Parallax Open House and Developer Day – May 2nd and 3rd! – Travel Details and Speakers

Dear Parallax Community,

I am thrilled to announce Parallax’s Open House and Propeller Developer Day, a two-day event at our Rocklin, California HQ (599 Menlo Drive, Rocklin, CA 95765) designed to inspire, educate, and innovate. Take a look at our plan!

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Open House and Education Day on Friday, May 2nd (10 am to 5 pm)

• Open to the public, schools, educators, and Parallax enthusiast 
• Manufacturing tours of our electronic pick-and-place assembly line
• Hands-on educational demos of Parallax robots and our free curriculum
• Specialty robots for entertainment and learning from our personal collection
• Preview of what’s ahead from Parallax 
• Electronic stuff table (take some, leave some!)
• Tables available for organizations, partners, and schools to share

Propeller Developer Day on Saturday, May 3rd (9 am to 6 pm)

• Technical “mini-conference” around our Propeller Multicore Microcontroller
• Presentations around product development, coding, and development tools.
• Reserve a table and show your projects!
• Meet other inventors, innovators, and product developers
• Lunch included
• Special product deals on Propeller-related hardware packages (like the Brushless DC Robot Kit)

If you cannot make it to Parallax in person, we will be streaming Saturday presentations over Zoom and we will post the recordings on YouTube. This is the link to register in Zoom for all the presentations. When you log in you should be able to see the presentation that is going on at that time (there could be some flexibility over the published schedule).

Travel Recommendations

Airline travel. The nearest airport is Sacramento International Airport (SMF). It’s about 40 minutes away. If you simply need transit between Parallax and a nearby hotel, we can help you with our minivan (contact aalvarez@parallax.com) or you can use Uber. 

• Hotels close by the Parallax office
  • Staybridge Suites 6664 Lonetree Blvd, Rocklin, CA 95765. This hotel has a good breakfast and is really close to Parallax but it can be tricky to find. Check Google maps – it’s next to the freeway but behind some big box retailers and accessed from Lonetree Blvd.
  • Holiday Inn Express, 6830 Five Star Blvd, Rocklin CA 95677. Lower cost, a few miles away, but near lots of good dining and a super big shopping mall called the Galleria in case you’re into that or bringing a spouse who isn’t interested in Parallax. Maybe three miles from Parallax.  
  • Springhill Suites, 10593 Fairway Dr, Roseville, CA 95678. Newer hotel, near a few good restaurants and about a mile from Parallax. 

This will be a fantastic opportunity to collaborate, gain insights into future trends, and meet peers who share your enthusiasm. If you’re bringing a whole class or would like a table please contact me directly.

See you in early May! 

Ken Gracey
Parallax Inc. 
kgracey@parallax.com