taylor@hplabsc.UUCP (Dave Taylor) (11/17/86)
This article is from calgary!vuwcomp!duncan@caip.rutgers.edu (Duncan McEwan)
and was received on Sat Nov 15 11:38:45 1986
Are you interested in combining a visit to Nuclear Free New Zealand, with a
chance to talk about your favourite operating system? If so, read the
following announcement, posted on behalf of the New Zealand Unix Systems User
Group (Inc).
--- Conference Announcement ---
Date: Tuesday 14th May, Thursday 16th May, 1987
Theme: "Unix as you like it"
Streams: 1. Commercial
2. Technical (ie non-commercial)
Venue: Travelodge
Auckland International Airport
New Zealand
This notice is to publicise the above event, and to provide an opportunity for
suitably qualified applicants to indicate their interest in being considered
by the organising committee as an "Overseas Speaker".
Our previous conferences have attracted such notables as Ken Thompson, Mike
Florio, Larry Crume, Mike Dubrall and Ian Johnstone. At our first conference
Ken noted that with 150 attendees out of a total New Zealand population of 3
million (the 70 million sheep don't count :-)), our conference was one of the
largest "per capita" Unix conferences in the world. It is also significant
that the after dinner speaker for our 1986 conference was the Governor-General
(the Queen's representitive) of New Zealand.
We plan to select a total of five overseas speakers for Unix '87, with each
speaker presenting two sessions - one to the entire conference, and another
presentation/discussion within either the commercial or technical streams. We
are currently negotiating with a number of speakers, and are confident that
Unix '87 will be a great success.
As a non-profit making organisation, NZUSUGI is sensitive to the increasingly
high costs of running an annual conference. Although the organising committee
is in a position to make some contribution towards overseas speakers costs, we
would appreciate sponsorship from supportive commercial organisations.
Specific funding arrangements will be discussed with the successful
applicants.
Thankyou for your support.
Ian M. Howard,
President, NZUSUGI
Mail: C/- CCL Business Systems Limited, P.O Box 3323, Auckland, New Zealand.
Phone: +64 9 798 345
Telex: NZ 60860
Fax: +64 9 394 142
--- End of Announcement ---
You can contact Ian directly, or if you prefer, you can email to me, and I
will forward your message on. If you reply to me, include a mail contact
address. Ian does not have email access.
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Duncan McEwan
ACSnet : duncan@vuwcomp.nz
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