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          | SCHEDULEOctober 16th-19th, 2008, Canyon 
              of the Eagles
 Lake Buchanan, Texas
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                | Thursday, 
                    October 16th:
 
 
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                | 6:00-7:00 | Opening 
                  Reception: Wine & Cheese Party |   
                | 7:00-7:45 | Welcome 
                  (George, 
                  Linda & Teresa) Informal Introductions and Agenda Ventilation
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                | 7:45-8:15 | Brian Schmidt, Brian Schmidt Studios & CTO, QSound Labs; "Long Overdue" |   
                | 8:15-??? | Huge 
                  Bar-B-Q Feast, Schmoozefest and Jam Session |   
                | Friday, October 17th:
 
 
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                | 7:30-9:00 | Reveille 
                  and Chuckwagon 
                  Breakfast |   
                | 9:00-9:20 | Official 
                  Howdy, Overview and Welcome: 
                  The Fat Man |   
                | 9:20-9:50 | Dave Rossum, Chief Scientist of Creative Labs; "Cargo Cult MIDI" |   
                | 9:50-10:20 | Steve Ball, Principal Program Mgr. Lead, Windows Sound Team; "Artist in the Boardroom: surviving & thriving with and/or within a Borg" |   
                | 10:20-10:30 | Break |   
                | 10:30-11:00 | Lucas Gonze, Creator, Yahoo! Media Player; “RFC's vs. a Good Firm Grip: The John Henry story of the record industry on the internet” |   
                | 11:00-11:45 | Roundtable 
                  (George Sanger) |   
                | 11:45-12:45 | Deciding 
                  Issues/Dividing into Groups |   
                | 12:45-2:00 | Lunch 
                  - Hosted by Silver Sponsor Open Labs |   
                | 2:00-7:00 | Facilitated 
                  Group Breakout Session 
                  (facilitators) |   
                | 4:00-4:15 | Beer 
                  and Snacks |   
                | 7:00-8:00 | Evening 
                  Break |   
                | 8:00-9:30 | Silver Sponsor IDT Hosts Happy Hour and Dinner Outside 
                  Under the Stars |   
                | 9:30-??? | Hayride 
                  to Observatory, Bonfire, Acoustic Jam, Fine Cognac 
                  and Scotch & Cigars |  | 
               
                | Saturday, 
                  October 18th: 
 
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                | 7:30-9:00 | Morning 
                  Grub |   
                | 9:00-9:30 | Informal 
                  Discussion over Breakfast  (George) |   
                | 9:30-10:30 | Group 
                  Breakout Session (facilitators) |   
                | 10:30-10:45 | Morning 
                  Break |   
                | 10:45-12:30 | Group 
                  Breakout Session (facilitators) |   
                | 12:30-1:30 | Lunch |   
                | 1:30-4:00 | Group 
                  Breakout Session - report work (facilitators) |   
                | 4:00-5:30 | Group 
                  Breakout Session - presentation work (facilitators) |   
                | 5:30-7:00 | Groups 
                  Gather to Present Results - Formal Reports, Final Discussions, 
                  Wrap-up, and Evaluations |   
                | 7:00-8:00 | Break |   
                | 8:00-8:30 | Happy 
                  Hour |   
                | 8:30-??? | Platinum 
                  Sponsor- Dolby 
                  hosts 13th Annual Awards Ceremony, Dinner & Big Jam in Eagles Nest 
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                | Sunday, October 19th:
 
 
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                | 8:00-9:30 | Breakfast |   
                | 7:00-1:00 | Shuttles 
                  to the Airport |   
                | 9:30-11:00 | Town 
                  Hall Meeting Input from Attendees, Planning for Next Year's BBQ
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                | Noon | Lunch |  |  Project Bar-B-Q 2008 Was 
        Hosted by The Fat Manand Platinum 
        Sponsor Dolby Laboratories
 
  Dolby Laboratories creates technologies that intensify and enhance the 
        entertainment experience. For four decades, Dolby has been instrumental 
        in defining high-quality audio and surround sound in cinema, broadcast, 
        home audio systems, cars, DVDs, headphones, games, televisions, and personal 
      computers.
 
        With special thanks to our Silver Sponsors IDT and Open Labs   
 They Made BBQ 
      2008 Possible
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