Damn the Torpedoes/NDA....

For those of you with an interest in what the boys at empeg have been up to recently, it may be worth - even at this late stage - considering coming along to the meet. It's never too late!

For the Tech session/Master's class on the Saturday, Rob (and the guys) is bringing over a couple of interesting prototypes, including a Censored! There's also one of the first Censored that is being brought over by our special guest for the weekend, Censored.

For those of you guys interested in using your empegs as a mix desk (i.e. all you budding DJ's out there) there's a Censored showing the new Censored technology that Censored will be demonstrating during the day. There's also a talk by Censored planned, who will be talking about the future of the Censored, which I am certain will interest every red-blooded empeg owner out there: a direct ancestor of the Censored that we all know and love, the new Censored will be Censored Censored by Censored in Censored Censored Censored.

So all I can say is - put the dog in the kennels, lock the spouse in the shed, leave a plateful of crisps out for the kids, sell your granny for the ticket and GET YOURSELF DOWN TO THE MEET!. Be there, or be square!

P.S. Don't forget the Mega-barbie on the Saturday - complete with local tap beer (5.5%) and music of your choosing. Bring your remotes and polish up on your Search/Append technique!

Oh, and don't forget you'll be able to play with Julie, the HSX-109 prototype, the only one loose in the wild in Europe!

Sign-up for the Barby before Monday, 10th. June to make sure there's something for you to eat

Edited by Rob, 10:20AM Sat. 8th June

Damn it would be nice!
But I must save some money to fix my motorcycle...
I managed to crash on the racetrack and the insurance dont cover it.

So first I got my car stolen now crashed mc, I just have great luck with things now...

I never knew you named your HSX prototype "Julie". That's so cute.

FINAL WARNING

If you want to eat at the Mega-barby with the boys, then you have to sign up today at the LATEST (Monday 10th.) or there will be be no grub!

Any way to check that your sign-up was recorded? Got a bit worried by Robs mailshot to all EU customers...

/Michael

PS. I'll probably be down sometime late Thursday, let me know if you need assistance during the Friday!

I'd like some confirmation too. Have the confirmation emails gone out yet?
Just in case - Rob S, I'll be there with my girlfriend.

I will (see other thread) be bringing a tuner prototype. If all goes well, a working one.

I will also be bringing the soldering station and some very small components, so if there are people around who would like resistor packs soldered onto display boards, this can probably be arranged.

ADDENDUM

Since everyone has been very good, I have persuaded a couple of clients that some of the work I've been doing for them in an area not entirely unrelated to the car player can be demoed. You may find it of interest.

Patrick

Yeah I sent confirmations today - did you not get one?

Rob

Yup. Mel paypalled you, and we got confirmation of the payment. The hotel is reserved, and we're ready to go!
Thanks,
J

Well guys. In about five hours I'm leaving. See you on friday.

I leave in about an hour milage 118116, fuel half a tank, technology too much, dead files numerous

Have a great time all!!

Looking forward to hearing the reports (after I recover from stag do).

Cheers,

Paul.

Directions to the Event

The location for the meet is the Campanile Hotel, Laan Naar Emiclaer, Amersfoort. The nearest motorway exit is 500m away, AMERSFOORT-Noord on the A1 Amsterdam-Apeldoorn motorway. Make sure you do not mistake this for AMERSFOORT exit.

>From the West (A1), travel *past* the Amersfoort exit in the direction Zwolle/Apeldoorn. The next exit is Amersfoort Noord.

>From the East (A1), travel through Apeldoorn, direction Amersfoort. At the Hoevelaken motorway intersection, drive on in the direction Amsterdam. Amersfoort-Noord is the next exit.

>From the South (A27), travel up the A27 to the intersection at Eemnes, and head East on the A1 towards Amersfoort. Follow instructions Eastbound (above).

>From the South (A28), head direction Zwolle/Amersfoort. DO NOT leave the motorway at Amersfoort, but continue Northbound to the Hoevelaken intersection. Follow signs A1-Amsterdam. Follow instructions Westbound (above).

>From the North (A28), follow signs Amersfoort/Utrecht. At the Hoevelaken intersection, exit following signs A1-Amsterdam. Follow instructions Westbound (above).

