From zerkle Thu Jun 15 09:25:52 1995 Received: by toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu (4.1/UCD.CS.2.6) id AA04310; Thu, 15 Jun 95 09:25:51 PDT Received: from covert.datap.ca by toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu (4.1/UCD.CS.2.6) id AA04297; Thu, 15 Jun 95 09:25:28 PDT Received: from suntzu.psg.datap.ca by covert.datap.ca (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA00732; Thu, 15 Jun 95 10:25:15 MDT Received: from boris.psg.datap.ca by suntzu.psg.datap.ca (5.0/SMI-SVR4) id AA06113; Thu, 15 Jun 1995 10:25:17 +0700 Received: by boris.psg.datap.ca (5.0/SMI-SVR4) id AA00450; Thu, 15 Jun 1995 10:24:08 -0600 Date: Thu, 15 Jun 1995 10:24:08 -0600 From: svermeul@suntzu.psg.datap.ca (Steven Vermeulen) Message-Id: <9506151624.AA00450@boris.psg.datap.ca> To: announce@cs.ucdavis.edu X-Sun-Charset: US-ASCII Content-Length: 5564 Subject: SUBMIT submit Errors-To: zerkle@cs.ucdavis.edu X-Server: Zserver v0.90beta Status: RO submit FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE --------------------- Looking for a great Amiga show to attend this year? Try Amijam'95, the largest Amiga show in the Pacific Northwest, to be held on the 15th and 16th of July during the world famous Calgary Stampede. Amijam'95, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), will have speakers, a dealer floor, workshops and seminars. The show hours are 10:00am until 6:00pm on Saturday, and 10:00am until 5:00pm on Sunday. Booked speakers include Dave Haynie, one of the most prominent members of the Amiga development team, Dale Larson of Intangible Assets Manufacturing, developer of Envoy v2 and networking guru, and Jason Compton, editor of Amiga Report and emulations expert. At the show are Wonder Computers, Canada's largest Amiga only retail chain, Fred Fish's Amiga Library Services, The Computer Shop of Calgary and others. Many other developers and retailers will also be present, and possibly a few surprise attendees. Workshops and seminars will cover everything from the NewTek Toaster/Flyer to emulations and programming. Here is a tentative schedule of presenters: Orpheus Theatre Saturday July 15th 10:15 am - Opening address; Welcome to the show 11:00 am - Dave Haynie; Reflections on the Amiga 1:00 pm - Jason Compton; MacIntosh Emulations 2:30 pm - Adita Video; Video Toaster Flyer 4:00 pm - Dale Larson; AmiTCP and the Internet Sunday July 16th 10:00 am - NewTek/LW presentation 11:00 am - Jason Compton; PC Emulations 1:00 pm - Dale Larson; AmiTCP and the Internet 2:30 pm - Eye on Video; Video Toaster Flyer 3:30 pm - Wrap Up Panel: Dave Haynie, Jason Compton, Dale Larson, Fred Fish Spartacus Seminars Saturday July 15th 11:00 am Dale Larson; Networking with your Amiga 1:00 pm Introductory C Programming with William Graham and Garrett Gallant 2:00 pm Adam's Productivity Applications Hour 3:00 pm Robert Currie; Amiga Graphics 4:00 pm Bryan Ewert; Multimedia and Music Sunday July 16th 10:00 am Dave Haynie; Technical Ins and Outs followed by Dale's Repair Shop, a how to session. 1:00 pm Advanced Amiga Programming & OOP Systems with William Graham and Garrett Gallant 2:00 pm Stephen Jeans; Computers in Education One of the special features of Amijam is a set of booths set aside for shareware authors. These will be free to shareware and freeware authors who attend the show to sell their products. Also planned are an all night hacker's party (Saturday night) and a wrap-up banquet after the show closes on Sunday. If you would like to attend the banquet, please let us know in advance so we can arrange a suitable location. Travel and Hotel Info: Canadian Airlines International and their regional partners, including American Airlines, have been selected as the official carrier for the Amijam'95 Convention. Canadian Airlines' Convention Air Reservation Office will guarantee you a minimum savings of 15% off the full economy fare when you travel with them to Amijam'95. Canadian delegates will be guaranteed a savings of 35% off the full economy fares within Canada. American delegates will be guaranteed a savings of 30% off the full economy fare. Two nights' minimum stay and 7 day advance purchase is required. Cancellation and rebooking penalties apply. Advance purchase fares offer even greater savings. Should you qualify, you will be offered the lowest available fare at time of booking (certain purchase requirements apply). Canadian Airlines' Convention Air Office toll-free at 1-800-665-5554 and advise them you will be attending the Amijam'95 Convention, July 15-16, 1995 in Calgary. Our file registration number is 2384. When making your registrations through your local travel agent, please ensure they register your booking with Canadian Airlines Convention Air Office. Canadian Airlines' regional partners include: Air Atlantic, Inter- Canadien, Canadian Partners, Calm Air, Canadian North and Time Air. Canadian Plus members continue to earn valuable mileage points with Canada's best frequent flyer program. For further information please see the Travel page at our web site listed below. For those concerned about inexpensive hotel services, SAIT offers an on-site hotel as part of their Hotel Management program. Accommodations which are low cost and clean are available for $19 per person per night. Please contact Linda Lampson at the SAIT Hotel at (403) 284-8102. For other hotel services, Calgary has many available, with downtown services providing ease of access to SAIT and the convention through Calgary's LRT transit system. Please contact your local travel agent for more specific information or see the Accomodation section of our web page listed below for more hotel names and phone numbers. To get more information about the show please contact the organizers at: tel: (403) 244-6990 fax: (403) 686-3790 alternate fax: (403) 249-4559 or via email: amijam@amuc.mtroyal.ab.ca Also see our World Wide Web page on the internet using your favorite WWW browser. Our URL is www.cuug.ab.ca:8001/~vermeuls/amijam.html We hope to see you there!! The Amiga Users of Calgary - P.O. Box 34230 - #19 1200 37th Street S.W. Calgary, Alberta, T3C 3W2, Canada