| 2024 Florida MegaMini Schedule | |||||||
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| Thursday, April 18 | |||||||
| Cypress 1 | Cypress 2 | Cypress 3 | Cypress 4 | Cypress 5 | |||
| 7:30 - 8:30 | >>> Registration for Intensives - West Registration Desk <<< | ||||||
| 8:30 - 12:00 | Light-O-Rama 2 -Day Intensive DAY 1 Drew Hickman | Beginner's Guide to Setting Up a Display in xLights Bill Porter, Russell McFarland, Patrick Delaney | xLights 2-Day Intensive - Advanced Keith Westley | ||||
| 12:00 - 1:00 | >>> Lunch - Cypress 5<<< | ||||||
| 1:00 - 5:00 | Light-O-Rama 2 -Day Intensive ( Continued ) | Beginner's Guide continued | 2-Day Intensive continued | ||||
| Friday, April 19 | |||||||
| Cypress 1 | Cypress 2 | Cypress 3 | Cypress 4 | Cypress 5 | |||
| 7:30 - 8:30 | >>> Registration for Intensives - West Registration Desk <<< | ||||||
| 8:30 - 12:00 | Light-O-Rama 2 -Day Intensive DAY 2 Drew Hickman | Beginner's Guide to Setting Up a Display in xLights Bill Porter,Patrick Delaney | xLights Mapping Like a Pro Barry Wiles, Clyde Lindsey | xLights 2-Day Intensive - Advanced Keith Westley | |||
| 12:00 - 1:00 | |||||||
| 1:00 - 5:00 | >>> Lunch - Magnolia C<<< | ||||||
| 1:00 - 5:00 | Early Registration for Saturday | ||||||
| 3:30 - 4:30 | VIP Attendees - Vendor Hall Open, Palms DEFG | ||||||
| 4:30 - 6:30 | Welcome Reception in Vendor Hall - All Attendees, Palms DEFG | ||||||
| 7:00 - 8:00 | Beginner's Reception - Hospitality Suite (Room #107) - Sponsored by LOR | ||||||
| 8:00 - 11:00 | It's 5'clock somewhere Welcome Party sponsored by Permatrack and Mattos Designs, Key West Terrace Music By Rick Jeffreys | ||||||
| Saturday, April 20 | |||||||
| 7:30 - 8:30 | >>> Registration - West Registration Desk <<< | ||||||
| 7:30 - 8:30 | Morning Coffee with Wired Watts | ||||||
| 8:30 - 9:00 | >>> Opening Session & Group Photo - Magnolia ABC <<< | ||||||
| 9:30 - 10:00 | VIP Attendees - Vendor Hall Open, Palms DEFG | ||||||
10:00 - 12:15 | Vendor Hall Open - Palms DEFG | ||||||
| Cypress 1 | Cypress 2 | Cypress 3 | Cypress 4 | Cypress 5 | Magnolia ABC | Boardroom | |
| 9:20 - 10:20 | Mastering Display Design: Integrating Props, Music, and Technology - Luke Kamp | Lightshow Basics - John Darst | Intro to Creating/Formatting your own graphics/photos/video for Xlights - Dante Ludovici | Mastering the Master View - Michael Stoffregen | FPP Basic: Getting Started with FPP - Bill Jenkins | 9:20 - 11:00 How your data gets handled all the way from xLights’s to player to controller to pixels. - Keith Westley | Build Class: Dipole Antenna for FM Transmission |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | DIY Tips and Tricks of the Allison Christmas Spectacular - Daniel Allison | Networking Basics - Joseph Jarboe | Leveraging Generative AI for Your Display - Joey Towbin | Using AI Graphics in Your Sequences - Michael Stoffregen | FPP Advanced: Exploring some of the Advanced Features in FPP - Bill Jenkins | ||
| 11:00-11:30 | |||||||
| 11:30 - 12:30 | >>> Lunch Sponsored by Wally's Lights - Magnolia ABC <<< | ||||||
| 12:15 - 1:00 | Vendor Hall Closed | ||||||
| 12:45 - 1:30 | Demonstrations - Outside of Cypress Patio | ||||||
| 1:00 - 4:00 | Vendor Hall Open - Palms DEFG | ||||||
| 1:40 - 2:40 | Light-O-Rama Preview and Sequencer Overview - Luke Kamp | Security 101 - Keeping Your Home and Display Secure - Russell McFarland | How NOT to Whip Your Neighbors into an Angry Mob - John Storms | Using Submodeling and State Effects in xLights- Jacky Elliott | How setup and configure FPP Remote MultiSync mode - Tony Keith | GCLF ROUNDTABLE | Build Class: WLED 8port Permanent/Landscape Controller |
