To continually increase our level of Technical Support and product awareness we are now offering Technical Seminars on the new Eclipse Ego, as well as the Eclipse blade E2 frame, starting in January 2005. Each course will last approximately 4 Hours, (Weekday morning Seminar 9am-1pm, Weekday Afternoon Seminar 2pm-6pm, Weekend Seminar 11am-3pm) and participants will be instructed on all aspects and features of their chosen product, as well as getting a behind the scenes tour of Planet Eclipse. You might even get to have lunch with Jack Wood!

Participants must own either an Eclipse Ego or Eclipseblade E2 Cocker that they can bring with them to their chosen Seminar (make sure you bring the right one to the right course!), or markers can be pre ordered in advance (for purchase) to be collected at the appropriate Technical Seminar. The Technical Seminars are open to all customers, regardless of age or experience, and will be held at the Planet Eclipse World Headquarters in Manchester, England. Seminars are limited to 10 participants per class and we expect them to fill-up rapidly, so book in early to avoid disappointment!

Dates for Tech Seminars in January 2005 are:

Wednesday 12th January 2005 (Morning Session E2, Afternoon Ego)

Saturday 22nd January 2005 (Ego Only)

Wednesday 26th January 2005 (Morning Session E2, Afternoon Ego)

There is a fee for the tech class of £25.00 per person paid in advance. Each successful participant (Yes, there will be a test) will receive the appropriate Eclipse Certificate, an Eclipse Tech Patch (level 1), and your name and details on the Planet Web site.

So what does this mean?

Level 1.
A Guild of Eclipse Level 1 member will have attended a technical seminar on either the Eclipseblade E2 or the Eclipse Ego. He/she will have a thorough understanding of how the product works, be able to alter settings whilst understanding what the changes mean, have a working knowledge of the Trigger Transition filtering for anti-bounce and will be able to conduct regular maintenance without supervision. On the Ego course you will also have the chance to build an Ego nearly from scratch.

Level 2.
A Guild of Eclipse Level 2 member has worked with Eclipse, as part of the Technical Support team at a national event. They will have a thorough understanding of problem solving for all Eclipse products and will be able to educate others on how best to maintain their equipment.

Level 3.
A Guild of Eclipse Level 3 member will have worked a major tradeshow as part of the
Eclipse Technical Support team. Level 3 membership is only available to Authorised Eclipse Dealers at this moment in time. Successful acquisition of Level 3 status will deem the Eclipse dealer an Authorised Eclipse Service Centre. Level 3 statuses can only be granted by an Eclipse Guru (see Levels 4+5).

Level 4.
Guild of Eclipse Level 4 can only be achieved by becoming a permanent member of the Eclipse Tech Support and Customer Service team at either Planet Eclipse Head Quarters or one of our satellite offices. Must also have completed levels 1, 2 and 3.

Level 5.
Only two people in the world have ever reached Guild of Eclipse Level 5 status, a secret that is so closely guarded that we have had to lock them away in our Research and Development lab at Eclipse HQ. So secret that they don’t even know who they are!!!!!

To book into a Seminar please email Nicky T at: nick.t@planeteclipse.com more dates will be posted as soon as these January dates are full. If you want to get your name down nice and early for February or March then drop us an e-mail and let us know.

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