[comp.sys.atari.st] WAACE, D.C. Atari Fair, biggest on the East Coast

Xorg@cup.portal.com (Peter Ted Szymonik) (09/22/89)

                          Alive and Thriving
                 
                      WAACE AtariFest 89 - Infogram
                              
                              89/09/16

  For those  of you who *may* have gotten the wrong impression from ST
  Informer we would like to report that WAACE AtariFest '89 is well on
  its way to becoming the Atari event of the year on the East Coast.

   Here are a few of the Features: (exact names or titles subject
                                    to change)

   Vendors/Developers/Publications in attendance: 

   ASDE Inc./ST Plug   Accusoft               Accustar
   Alpha Systems       Atari Corp (inc GENie) Best Electronics        
   Cal Com             Codehead Software      Current Notes           
   Debonair Software   Diskcovery             Diverse Data Prod       
   Double Click Soft.  Electronic Clinic      First Stop
   Gribnif             I.C.D.                 Z*Mag/ZNet
   Johnsware           Joppa Computer         L & Y Electronics     
   Lantech             Magnetic Images        Michtron
   Orion Microsystems  Rock Digital           ST Informer 
   ST Log              Seymor Radix           Softrek
   Strata Software     Toad Computers         Unicorn Publications 
   Wintertech          Wizztronics            Xlent Software
   ST Report Online

   Also, reps from ISD Marketing, FAST Tech, Gadgets by Small, and
   ST Report Online will be on hand helping out in User Group Demo
   Rooms and/or giving Seminars.

Demonstrations (Saturday Only) (See printed schedule available at Fest)

     Telecommunications      Art and Graphics       Mac Emulation
     Desktop Publishing      MIDI                   MS-DOS Emulation
     Business Applications   Games
     Hardware Add-ons        Programming Languages

Door Prizes:

     Saturday - Grand Prize - Atari ST Computer
        Dozens of others - Announced every few minutes

     Sunday - Grand Prize - Hard Drive from ABCO

Seminars:

  Saturday. 7 October                   Sunday, 8 October

   1100 - Computers and Kids             1300 - To Be Announced
          D. A. Brumleve
   1200 - Ask ST Report                  1400 - Atari In Science
          Ralph Mariano                         A. Wrotniak - Debonair
   1300 - Alternative Desktops           1500 - Atari Hardware Futures
          Rick Flashman - Gribnif               Panel: D. Small, James
   1400 - Hard Disk Systems                       Allen, David Troy.
          Tom Harker - ICD               1600 - Atari Corp Speaks
   1500 - Speeding up the ST                      Sig Hartmann - Atari
          Wayne Buckholdt - Softrek      All Day - Musicians and MIDI
   1600 - Desktop Publishing
          Gordon Monnier - Michtron

Hospitality:

   1800 - Hospitality Suites - Fairfax Quality Inn
   1930 - Cocktail Hour - Hunan Lion Rest
   2000 - AtariFest Banquet - Hunan Lion Restaurant
            Current Notes Author of the Year
            Atari's World - Sig Hartmann

User Group Leadership Workshop - 0900 Sunday - Bob Brodie
    (UG Representatives by Invitation)

Vendors should contact Johnna Ogden at 703-450-3991 for information.

Program advertisers  should send camera-ready copy in 6 3/4 x 10 format
     to Steve Rudolph, 11914 Galaxy Lane, Bowie, MD, 20715 before  22  
     September.  Payment of $60 (check payable to WAACE) must accompany
     copy. 

Banquet ticket requests to Russell  Brown,  13715  Mapledale  Ave, Dale
     City,  VA,  22193.    Payment  of $20 per ticket (check Payable to
     WAACE) must accompany order.

Other Information:  John  D. Barnes,  WAACE Chairman,  7710 Chatham Rd,
     Chevy Chase,  MD 20815.   GENie:  J.D.BARNES.  Phone: 301-652-0667
     (return calls collect).

Lodging: Quality Inn of Fairfax - $49.50 per night. Be  sure to mention
     AtariFest when reserving (before 25 September).

WAACE  wishes  to  express  its  appreciation  for  the support we have
received from the Atari  world.   This Fest  is truly  an expression of
"Power without the Price".

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