| 2:50 - 3:50 | Cloud Control - Show Playback From 2 Steps or 2 States Away - Marcus Ledet | Show Networking 101 - Bill Porter | 3D Displays Made Easier - Carter Manucy | How to create custom models in xLights - Tony Keith | Falcon Controllers - advanced controller settings - Keith Westley | ||
| 4:00 - 5:00 | LOR Software Tips: The Lighting Round - Aubrey Kall | AC Lights in a Pixel World - Jeff Werner | Submodels and the importance of pixel order - Barry Wiles | Florida Tweakers - Michael Stoffregen | Singing Props from Prop to Sequencing - Daryl Erwin | ||
| 4:00 - 5:00 | Vendor Hall - Open to families of FMM | ||||||
| 5:00 . | >>> Saturday Raffles Close (Winners announced at Dinner, pickup Sunday Morning) | ||||||
| 5:30 - 6:00 | Hotel Happy Hour (Hotel Guests only) - Citrus Room off Hotel Lobby | ||||||
| 6:30 - 8:45 | >>> Dinner (doors open at 6:00, starts promptly at 6:30) - Magnolia ABC <<< Sponsored by Your Pixel Store and Wired Watts | ||||||
| 9:30 - 11:00 | After Hours - Mattos Designs Hospitality Suite (Room #107) | ||||||
| Sunday, April 21 | |||||||
| 7:30 - 8:20 | Non-Denominational Church Service, led by Jeff Werner - Magnolia ABC | ||||||
| 7:30 - 8:30 | Morning Coffee with Boscoyo Studios | ||||||
| 7:30 - 3:00 | Registration for Sunday Attendees | ||||||
| 9:00 - 9:30 | VIP Attendees - Vendor Hall Open - Palms DEFG | ||||||
| 9:30 - 1:00 | Vendor Hall Open, Raffle Pickup - Palms DEFG | ||||||
| 10:00 - 11:30 | Hospitality Suite Open (Room #107) | ||||||
| Cypress 1 | Cypress 2 | Cypress 3 | Cypress 4 | Cypress 5 | Magnolia ABC | ||
| 8:30 - 9:30 | PixieLink, Aurora Core, and More - Marcus Ledet | How to get your kids addicted to STEM by a U.S. Navy STEM professional - Bill Porter | Mega Tree Sequencing Techniques in xLights - Barry Wiles | Q&A Panel Session - Matt Biegun | So you want to start a Christmas drive-through light show? - Richard Holdman | xSchedule - Soup To Nutz - Keith Westley | Build Class: YPS Genius Controller 16 or 32 |
| 9:40 - 10:40 | LOR Interactive: Make That Motion Effect! - Aubrey Kall | Deep dive into the Wide World of (accurate) Color! - Bill Porter | Sequencing With Music Theory in Mind - David Cahill | Audacity Unleashed: Mastering the Basics of Audio Editing - Carl Mirsky | Special Effects - SFX101 - Kyle Bostick | "Do you like my decorations" -The making of a classic. - Jorden Nash | |
| 10:50 - 11:50 | What’s Next for Light-O-Rama Software? - Matt Brown | Why does my S*** (show) not work? - Max Moerles | Introduction to Fusion 360 - Design your own props - Doug Reel | Everything Moving Heads! - Kyle Bostick | |||
| 11:50 - 1:00 | >>> Lunch Sponsored by Wally's Lights - Magnolia ABC <<< | ||||||
| 1:00 . | All Raffles Closed, Vendor Hall Closed | ||||||
| 1:00 - 1:50 | You can do THAT with LOR?! - Marcus Ledet and Ty Olmstead | Singing faces made easy - Carter Manucy | 3D printing for holiday lighting -James Terrill | Creative Brainstorming for YOUR SHOW - Matt Biegun | Interactivity and year round displays with WLED Based controllers - Peter Senarghi | Using AI and Home Automation to save money on my display - Bill Porter | |
| 2:00 - 2:50 | Mega Tree Cartooning with Light-O-Rama - Ty Olmstead | What's a Timing Track and Value Curve? - Bill Jenkins | Creating a Viral Show - Kyle Bostick | ||||
| 3:00 - 3:50 | >>> Closing Session - Raffles (You MUST be present to Win) - Magnolia BC | ||||||
| 4:00 . | Event Concludes | ||||||
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