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I hear you John. No worries, we will hope to catch you next year for sure.

My my how the calendar has gotten away from us so fast. It’s April already and CLAP is right around the corner!

This will serve as a request for RSVPs to get a head count for attendance and lunch. This is a free event to attend. The only cost is your time to come and share your day with us. Please reply if you are coming.

See below for all pertinent info and some updated request items:

Friday April 29th - Set Up at Nancy Foley's 12:00pm  - This is always fun, Bill's shop gets its annual cleaning and the conversation is always riveting. That evening at 5:30 is the Pizza Meet & Greet for those in the area or staying in the area.

Farrell’s Pizza & Pool Co
4870 Yelm Hwy SE
Lacey, WA
360-493-2090

Sat April 30th - Networking, coffee, donuts 7:30am  -  CLAP starts at 8:30am

Nancy Foley
4842 Thompson Lane SE
Olympia, WA 9851

Agenda:
1.       Using GFCI’s in the PacNW                                           
2.       Keeping your Display grounded (Literally)                             
3.       Using Papagayo for Sequencing                               
4.       Falcon F16v2/Expansion/Differential Overview   
5.       Woodland Park Zoo - Wildlights Overview             
6.    Building a better mouse trap (Group Discussion on display logistics)                                     
7.    Mini Pixel Tester/Controller                                     
       8.    TGCLF Experience with Mike Ziemkowski (and we are hoping Anthony Mish!)                                                       

 Important Update items:
1.   We have a new C.L.A.P. member who has the ability to create acrylic matrix panels locally. There will be 2 sizes 10x10 and 10x15 to accommodate bullet or square pixel in 100 or 150 strings respectively. There may be some room for customization. If interested in getting these ordered, they can be delivered at C.L.A.P. PM or email me and I will forward Randy's contact information.
2.   If you have swap meet items bring them along and set them up on the table for horse trading
3.   Item 6 on the agenda, Building a Better Mouse Trap, is meant to be a group discussion on something you have done or created that has assisted in your display creation or execution. We want a sharing of those epiphany moments, or golden ideas. We all have something here for sure. Think about this and come prepared to verbally share, or bring a show and tell……..
4.   Jim Winder has the following items he is willing to give to anyone interested. If you are, respond to me and I will put you in touch with Jim directly:
•   9 Pieces of 1" x 6' White PEX
•   12 Pieces of 2" x 10' Grey PVC
•   5 Pieces of 4" x 10' Grey PVC (has holes where I tied Zip Ties to it)
•   30 Pieces of 3/4" x 10' Grey PVC

Looking forward to seeing everyone Saturday April 30th!

2 updates, both are time sensitive.

1.Kevin Thomas (Wirekat) who offered to broker a 2" HDPE group buy, is putting the order in on Friday March 11th. No more order will be taken after noon PDT. If you are interested PM or send me an email, and I will put you in contact with Kevin

2.We have a new C.L.A.P. member who has the ability to create acrylic matrix panels locally. There will be 2 sizes 10x10 and 10x15 to accommodate bullet or square pixel in 100 or 150 strings respectively. There may be some room for customization. If interested in getting these ordered, they can be delivered at C.L.A.P. PM or email me and I will forward Randy's contact information.

Looking forward to seeing everyone Saturday April 30th!

3 weeks to Christmas Expo!     

Esteban De La Torre of Elation Lighting will be 2015 Keynote Speaker in Ft. Worth. Esteban is also the programming mastermind behind the music and large effects of a large residential display. He will discuss challenges and opportunities for adopting commercial practices to residential displays, including tips and idea attendees can use. Esteban will look at the new lighting arena and what trends he believes we will be seeing in the future. Attendees with paid registration will be able to attend the Opening Session with the Keynote and will begin Thursday morning, July 16th at 9am.

Check out the Christmas Expo website for all the most up to date information on classes and activities   -   You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login


See you all in Ft. Worth

Sorry for the delay in getting the schedule posted for Christmas Expo, but it is finally POSTED! Please go to the Christmas Expo website for the schedule and  latest updates:

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The Class descriptions are being finalized and will be posted in the next few days.

