any student who wants to Emergency guarantee the display will have adequate power :(mpulse Power! 7C through proper and safe procedures. Main points of the class consist of: -'" ~ Calculating the power needs of your display Daniel Hall (Herb McCartney) ~ Determining how those needs may be met ~ Providing power safely ~ Anticipating future needs Sparky la This course is designed to provide students with a limited understanding of electricity as it applies to 2A Christmas lights. Course components are: ~ Basic Terminology Herb McCartney (Dan Hall) ~ Essentials of an AC & DC Circuit ~ Series & Parallel Circuits ~ Understanding Resistance- Voltage-Curren i-po wer ~ Application of Ohm's Law ~ Meters and Measurements \ more info:

8 Last Update August 2-3, 2003 To Etch or 6B This course is designed to show students how to make Not To Etch? a single-sided printed circuit board. Though the most popular methods are to be discussed, a sample project will illustrate the process step-by-step. The following topics are to be covered: ~ Bread boarding ~ Creating a PCB Layout Terry Dykes Wire Frame Construction 3C 4C ~ Transferring your layout to the circuit board ~ Etching ~ Drilling, Plating, Tinning, and Soldering ~ Protecting your circuits from the weather This course is designed to show students how to build Mark Obermiller wire-framed displays from scratch as well as modifying existing displays. There will be a brief discussion of both 20 and 3D displays. It is assumed that the student does know how to weld, use a cutting torch, or use other steel fabricating tools. The following topics comprise this course: ~ Designing a display ~ Automating the display ~ Selecting the proper tools ~ Selecting and locating materials ~ Bending steel ~ Cutting steel ~ Fabricating letters ~ Selecting appropriate lights ~ Learning proper techniques for attaching lights Names appearing in parentheses will deliver the class if the primary presenter is unable to present * These sessions are open to all but discussions will involve knowledge beyond most new or intermediate enthusiast ** Brown Bag Class more info:

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