Monday April 25

Where: Calit2 (UCSD Campus) Third Floor
When: 4:00PM – 8:30PM (approx, allowing time for carpools back to LA etc.)
What: Puredata Reception with Miller Puckette, UCSD colleagues and students

• Welcome by Miller to VIP guests
• Around-the-table introductions/thumbnails by UCSD colleagues and puredata activists from LA and UCSD
• Brief remarks/presentation/discussion by Miller and guests of their current activities
• Short performances, especially opportunities for students to “perform puredata” and briefly discuss their works
• Book-sprint style “video sprint” to unveil/peruse the MUS171: Intro to Computer Music videos and learning materials
• Ad lib socializing and refreshments
• Logistical things, description of the upcoming pd_LAunch week, arranging SAN->LA signups for carpools etc.

Wednesday April 27 (A)

Where: Long Beach Boys and Girls Club, Eastman/Fairfield (700 East Del Amo Blvd., Long Beach, CA, 90807)
When:  A) 6:00PM – 7:30PM “Family Night” Pizza+puredata events
What:  A) Family night: Dining-room demos, followed by puredata interactive-exhibits in gym, kids’ puredata giveaways/awards

Wednesday April 27 (B)

Where: Long Beach Boys and Girls Club, Eastman/Fairfield (700 East Del Amo Blvd., Long Beach, CA, 90807)
When:  7:45PM – 9:15PM Small group classes and workshops for BGC Staff, parents and other community members
What:  Small group (6-20 participants?) classes and workshops (1.5 hour),  based on advanced signups
— for whatever classes/workshops that our expert visitors/participants want to offer and get a quorum

Thursday April 28

Where: CRASHspace (10526 Venice Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232)
When: 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
What: Workshop with Hans-Christoph Steiner – Starting with Realtime Audio/Video Interaction

See blog for more information.

Sign up at the CRASHspace store.

Friday April 29

Where: CRASHspace (10526 Venice Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232)
When: 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
What: Workshop with Chris McCormick – Pd as your embedded audio engine

See blog for more information.

Sign up at the CRASHspace store.

Saturday April 30

Where: CRASHspace
When: noon until late
What: pd-LAunch festivities, meeting of pd-la patching circle

Noon – 2:00 PM: pd-la Patching Circle

Informal gathering of patching and patchers (Pd, Max/MSP/Jitter, and even vvvv, Eyesweb, Labview, etc.). Beginners and experienced patchers welcome. Open to everyone – work on personal or professional projects, school work, or just patch quietly to yourself, in a room full of other people patching patches and helping other people patch.

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Pd Workshop

Subject TBD

5:00 PM – late: pd-LAunch Party

Come for a evening of Pure Data discussions, demos, and performances.