Also one more announcement. The Soldering track is broken up into 2 session. The Class and then the Hands On.  Attending the Class of is covered in your Registration. It is purely lecture. The Hands On is meant to complete a soldering project to get experience. These are fun and rewarding to complete. NOTE: There will be a $20 surcharge to obtain the Hands On Kit. The Hands On will be limited to 20 attendees. The kit will contain a soldering project, soldering iron, goggles, nippers, & battery. If you plan on attending the Hands On session, please send an email through the website or Facebook page to RSVP. The $20 will be collected as we hand out the kits.

To RSVP for the Hands On, click on the link below:

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Just bumping this. We are a week away from our annual meeting.  Saturday May 2nd. This is just a reminder, that if you plan on attending, please RSVP. It is free to attend, we have to plan for set up and lunch. If you have already RSVP'd no need to reply.

Also if you have items for the Swap Meet be sure to bring them, tables will be set up for this. See you next week.

Friday May 1st - Set Up at Nancy Foley's 12:00pm  - This is always fun, Bill's shop gets its annual cleaning and the conversation is always riveting. That evening at 5:30 is the Pizza Meet & Greet for those in the area or staying in the area.

Farrelli's Pizza & Pool Co
4870 Yelm Hwy SE
Lacey, WA
360-493-2090

Sat May 2nd - Networking, coffee, donuts 7:30am  -  CLAP starts at 8:30am

Nancy Foley
4842 Thompson Lane SE
Olympia, WA 9851

Just a reminder about our annual gathering on Friday/Saturday, May 1st/2nd.  I have detailed everything below:

Friday May 1st - Set Up at Nancy Foley's 12:00pm  - This is always fun, Bill's shop gets its annual cleaning and the conversation is always riveting. That evening at 5:30 is the Pizza Meet & Greet for those in the area or staying in the area.

Farrelli's Pizza & Pool Co
4870 Yelm Hwy SE
Lacey, WA
360-493-2090

Sat May 2nd - Networking, coffee, donuts 7:30am  -  CLAP starts at 8:30am

Nancy Foley
4842 Thompson Lane SE
Olympia, WA 9851

Lowell (thank you!) put together a great agenda for the day:

1.  The Ups and Downs of Ladder Safety                                -  Pete "AC/DC" Peters
2.  Lumens, Lamberts and Lux; Projection Mapping                 -  Ken "FMR/FOCUS" Collins (ask him)
3.  The Matrix; Kinetic Excitement                                         -  Chris "Captain Murdoch" Pinkham
4.  You Drive, I'll enjoy the show; Traffic Control                    -  Kevin "Wirekat" Thomas
5.  I've been framed; Wireframes                                          -  Matt "Mr Pixclip" Ross
6.  Go North - Pole Man; North Pole How-To                           -  Craig "Pex Tree" Dye
7.  "Hooked" on Lights: Attachment Methods                          -  Round Table, Lowell "PapaLF" Fuher & Craig Dye
8.  How TGCLF was won                                                       -  Darren "Mr. $50K" Huffty (No Trophy, no proof!)

We have some sponsors as usual for give aways. Thanks to Kevin for working them.

Don't forget the swap meet if you want to reduce that overhead inventory out of your shed, garage, house etc.... bring your wares along.

This information will be posted on many of the forums / pages so apologies for the redundancy.

CLAP is in one of the best venues in the country on the shores of lake St Clair in Olympia. It is a free event to attend.  We only ask that you RSVP with a head count so that we can work with Nancy on the lunch planning. She ever so graciously still wants to put up with us and we appreciate that. Also let us know if you will be there for the Pizza Fest as well!

Last bit of housekeeping. Anyone coming from Oregon or Southern WA that will come up Friday afternoon, we are looking to have someone car pool to CLAP. If interested, let me know.

If there are any questions, fire away! We look forward to seeing you in a few weeks and talking Christmas!