From Friday onwards, the route will be signposted from the motorway junction (in both directions) to the hotel. Look for signs with the "empeg" logo and follow them to the car park. On Saturday, there will be a banner marking the meeting place.

For those arriving by train, the nearest railway station is AMERSFOORT-SCHOTHORST.

At the station, catch the number 12 bus, asking for the "Laan Naar Emiclaer". Ask the driver to warn you where to get off the bus; from the bus stop, you should walk 150m in the direction of the Campanile Hotel.

For those of you wanting to travel to the meet by International train (such as the Eurostar, Thalys, or ICE links) it is possible to travel direct to AMERSFOORT as well as the local station AMERSFOORT-SCHOTHORST mentioned in the announcement. At both stations you should catch the number 12 bus to the event. Connections from Belgium go through Rotterdam or Amsterdam (Thalys/NS/BS, Eurostar from Paris, Liege & London); direct ICE connections from Germany (ICE/DB) go through Amsterdam; there are good regular connections from Rotterdam and Amsterdam to Amersfoort and Amersfoort-Schothorst. Normal sleeper cars from Germany, Switzerland and Denmark go through to Amersfoort Central direct (note you will need to book sleeper cars direct with your local train company).

The hotel address is:

Campanile Amersfoort
De Brand 50
N-3823 LM Amersfoort
Tel. : 033-4558757 - Fax : 033-4552620

There are still rooms available so those of you who are still undecided - why not come? It would be great to see you! Pick up the phone and book that room NOW.

Contact Details

In the event of problems, ring (NL) 033-4561181 (Rob Schofield), or e-mail me in advance at:

schofiel@xs4all.nl

Don't forget to reset your trip meter before you leave - maybe you'll win the distance competition!

In reply to:

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8pm Dinner at Klauf

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Would that be "Kluif en Meneer de Pastoor" perhaps?
I can't find any "Klauf" in the phonebook.

I probably won't be able to attend the meet at 6,
but I could try to be in the restaurant before 8.

Pim

Sigh.. wishing I was there..

Have a fantastic weekend, guys!

Yes! They made it, almost bang on time!

...and believe me, a truly great time has been had by all so far

(it's only the first evening...)

Mark, you are with us here in spirit....

..and in beer, and Chilean wine, and Jenever, and...

.. well, Easter Egg, I suppose! Thanks!

Next year, maybe? Reserve your place now!

Sorry I couldn't make it, Rob. There was a point when I was considering it, but things didn't work out for it.

Next time around for sure. Or perhaps later this summer..

Phew! What an incredible weekend, the best one yet.

A full writeup to follow, but the signature sound of the weekend has to be Patrick "Incendiary" Arnold finishing yet another pyrotechnics story with "....and it just sort of went BOOM" (Roars of laughter from the listening circle of entranced listeners). What a character!

So.... the clock's already ticking for the next one - are you going to be there? Next year it's going to be bigger and better, and ... well, that would be telling, wouldn't it? Get those tickets booked now!

See you in June, 2003!

It'd have to be something extraordinary to keep me away next year!

And those that are longing for tuner module should probably say thanks to the angels that looked after Patrick during his childhood

/Michael

Get those tickets booked now!

Can I assume the meet will be June 13-15, 2003?

I'll be with Rob here that we need a nice and big advance notice this time, that way the tickets across the pond might not hit the wallet as hard. I'd love to take a vacation over there next year.

Oh, and same as the CA meet, if you have photos, let me know and I'll give permission to the meet gallery for uploads.

Can I assume the meet will be June 13-15, 2003?

I sure hope it isn't. That's the reason I wasn't there this year. See, I always have finals in june, but they are always ended by june 27th or 28th. So I hope the meet will be at the end of the month next year, so I can be there too!

June 13 to 15th 2003, it's in the Diary, don't change it. Should be able to do some good deals with a year's notice!

thx for a great weekend! i met a lot nice people over there! hope to see you next year again. next time i will join the competition

Yeah, I know.... But I can't just go up to my university and say :" hey, you know what, I'm going to the Empeg meet! Wanna delay my exams ?"

I don't think that would work.

Maybe if the professor also had an Empeg.

I don't like my odds.

So who wants to dish on any rumors they overheard at the meet? We who didn't go want to hear about new software releases, new products, or, well, just about anything.

I have some photos.

Calvin

Yes, yes! Please, somebody post a summary of the meeting!