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ESTA Plugfest Celebrates 20 Years Of Interoperability! 2024-05-30The ESTA Control Protocols Working Group (CPWG) is proud to announce Plugfest 2024, the 20th anniversary of the event where manufacturers and developers test their lighting products for interoperability. In response to positive feedback from last year’s expanded event, the CPWG have announced that Plugfest 2024 will also be a four-day event, scheduled to take place from October 24 to October 27, 2024 at the Marriott Dallas/Fort Worth in Westlake, Texas. The scheduled hours are 9:00am-11:00pm CDT Thursday thru Sunday, with meeting blackout windows every evening to provide dedicated time for Plugfest activities. Attendance is free for both ESTA members and non-members! ESTA’s Plugfest is a unique opportunity to connect your lighting products with those of other manufacturers to test and resolve compatibility challenges. Attendees from around the world bring controllers, intelligent lights, control protocol analyzers, and other network-connected components to improve their product experiences. Plugfest has become a vital step in many global manufacturers’ product development roadmaps. This is a chance to take advantage of the vast knowledge and experience of the CPWG - one of the Technical Standards Program’s largest working groups. Members of the E1.11 (DMX512), E1.20 (RDM), E1.31 (sACN), and E1.33 (RDMnet) task groups who helped develop the standards will be available to answer questions and assist with our protocols. ESTA invites the industry to drop in, test your gear, refresh your knowledge, and become a part of the Plugfest community. We anticipate a larger than usual turnout for this event, so please reserve your spot by emailing us at plugfest@esta.org to express your interest in attending. An event information link can be accessed at the URL below. An informal kick-off presentation will be given each morning at 9:00am. First-time attendees are especially encouraged to attend this orientation event. Event Information: http://tsp.esta.org/tsp/news/plugfest.html
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