CALENDAR 17 february hb _ video code complete 21 fegruary cr.bf _ API for 1.0 complete (except sound) 24 february bf _ new alpha release incorporating video cr _ begin job search in extreme earnest (graphics, IDE) 03 march bf _ alpha release _52_ + includes video 12 march cr _ siggraph deadlines for application, web graphics bf _ preparations complete for graphics and IDE handoff 13 march cr.me _ reference beta (online) 20 march cr _ ars electronica deadline for net category cr _ reference complete cr _ web examples complete 27 march hb _ net code complete ca _ sound code alpha cr _ gui, icon design improvement 31 march bf _ alpha release _53_ + includes net 07 april cr _ book proposal submitted to MIT press 14 april ca _ sound code beta ?? _ graphics code beta ?? _ parser / compiler alpha 18-20 april cr _ workshop in brussels, iMAL (interactive Media Art Laboratory) 28 april bf _ alpha release _53_ + includes sound code + includes completion of graphics ?? _ parser / compiler beta 28 april - may 2 cr _ workshop in istanbul 26 may bf _ alpha release _54_ + includes new parser / compiler 30 june bf _ alpha release _55_ + includes illustrator export 01 july hb _ processing courses begin in bogata, columbia 14 july bf _ beta 1.0 release _56_ ?? - ?? july cr _ five day workshop in seoul (processing with bx-24) 28 july ?? _ siggraph presentation (contingent on proposal acceptance) 6 september ?? _ ars electronica (contingent on proposal acceptance)