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Greetings!
This is our final pre-show newsletter, so if you have made it this far,
thank you for taking the time to read these important bulletins. I hope to
meet many of you at the Symposium. I would like to take this opportunity
to thank the Winter Symposium Committee – Laurie Crook, Steve Tatarunis
and Dan Digre, as well as the ALMA President, Stu Lumsden for all their
hard work in organizing this event. We hope that all the efforts that have
gone into the preparations will result in a productive and fruitful couple
of days for all exhibitors and attendees. See you in Vegas!
Zarina
Bhimani, ALMA Executive Director.
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Registration |
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As it draws closer to the symposium, I need to finalize catering
numbers with the hotel, so if you plan to attend but have not yet
submitted an attendee registration form, please click on the link below to
download the form, fill it out and fax it back to ALMA by 12.00 EST on
Weds Jan 03. Registration confirmations have now been sent out, so if you
did not receive one but have already submitted a form, please call ALMA at
617-314-6977 to confirm that we have you listed.
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Tutorial - Anadigm |
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Simon Dickinson, COO of Anadigm will present Anadigm's SonicMaster
family - an advanced subwoofer signal processing module solution for
quickly upgrading existing subwoofer plate amplifier designs with an
enhanced feature set that allows for state-of-the art subwoofers with
minimal cost and negligible product development. Anadigm's audio dpASP
(dynamically programmable Analog Signal Processor) embedded into
SonicMaster provides a programmable platform for your subwoofer signal
conditioning enabling equalization, band-pass filtering and amplifier
clipping and woofer bottoming limiter protection to an active subwoofer
design. Such a platform also enables audiophile class- "all analog" AutoEQ
processing. The SonicMaster family is preprogrammed, allowing for an out
of the box solution that is very cost effective compared to digital DSP
solutions and much more flexible then discrete analog.
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Exhibitors |
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Propex, Inc. will be showcasing Curv®, a self-reinforced 100% PP
composite utilized as a high performance speaker cone material. Curv®,
provides superior strength, stiffness, and Young’s Modulus in loudspeaker
applications, and also provides additional aesthetic value with its unique
woven appearance. Being fully thermoformable, Curv® is available at
leading speaker cone manufacturers.
Anadigm will be demonstrating their SonicMaster family - an
advanced subwoofer signal processing module solution for quickly upgrading
existing subwoofer plate amplifier designs with an enhanced feature set.
This allows for state-of-the art subwoofers with minimal cost and
negligible product development. Anadigm will also be presenting a tutorial
on the same subject (see above for details).
Phase Design will be showcasing the services that they offer to
the loudspeaker industry. Phase Design offers product and process
engineering solutions, manufacturing systems and product development, and
ongoing QA inspection services.
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Members Dinner |
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We still have a limited number of spaces left for the Members Dinner at
Yolie’s Brazilian Steakhouse – fill out the attendee registration form or
call the ALMA office at 617-314-6977 to reserve a space. With Yolie’s
fantastic selection of Brazilian-style steak and meats, and generous wine
sponsorships from K&K International, Menlo East, York Lake Partners
and MISCO, it promises to be an evening of good food and drink, fun and
friends.
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Job Noticeboard |
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We will have a job postings board in the exhibit hall at the Symposium.
This may be used free of charge by Symposium attendees and any ALMA
members. Use it for advertising vacant positions in your company if you
are recruiting, or posting your resume or business card if you are looking
for a job. Please note that although individual ALMA members may post
resumes, only full ALMA member companies may post positions available. If
you will not be attending the show but would like a position or resume
posted, please email it to me.
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ALMA Recruitment |
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ALMA will have a booth in the North Hall at the CES show from Jan 8-11.
We will be handing out membership flyers and talking to people about the
organization. If you will be at the CES and can spare a couple of hours to
help staff the booth, please let me know either by email, phone or at the
symposium.
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And Finally... |
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I will be heading out to Las Vegas on 4th January, so the ALMA office
will not be staffed from 5pm this Thursday until next Wednesday morning.
If you have any questions during this time, you can either leave a
voicemail as I will be checking messages regularly, or if you need an
immediate response, please call my cell phone 617-501-6297.
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Visit the CES Show |
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Don't forget to visit the CES show while you are in Las Vegas!
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