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WARPSTOCK: Warpstock '98 Countdown!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Judy McDermott)
Mon Sep 14 14:38:46 1998
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.mit.edu
Date: 14 Sep 1998 13:12:00 -0400
From: bri@gt-online.com (Judy McDermott)
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Countdown to Warpstock! http://www.warpstock.org
Warpstock October 17-18, 1998 Wyndham Northwest, Chicago, IL. USA
September has arrived, the kids are back in school, and the Warpstock
'98 Team is continuing to put together this year's celebration of OS/2.
It's only a little more than a month away!
If you haven't visited the Web site at http://www.warpstock.org lately,
it's time to do so: we have a new look, a new logo, and most
importantly, updated vendors and presentations.
Presentations Confirmed
Check out the new lists of Presentations, Events and Software
Demonstrations http://www.warpstock.org/sched.html. We are updating
these items as we gather information; it's been changing almost daily.
If you don't see your company, product or topic presented, we may be
missing information! Just use our on-line forms to register for a
software or speaker presentation for your company or yourself.
More Presentations Wanted
While we have plenty of presentations scheduled, there's always room
for more. OS/2 users are anxious to learn *everything* about the
operating system, after all, and the context in which OS/2 is used. If
you have wisdom to share about any of the following topic areas, we'd
love to hear about it.
* Software development
* Small business computing
* Internet connectivity
* IBM's products and perspectives
* Home user issues
* OS/2 interaction with the community
* OS/2 architecture and features
* Extending OS/2 applications
Remember, Warpstock is all about sharing our knowledge. You don't have
to be a wizard on the topic (though we'd never turn one down), but if
you've accumulated knowledge worth sharing -- or worth exploring
together -- then you're probably a good candidate for speaking. Give
our web page at http://www.warpstock.org/exspeak.html a visit.
Plus, software vendors have a great opportunity to demonstrate their
applications at Warpstock. We hope to have continuous demonstrations of
freeware, shareware, and commercial applications throughout the
weekend. Just surf over to the sign-up form at
http://www.warpstock.org/present_software.html and sign up! It's that
easy!
While Warpstock isn't an IBM event -- not by any stretch of the
imagination! -- we welcome IBM employees (and ex-employees) who are
interested in talking about the company's directions, OS/2-related
products, and "how it works" subjects. While the Warpstock Team is well
connected, we know that many you have a lot of contacts inside the
company. We urge you to encourage any IBMers you know to help out as
presenters... and hey, just to attend. IBM staff who attended Warpstock
last year were recharged, just as were all of us customers. Arguably,
IBM's not especially good at communicating inside the company about
non-IBM events, so we can't be sure how well the "Warpstock word" has
gotten out, or, in. Anything you can do to let IBMers know about the
event will be much appreciated, especially by those IBMers.
End of $99 Room rate at Wyndham Northwest
I want to thank everyone that has booked their rooms at the Wyndham
Northwest. You have made it possible for Warpstock to meet its budget.
As of September 1, and there are now less than 40 rooms left at the
incredible Warpstock $99 a night rate left. This $99 rate will close
out on September 16th, and after that the Wyndham will accept the room
rate at their discretion. Based on their current actions of no longer
giving the rate for extra nights, we believe that they will be charging
their standard rate schedule. If you find that they are quoting $189
or some such figure, you can still get a somewhat discounted rate if
you are a AAA member, they do have a discounted weekend rate; AARP
members can also get a discount.
Job Fair
Looking for a new job? Warpstock may be able to help you! We are
currently in negotiation with several recruiters who are looking for
OS/2 people, and we hope to set aside an area for them to do
interviews. Bring your resume! If we are unable to reach a final
terms with these recruiters and companies, we will collect resumes
anyway and see if we can set up a searchable OS/2 database on one of
the web sites.
Special Mentions
SCOUG deserves a special mention. Not only was SCOUG a early financial
backer of Warpstock, and a vendor at Warpstock; they have also been a
great advertiser of Warpstock with both their Webfoot and Peter Skye's
interview that was just published on the web
http://www.scoug.com/os24u/1998/scoug809.2.warped.html. I have never
been called a visionary before. <G> I am proud to wear the SCOUG polo
shirt at my office and when I go to a OS/2 meeting. I know that I will
be purchasing a new one this year.
Hethmon Brothers Software (http://www.hethmon.com/) also deserves a
special mention. Hethmon Bros. purchased advertising on Warpcast for
the month of August, which was almost all about Warpstock. Paul
Hethmon, last year's Warpstock Chair, continues to host our email site,
is on the Warpstock Executive Board, and has been great help to
Warpstock'98. He and his company are truly what Warpstock is about --
helping the OS/2 Community.
Final Words
I personally, want to thank everyone who has helped us bring this new
Warpstock together in such a timely fashion. It has been a real
challenge for me to work with as far-flung a group as the current
Warpstock '98 Team. I think that we have done a great job, considering
that we have had only 3 months to do it in. Some people have
questioned if this is the same Warpstock as last year. When I look at
the devotion that the people helping us put this together, I am
absolutely amazed. Warpstock still has the same Heart as last year.
This year we are in a lovely hotel, we will have beautiful trade booths
and we will look less like a 'computer flea market' than last year's
Warpstock.
I know that I am looking forward to seeing all of you at Warpstock. I
think that we will have some surprises for you, I know that you will
find lots of new things to see, to think about and to take home with
you.
Stan Sidlov
Event Chair
http://www.warpstock.org
Are YOU going to Warpstock'98?
Oct 17-18, 1998 Chicago, IL.
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