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#369734 - 05/11/2017 18:00 20th Birthday Party, 2018
rob
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Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
Next year is the 20th anniversary of empeg's incorporation and I feel duty bound to pull off one last meet up / party. So let's kick off some ideas - thoughts on general time of year and location? Summer is traditional but we've had later ones as well. The two locations that make some sense to me are Amersfoort and Cambridge.

Rob

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#369735 - 05/11/2017 18:07 Re: 20th Birthday Party, 2018 [Re: rob]
andy
carpal tunnel

Registered: 10/06/1999
Posts: 5914
Loc: Wivenhoe, Essex, UK
Exciting news Rob. Either works for me.
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#369736 - 05/11/2017 18:46 Re: 20th Birthday Party, 2018 [Re: rob]
tfabris
carpal tunnel

Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31563
Loc: Seattle, WA
I'm interested. I can't yet know for sure if I can make it over or not, but the idea is currently intriguing to me.

My first trip ever to either the UK or Europe was for the Amersfoort meet in 2003, and since then I've got new friends in both England and Germany, and have been back a few times. So there's a higher likelihood that I could make it over there in 2018.
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#369737 - 05/11/2017 20:10 Re: 20th Birthday Party, 2018 [Re: rob]
mlord
carpal tunnel

Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14472
Loc: Canada
Excellent idea, Rob! Would love to see everyone again. Amersfoort has a lot of appeal, but we no longer have a "local" there with a back garden suitable for jet engine ignition. wink

Either venue, or really just anywhere would work!

Thanks for starting this!

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#369747 - 06/11/2017 18:54 Re: 20th Birthday Party, 2018 [Re: rob]
JBjorgen
carpal tunnel

Registered: 19/01/2002
Posts: 3582
Loc: Columbus, OH
I'd love to go, although it's a bit of a long shot. I've somehow managed to miss all the others just due to timing where I couldn't get away (although I did make a couple of the Ohio meets). Anyway, I'm interested, so if we get a date I'll let you know.

I've always thought it would be fun to host one here in Mexico, but probably not appropriate if it's going to be the last one.
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#369763 - 10/11/2017 01:43 Re: 20th Birthday Party, 2018 [Re: JBjorgen]
snowcrash
journeyman

Registered: 11/07/2013
Posts: 65
Could I bring my Mk2 to get fixed?

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#369789 - 19/11/2017 10:12 Re: 20th Birthday Party, 2018 [Re: rob]
kjohanss
journeyman

Registered: 24/10/2000
Posts: 65
Loc: Bjørkelangen, Norway
I'd like to go - and Amersfoort is shorter and less expensive for me smile
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#369891 - 30/11/2017 14:57 Re: 20th Birthday Party, 2018 [Re: rob]
julf
veteran

Registered: 01/10/2001
Posts: 1307
Loc: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Can we get a date nailed down?

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#370008 - 09/12/2017 21:59 Re: 20th Birthday Party, 2018 [Re: rob]
benjammin
member

Registered: 11/08/2002
Posts: 188
Loc: Champaign, IL
awww... both very far from Illinois. frown

maybe we could do an online Google Hangout thing too so those of us far away can "remote" in?

-Ben
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#370603 - 03/03/2018 15:38 Re: 20th Birthday Party, 2018 [Re: rob]
crazymelki
enthusiast

Registered: 16/02/2001
Posts: 373
Loc: Switzerland
Hey guys,

I was for a long time not on the BBS....But I would like to be a part of this happening even if its only with Google Hangout. :-)

Just to see you after a long time again.
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#370748 - 28/03/2018 16:00 Re: 20th Birthday Party, 2018 [Re: rob]
ShadowMan
addict

Registered: 09/06/1999
Posts: 558
Loc: Newfoundland, Canada
20 years, wow!
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#371012 - 12/06/2018 17:37 Re: 20th Birthday Party, 2018 [Re: rob]
stig
new poster

Registered: 29/10/1999
Posts: 48
Loc: Cumbria, UK
Anyone make any progress on this?

How about August Bank Holiday weekend (25-27 August) Cambridge

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#371028 - 20/06/2018 22:26 Re: 20th Birthday Party, 2018 [Re: rob]
stig
new poster

Registered: 29/10/1999
Posts: 48
Loc: Cumbria, UK
13th June was the anniversary of the website being registered.
22nd Sept. is when the website went live (and people could pre-order/get in the queue)

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#371029 - 20/06/2018 22:40 Re: 20th Birthday Party, 2018 [Re: rob]
stig
new poster

Registered: 29/10/1999
Posts: 48
Loc: Cumbria, UK
Rather than Amersfoort, how about Eindhoven as thats where NXP is based (who I believe are the current owners of the Empeg technology)

Empeg -> SonicBlue -> DNNA (D&M Holdings) -> SigmaTel -> Freescale -> NXP

Not sure on the transfer between D&M and SigmaTel - if it was licensing or outright purchase. If its only licensing then the owners are Sound United LLC (DEI Holdings), who bought D&M Holdings

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#371032 - 21/06/2018 14:19 Re: 20th Birthday Party, 2018 [Re: stig]
BartDG
carpal tunnel

Registered: 20/05/2001
Posts: 2616
Loc: Bruges, Belgium
Oh yes, and then we can ask them in group to open source the code. smile
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#371143 - 25/07/2018 10:23 Re: 20th Birthday Party, 2018 [Re: rob]
rob
carpal tunnel

Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
Change of plan, but at least now there IS a plan! Refer to

https://empegbbs.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/371142#Post371142

Rob

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#371144 - 25/07/2018 10:59 Re: 20th Birthday Party, 2018 [Re: rob]
andy
carpal tunnel

Registered: 10/06/1999
Posts: 5914
Loc: Wivenhoe, Essex, UK
Excellent news Rob laugh
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#371153 - 26/07/2018 06:19 Re: 20th Birthday Party, 2018 [Re: rob]
JBjorgen
carpal tunnel

Registered: 19/01/2002
Posts: 3582
Loc: Columbus, OH
Gives me plenty of time to work on the spouse. Just gotta figure out how to justify this instead of a 15th anniversary trip smile.
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