sl@unifax.UUCP (Stuart Lynne) (05/04/89)
The British Columbia UNIX Users' Group - Dinner Meeting
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Uniforum '89 and UNIX Trends - A Panel Discussion
Wednesday, 10 May 1989
George Pajari David Westrheim
President President
Clarendon Datex Ltd. Sagan Computer Systems Inc.
Trainix/Driver Design Labs
The Westin Bayshore
1601 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC
5:30 pm Registration and No-Host Bar
6:45 pm Dinner
7:45 pm Panel Discussion and Questions
9:30 pm Networking and No-Host Bar
**** Reserve your place NOW! ****
**** For reservations, contact Carolanne Reynolds at 925-2555. ****
The fine print. The hotel requires reservations be made by Monday (May 8).
No-shows with reservations not cancelled by Monday will be billed.
Cost including dinner is $25 for members, $35 for non-members. Memberships
are $65 and are available at the door.
This BCUUG Dinner Meeting - Uniforum '89 and UNIX Trends
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Uniforum is the largest conference and trade show for UNIX. It is held
annually, and rotates among San Francisco, Dallas, and Washington, D.C.
The last one was held in San Francisco at the beginning of March.
Our two panelists both attended and will present highlights of what they
saw and the latest trends from different perspectives.
About the Panelists
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David Westrheim is President of Sagan Computer Systems Inc. He has been
involved in the development and delivery of UNIX-based computing solutions
since 1979. His UNIX specific experience spans academic research, artificial
intelligence software projects, and commercial information processing systems.
Mr. Westrheim founded his company in 1982. Sagan is a UNIX-based products and
services vendor serving the end-user and VAR communities throughout Western
Canada. He will be sharing some of his experiences from the recent UniForum
conference in San Francisco in addition to his perspectives on developing
technology trends for the 1990s and how they relate to UNIX.
George E. Pajari is President of a group of companies specialising in UNIX.
Clarendon Datex provides consulting and contract programming services; Trainix
provides UNIX and authorised SCO training; and Driver Design Labs develops UNIX
systems software products on contract. He has spoken and written widely on UNIX
and his most recent article appears in this month's issue of BYTE magazine. Now
that UNIX has passed its twentieth anniversary, George will reflect briefly on
the significant events of the past six months that will influence the evolution
of UNIX over the next couple of years and attempt to predict the major
developments of 1989-90.
Topics to be touched upon include UNIX standards (i.e., POSIX), the Open
Software Foundation, graphical user interfaces, X windows, the US government,
and what this all means to commercial users.
The Dinner
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We are looking forward to meeting you again at the Bayshore, this time in the
Stanley Room. See old friends and find new ones over drinks before going in
to dinner. Those who like surprises ought not to read further. Let's hope the
warm weather continues so we'll enjoy the cool melon appetiser. To boost local
excellence, the main course will be baked filet of B. C. salmon with the chef's
choice of vegetables. We end with the exotic: coupe Romanoff. I can hardly
wait! The panel discussion and learning about the latest in UNIX will be
interesting too! See you there.
And don't forget to reserve by Monday the 8th.
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