An APE (Rod) did a reconnaissance trip to SilverStar 14-18 August, 2017 . This had a number of goals but most important were: Discuss logistics and options for winter (January) conferences, and Investigate summer (August) conference options After discussion with the SilverStar experts, we’ve put together a 1 minute survey. It’d be great if you […]
We are starting to get some fabulous delegates and presenters expressing interest in APE 2018. Registration before June 30 is a great way to go… Robert Pirsig died recently. His classic Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was rejected by 121 publishers before the 122nd agreed to publish with very low expectations. Vision is obviously a scarce commodity […]
2017 was great! To see how great it was, have a look at the summary proceedings. The APE conferences continue to attract wonderful delegates. Without their contributions, there really would be no meeting. The wisdom shared in a convivial atmosphere creates a platform for the working year ahead. It is good to look forward to […]
What an exhilarating, exhausting and educational three weeks! The APE team of Jo, Vida and Rod got back to Australia this morning and have started the process of synthesising 2017 and preparing 2018. For those who weren’t there for the announcements, the dates for 2018 are 3-5 January and 8-12 January in Silver Star. It’s […]
Download a copy of the preliminary program here for the very briefest summary of what’s on offer at APE Silver Star in 2017. Behind the names and times, there is a very serious amount of technical expertise and fascinating content addressing the conference theme of Flow. Don’t forget to register if you haven’t already. (Kiroro program […]
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Mar
Mar
The snow in Silver Star shows no signs of going anywhere soon and it would be very tempting to have an Easter interlude there. Unfortunately, we need to wrap up from January and organise next year’s conference. The wrap on 2016 The presentations from 2016 are summarised here. Naturally a few hundred words for each […]
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Jan
Jan
APE 2016 delegates are, by and large, back home digesting the wealth of material presented and discussed in Silver Star over two weeks of conference. Summary proceedings will emerge over coming months as an aide-memoire. We are setting dates for 2017 with Silver Star locked in for the weeks from 2 January and 9 January. We […]
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Nov
Nov
APE 2016 is only six weeks away, so it is time to start unveiling the program. The very first draft is available here. It is looking very promising but of course we welcome suggestions and additions! One of the important signings for 2016 is our musical accompaniment for the conference dinners. We’re really pleased to […]
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Jan
Jan
As the snow buckets down in Silver Star, it is about time we had the program up on the website! APE programme 2015 ver 2 Ski’s crossed, see you at the Week 1 Icebreaker tomorrow (Monday 5th January at 4:30)!
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Sep
Sep
The Silver Star webcams are showing off the great start to winter and this is our cue to get the program into shape. We have some wonderful speakers coming forward and it promises to be another great event. In addition to our regular Silver Star meetings, we have a one-off in Rusutsu, Japan. There has […]