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PROJECT BAR-B-Q

Influencing Hardware & Software for Music on Computers Over the Next Five Years
SCHEDULE
October 14th-17th, 1999, Guadalupe River Ranch, Boerne, Texas

Thursday, October 14th:

COWBOY NIGHT
6:00-7:00   Opening Reception
               
  Informal Introductions and Agenda
                 Ventilation: 5 minute personal
                 introductions

7:00-7:15   Welcome
(George and Teresa)
7:15-7:45   Chris Grigg - Control -G "A
                 Roadmap: Interconnected
                 Components" or "Beyond the Big
                 Audio API"

7:45-8:00   Tom White -MMA "Why it is a
                 bad idea to tell stories about
                 Tom White"
8:00-8:30   Tom White Night - Stand up and
                 tell your favorite stories (true or
                 otherwise) about Tom
8:30-???    Dinner Schmoozefest and Jam
                 Session

Friday, October 15th:

7:45-8:30   Kundalini Yoga led by
                David Kaplowitz
7:30-9:00   Reveille and Chuckwagon
                Breakfast

9:00-9:15   "Official Howdy" Overview and
                 Welcome: The Fat Man
9:15-9:45   Brian Schmidt - Microsoft
             
  "Interactive Audio Development:
                 Where the Heck Do We Go From
                 Here?
9:45-10:15  Eric Scheirer - MIT Media Lab
               
 "MPEG-4 Structured Audio: A
                 New Standard for Interactive
                 Sound, in the Creation of Which
                 Tom White Did Not Run the
                 Whole Show, but Only Played a
                 Small (Though Valuable) Part"
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:00 Jim Reekes - Kerbango! "The
                  Future of Music on Computers -
                  An Update"
11:00-11:45 Roundtable (George Sanger)
11:45-12:45 Deciding Issues/Dividing into
                  Groups
12:45-2:00   Lunch
2:00-7:00     Facilitated Group Breakout
                  Session
7:00-8:00     Evening Break
8:00-8:30     Happy Hour Outside Under
                  the Stars
8:30-10:00   Ribeye Steak Dinner, Bonfire
                  & Hayride
10:00-???   Evening Acoustic Jam
                  & Cigars

SATURDAY, October 16th:

7:45-8:30    Kundalini Yoga led by
                 David Kaplowitz
7:30-9:00    Morning Grub
9:00-9:30    Informal Discussion
in breakfast
                  room (George)
9:30-10:30   Group Breakout Session
                
 (facilitators)
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:30 Group Breakout Session
                 
(facilitators)
12:30-1:30   Working Lunch in groups
                 
(facilitators)
1:30-4:00     Group Report
                  /Recommendations
                  
(facilitators)
4:00-7:00    Groups Gather to Present
                  Results
Formal Reports/Final
                  Discussions/Wrap-up/Eval.
7:00-8:00    Break
8:00-8:30    Happy Hour
8:30-9:30    Awards Ceremony
9:30-???    Big JAM! Main House

Sunday, October 17th:

8:00-9:30    Breakfast
9:30-3:30    Shuttles to the Airport
9:00-Noon  Stress Relief: Choose one of
                  the following:
                 
horseback riding, massage
9:30-11:00   Town Hall Meeting
                  Input from Attendees/Next Year's
                  Event

Project Bar-B-Q 1999
Hosted by The Fat Man
and Platinum Sponsor Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Technology - DSP


With Special Thanks To Our Gold Sponsor
Miller Freeman Game Group

Miller Freeman Game Group


And To Our Silver Sponsors

Yamaha XG Division     Cirrus Logic   Microsoft
MMA    Harmonix Music Systems    Avallone Media
 
Yamaha XG Cirrus Logic Microsoft
MMA    Harmonix

section 8

select a section:  1. Introduction  2. Speaker Summary  3. Executive Summary  
4. The Big Picture Group  5. The Impact of Digital Distribution on the Various Constituencies Within the Music Industry Group  
6. The Apostles of the Church of Appliantology Group 
7. The Sound Pressure Lobby Group   8. Schedule & Sponsors