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There has been a fair bit of interest in learning how to build and work with the Open Source version of EigenD and a number of people have asked that we might run a seminar on getting started. Jim, Geert, Al and I have been discussing this at some length and think that an online seminar is going to be very clunky - the technology is just not quite good enough for this quite yet. Rather than let this defeat us, I have a suggestion, which is that we might get together in person for a first 'Eigenharp DevCon'. Jim, Geert and Al can present overviews of the system and a tutorial on getting started and people can get some one to one time with us to help them along. We could also drink beer, eat and possibly have some fun.

I own this place, which is in the same Dartmoor village that Eigenlabs works in - it's about 3 hours on the train from London and I'm prepared to make it available for this at no cost, providing that it can happen in the low season. It can accommodate six couples (some with children), any others would need to find local accommodation (there is plenty of this available at reasonable cost if it comes to it), and has a very nice conference facility suitable for a small technical get together. If we agree a contribution for food, I can arrange a chef to do catering over say a Fri/Sat/Sun stay with the main day being Saturday. At the moment I'm thinking about a weekend mid November(ish). We can come get you from the train station or Exeter Airport as needed.

Base requirements for this (in terms of dev skills) are decent C++ I think, and some familiarity with Python a big plus. If you don't know C++ I don't think you could really benefit that much from this - a weekend would not be enough to get you started. If you know C++ well, Python is pretty easy.

If this sounds interesting and possible for anyone, please let me know your interest (and how serious it is) asap - if there's enough takers we'll set something up, if not we'll think about something next year.

John

What a great idea. I've be interested in coming along. I code in C++ and python for a living.

The timing is not great though. Work has me away from home for 3wk at the moment, and another 2 in late Nov/early Dec, so getting a weekend pass might be tricky! I might be able to come if it was early Nov, but it would suit me better if it was after mid-Jan next year.

How about a users conference at some point for the non-programmers? Heck, I'd fly to England for that!

Pat

I'm interested, I'd like to get involved in a build on Linux, Jan is probably better than Nov for me.

Laurence

I'd definitely be up for that - especially if we could do a collaborative Code Dojo approach

Can't come up with a better way to start a new year... So 13/14/15 Jan 2012 (small typo there John) would be awesome.

Think that parallel track for players would be amazing, as "0beron's" mention on the Forum, add myself to the "...world record attempt for number of 'harps played at once..." !!

Thanks for making this happen!

Cheers
keyman

If I can get my hands on a system that would let me start building Max infrastructure, I would love to go to this conference with something to contribute. The second set of dates overlaps with NAMM though, so I'd personally prefer the first set.

That sounds great, I can make either set of dates. They're now firmly in my diary.

Hi NothanUmber,

I have taken the Tau and Alpha in a Hiscox case on over 40 flights. The instruments are still in one piece. However, as I'm sure you know the baggage handlers do tend to throw them around. As a result I have had quite a few surface marks and one case with a gauge out of it. So in essence your Tau will be fine, but the case might get some marks / damage if you are unlucky.

Just passed through Copenhagen airport where custom's guys thought the Tau in the Hiscox case was a rifle. Sticky few moments of poor translation/communication along the lines of 'wheres your paperwork for the gun', 'its not a gun', 'you need paperwork for a gun', 'its not a gun I'll show you', 'you can't open the gun case in the airport', 'its not a gun' (repeated about 4 times)

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