Schedule
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Friday May 3th
Friday May 3th
16:30 | Offsite Operating Session 1 Arrive between 13:00 and 13:15 for briefing Details |
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| 16:45 19:30 | No Host Dinner | Ricky's All Day Grill 8958 152 Street Surrey BC  | |
22:00 | Off Site Self Guided Layout Tours Details |
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Saturday May 4th
| Time | Room 3260  | Room 3210  | Room 3250  | Room 3251  | |
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| 09:00 10:30 | Awards then Key Note Speaker Lance Mindheim  Details | Room not used | Room not used | Room not used | |
| 10:45 11:45 | Burr Stewart Who's the boss, you or your layout?  Details | Victor Gilbert An Introduction to theJava Model Railroad Interface (JMRI)  Details | Marc Simpson Kitbashing: A World of Opportunities - It's easier and more fun than you might think)  Details | Rene Gourley An introduction to 3D CAD  3D CAD is the foundation for getting the parts you want, whether they are going to be 3D printed, laser cut or etched. This hands-on clinic will briefly discuss the choice of CAD program, then we will jump right in with designing a simple, but accurate part, and ultimately uploading it to Shapeways where it could be printed. This is a hands-on workshop and you will need to bring a laptop that meets the following requirements:
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| 12:00 13:00 | Lance Mindheim Putting the horse before the cart  Details | Dr Geoff Bunza Build a Simplified WiFi Throttle You Can Customize  Details
| Mike Pagano An Introduction to Marine Modeling.  Details | ||
| 13:00 14:30 | No host lunch and meet the modeller in the residence dining hall  | ||||
| 14:30 15:30 | David Popp Time Saving Techniques for building a Railroad Empire  Details | Timothy Horton Using low cost servos To save time and money  Details | Doug Lee Tools and Techniques for operating schemes  Doug Lee will discuss a practical process and simple tools that can be used to design a satisfying operating scheme for a model railroad. An awareness of the layout design (LDSIG) and layout operations (OpSIG) special interest groups. Exposure to a methodology and tools for designing an operating scheme so attendees are equipped to use these at home. . A list of internet and book references to facilitate further research. | ||
| 15:45 16:45 | Burr Stewart Who's the boss, you or the electronics industry  Details | Brian Rudko Constructing a Micro Layout: The Black Bear Mtn. RR.  Details | Room not used | ||
| 16:45 19:30 | No host dinner in the residence diner | ||||
20:30 | Offsite Operating Session 2 Arrive between 19:00 and 19:15 Details |     | |||
| Sunday May 5th | |||||
| 09:00 13:00 | Manufacturers Exhibit | ||||
16:30 | Display Room Model Displays Details  |    | |||
| Time | Room 3260 | Room 3210 | Room 3250 | Room 3251 | |
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| 09:00 10:00 | Lance Mindheim Using photos to color your structure surfaces.  Details | Marc Simpson Kitbashing: A World of Opportunities - It's easier and more fun than you might think) Details | Ken Robertson Crossing Duwamish  Details | Model Railroading with Arduinos DR Geoff Bunza  This clinic will feature a special “Make and Take with the Masters” showing modelers how to combine small Arduino controllers, LEDs, Servos, and other goodies to create many different working features for your layout. You can take all the projects and materials home with you too. Model railroad author Dr. Geoff Bunza and a team of experts will help you bring your projects to life. You are encouraged to bring your own Windows laptop to set everything up for your own use. A small materials fee will be charged, and seating will be limited. | |
11:15 | Mark Dance Planning, modelling and operating the CPR's Slocan lake subs .jpg) Details | Mike Maclatchy 3D Printing in the Home: Tales from a Model Railroader  Details | Doug Lee Tools and Techniques for operating schemes Doug Lee will discuss a practical process and simple tools that can be used to design a satisfying operating scheme for a model railroad. An awareness of the layout design (LDSIG) and layout operations (OpSIG) special interest groups. Exposure to a methodology and tools for designing an operating scheme so attendees are equipped to use these at home. . A list of internet and book references to facilitate further research. | ||
12:30 | Gary Hinshaw Modelling Scenery in Styrofoam  Details | Mike Pagano Building a rail-marine interface mechanism A new way to model & operate a Rail-Marine operation  Details |  | ||
| 12:30 13:30 | No host lunch | ||||
14:30 | Ken Robertson Crossing Duwamish Details | Mark Dance The Nelson Diesel Shops  Details | Tom Carr Kent Cavaghan, Adrian Kopystynski Modelling Great Northern in British Columbia  Details | ||
15:45 | Room 3260 This year our panel members are Lance Mindheim, Burr Stewart, Mark Dance and Dr Geoff Bunza. The Panel is not a debate to find the “right” answers but rather an informal way to share different experiences and perspectives. Please join us to take part in an engaging dialog about our hobby "What aspect of the hobby has given you the most sustained enjoyment?”  | ||||
| Friday May 4th | Operating Session 1 | 13:30 - 16:30 |
| No Host Dinner | 16:30 - 19:00 | |
| Self Guided layout tours | 19:00 - 22:00 | |
| Saturday May 5th | Registration | 08:00 - 13:00 |
| Model Display | 09:00 - 15:00 | |
| Keynote Speaker | 09:00 - 10:30 | |
| Clinics | 10:45 - 16:45 | |
| No host lunch and Meet the Modeller | 13:00 - 14:30 | |
| No Host Dinner in the Cafeteria | 16:00 - 19:30 | |
| Operating Session 2 | 19:30 - 22:30 | |
| Sunday May 6th | Model Display | 09:00 - 14:30 |
| Manufacturers Display | 09:00 - 16:00 | |
| Clinics | 09:00 - 15:45 | |
| No host lunch | 12:30 - 13:30 | |
| Model Pickup | 14:30 - 16:00 |