[comp.org.decus] New Mexico Regional DECUS Announcement

sday@triton.unm.edu ("Stephen F. Day [UNM CIRT]") (02/04/91)

	          Attention VMS and Ultrix Users!!!

		    New Mexico DECUS is for you!

			   NM DECUS 1991
			   March 6, 7, 8
			Holiday Inn Pyramid
		      Albuquerque, New Mexico


    The NM Regional Digital Equipment Corporation Users' Society
    (DECUS) Conference is a gathering of professionals from all walks
    of life who use Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) machines to do
    their jobs.

    Your fellow DEC users will be meeting and presenting papers that
    cover "A Duke's Mixture" of topics related to using DEC computers,
    such as Intro-to-Advanced VMS, ULTRIX, and UNIX; applications
    software including MUMPS and ALL-IN-1; Using TPU; X Windows and
    using/managing work stations; Project Management; Hardware
    Environment; the DECUS Tape Library; DEC's Educational Software
    Library; online information, networking, connectivity and security
    to name a few.


  o We need your help!

    Since the conference is for you, we would like to ask your help.
    If you have an idea for a topic that is of interest to you or a
    workshop that you would like to attend, please contact me or
    submit your ideas within our online NM DECUS information service
    (See how to "make the connection" to nmdecus@technet.nm.org
    below.)


  o Plan to be there!

    On March 6, the day before the conference, several all-day,
    intensive workshops will be offered.  The conference will be held
    on March 7-8 in Albuquerque at the Holiday Inn Pyramid.

    For a detailed description of the workshops and the speakers,
    please check them out in our online conference information bulletin
    board.  (See below on how to dial-in or telnet to this service!)


  o Registration fees

    The registration fee for an all-day workshop is $100.  The
    registration fee for the the two-day conference is $95.


  o Give a little, get a lot

    The 1991 NM Regional Digital Equipment Corporation Users' Society
    (DECUS) Conference is only a few snowstorms away and we're busy
    planning a great program.  With a little help, this will be a super
    program!

    The heart of any DECUS conference is user presentations.  They
    determine what impression you are left with when the conference is
    over.  And those who consistently give the best presentations are
    ordinary folks like us, users who are out there on the keyboards.

    Giving a presentation takes a bit of effort, but can you think of
    any worthwhile endeavor that doesn't?  And a bit of effort is all
    the rest is just fun!

    There is still time to be included on our agenda for 1991, just
    e-mail a brief summary of what you'd like to talk about to
    sday@triton.unm.edu immediately (sorry, but NM DECUS is just around
    the corner!).  The Program Committee will review all submissions
    and notify you as soon as possible.  Please note that all speakers
    are required to pay the registration fee.

    Volunteers to serve as Session Chairs and in other capacities are
    also needed.  Being involved helps establish lines of communication
    and provides awareness of what others in your field are doing with
    their systems.


  o The plan so far

    The Pre-Conference workshops for March 6 are in good shape, but the
    main conference schedule is wide open.  We need topics that provide
    information for a variety of users, from ground zero beginners to
    advanced veteran administrators.

    Besides presentations, the 1991 conference will feature tours of
    DEC's Albuquerque facility during the March 6, 7, and 8 schedule.
    We will also feed you (luncheons every day), hold evening
    receptions, open a Conference store, and find room for a DEC
    exhibit area.

    This year's registration fee will be $95 for pre-registration and
    $125 after February 19; pre-conference workshops will be $100.

    If you're seeking information about the NM Regional Digital
    Equipment Corporation Users' Society (DECUS) Conference, check out
    our online conference information.

    Included in the online conference info are abstracts for the
    pre-conference workshops, who to contact on the conference
    committee for more detailed information and the scoop about what to
    do and what to see in New Mexico.

    NOTE:  You may also register for the conference with our online 
	   registration form via VISA or MasterCard.
       

  o Making the connection

    The NM DECUS electronic information can be accessed through
    Internet at technet.nm.org (129.121.1.2 or 129.121.1.6).

    In New Mexico, you also may dial into Technet with the following
    numbers:

	    Local Area			Phone Number

	    Albuquerque			345-8751
	    Santa Fe			827-8324
	    Las Cruces			525-8688
	    Alamagordo			437-8091

    When you get a connect response from  your modem, press return once
    or twice to get the username prompt.  Enter NMDECUS as the
    username.  No password is required.


  o Conference accommodations

    By prior arrangement, Holiday Inn Pyramid, which is the location
    for the 1991 conference, will honor the following rates for
    reservations made by February 5, 1991 (possibly a bit later):
    single, $53.50; double, $60.00.  After this date, reservations will
    be accepted on a space-available basis only.  For more information
    please call (505) 821 3333 or 1-800-544-0623 from outside New
    Mexico.
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    Stephen F. Day                 AT&TNET:      (505) 277-8499
    Analyst/Consultant             BITNET/CREN:  SDAY@UNMB
    CIRT-APSYS                     INTERNET:     sday@triton.unm.edu
    University of New Mexico       TECHNET:      UNMSDAY