Selem- 2009

[mixedgas]

I asked for a hall pass, hint hint.

Steve

[buffo]

I'll PASS your requests on to Bill, but I can't promise anything...

Adam

[drlava]

so.. last time there was a vote on a t-shirt design.. what's going on this year!?

[Lazerjock]

As you can see I rarely post here(mostly read), but this sounds like a blast.

Please give me a little more info about what I can expect at the auditorium.

I am currently building a new RGV projector and am interested in bringing it.

The wife most likely will stay home.

It will be nice to meet you all.

Lazerjock

[allthatwhichis]

Please give me a little more info about what I can expect at the auditorium.

Do you need videos... What part of O Town are you in. You should attempt a FLEM if you can. SELEM is FLEM on steroids.

[Lazerjock]

My address is Orlando, but I live in Union Park to be more specific (east side of Orlando). Videos would be cool. Is there a FLEM before SELEM?

[allthatwhichis]

I lived near there when I went to Full Sail. with the venue we have for FLEM there could be two before SELEM... I try to have a LEM every night at my house. I can bring a DVD of SELEM to my job in Eatonville if you like; there is also a copy of some footage on the FTP. I am not sure which FTP, but one of them... I have to go pick up dinner so I can't check for you. sorry.

[Laser Zone]

I lived near there when I went to Full Sail. with the venue we have for FLEM there could be two before SELEM... I try to have a LEM every night at my house. I can bring a DVD of SELEM to my job in Eatonville if you like; there is also a copy of some footage on the FTP. I am not sure which FTP, but one of them... I have to go pick up dinner so I can't check for you. sorry.

I didnt know you went to Full Sail !!! My buddy graduated from there !! His name is Chris Morgan.

[buffo]

Hi LazerJock! Welcome to PhotonLexicon.

We probably won't be holding another FLEM before SELEM. You just missed one though... The last FLEM was held on May 16th. (We also had one earlier in the spring, in March.) But yeah, the next big meet will probably be SELEM.

SELEM is schedules for the weekend of August the 15th and 16th. We rent out a 500 seat auditorium for the entire weekend and just go nuts! This year I'm hoping to have a few special guests in attendance to deliver presentations on laser-related topics. More on this in a couple weeks as details are firmed up.

Plan on getting into town (Newton, NC, by the way... About 50 min outside of Charlotte) in the early afternoon on Friday. We'll have the auditorium open from noon 'til 5 PM for people to load their equipment in. Then we all meet at The Artist's Cafe (local restaurant) for the Pre-SELEM dinner party. After dinner, we retire to the upstairs lounge for drinks, cigars, and fun with laser pointers. This party is one of the highlights of the whole event, and is something you don't want to miss. It usually runs from 6 PM until they close the place, wihich is anywhere from 10:30 to midnight, depending on the crowd...

If you've never been to a Laser Enthusiast's Meeting before, you may want to search the forums here for threads containing "SELEM", "FLEM", or "UKLEM" to get some idea as to what they're like. You may also wish to browse through the pictures in the PL photo gallery; there are several albums in there with pictures of the venue for SELEM. But I can tell you that they are a *LOT* of fun.

People are welcome (indeed, encouraged) to bring whatever equipment they have. Since this is a private event, there will be several projectors there that do not have CDRH variances. So even if you have a half-finished project that is nothing more than a laser and some scanners on a plate, feel free to bring it along. We have plenty of room (and plenty of power) for everyone's gear.

Speaking of power, we will have at least one 50 amp 220 V single phase circuit available on stage, along with up to 450 amps of 208 Vv 3 phase power available backstage. And of course, plenty of 110V outlets as well.

Water is available for water-cooled gear, but you'll need to bring your own hoses. (Figure 100 ft from the water source to the front of the stage.)

I'll be starting another thread for SELEM 2009 in a few weeks, once I hammer out the rest of the details. But in the mean time, feel free to ask any questions you might have.

Looking forward to seeing you at SELEM this summer!

Adam

[Stuka]

Having attended my first SELEM last August, I can say that event, the venue, the impromptu shows, and the people in attendance were the deciding factors that helped to firmly entrench me in this moneypit hobby!

A VERY cool aspect of the SELEM venue (couple with the fact that it is a "private event") - is that you can actually view killer beam shows from beneath the lasers, like most folks would see, AND from ABOVE the lasers, looking down on the beams!!

Talk about cool!!