jmi@devsim.mdcbbs.com (04/06/90)
>In article <16.2619fc3a@mis.mcw.edu>, brodie@mis.mcw.edu writes: >I am interested in finding out where/when the next future DECUS >symposia are. To date, I have the following schedule that was >current this last fall.... > > Spring 90 New Orleans May 7-11 1990 > Fall 90 Las Vegas Dec 10-14 1990 > Spring 91 Atlanta May 6-10 1991 > > Since the spring symposium is already knocking on our door, I can't help > but assume that at LEAST one, if not two of the future symposia are > already scheduled. Can anyone clue us in? thanks. > You asked for it (realize some of these may not be "firm")... Here is a copy of the latest Symposium schedule 1989 5/3-5/14 <--------------> 1/1-11/11 <--------------> Atlanta 6 months/1 week Anaheim 6 months/1 week (5/8-5/12) (11/6-11/10) 1990 5/2-5/13 <--------------> 12/5-12/16 <--------------> New Orleans 7 months/2 weeks Las Vegas 5 months (5/7-5/11) (12/10-12/14) 1991 5/1-5/12 <--------------> 12/4-12/14 <--------------> Atlanta 7 months/2 weeks Anaheim 5 months (5/6-5/10) (12/9-12/13) 1992 4/29-5/10 <--------------> 12/2-12/13 <--------------> Atlanta 7 months/2 weeks Las Vegas 5 months/2 weeks (5/4-5/8) (12/7--12/11) 1993 6/3-6/12 <--------------> 12/1-12/12 <--------------> Atlanta 7 months San Francisco 5 months/1 week (6/7-6/11) (12/6-12/10) 1994 5/5-5/14 <--------------> 10/5-10/15 <--------------> New Orleans 5 months/1 week Anaheim 7 months/2 weeks (5/9-5/13) (10/9-10/14) 1995 5/10-5/21 <--------------> 11/29-12/9 <--------------> Atlanta 7 months San Francisco 6 months/1 week (5/15-5/19) (12/4-12/8) 1996 5/30-6/8 <--------------> 12/4-12/15 <--------------> Boston 6 months/2 weeks Las Vegas 5 months (6/3-6/7) (12/9-12/13) 1997 5/1-5/10 <--------------> 10/29-11/9 <--------------> New Orleans 6 months/1 week Anaheim Est. 6 months (5/5-5/9) (11/3-11/7) 1998 4/29-5/10 <--------------> 10/21-11/1 <--------------> Atlanta 6 months/1 week San Francisco 7 months (5/4-5/8) (10/26-10/30) 1999 5/13-5/22 <--------------> 12/2-12/11 <--------------> Boston 7 months Las Vegas 6 months/1 week (5/17-5/21) (12/6-12/10) 2000 5/4-5/13 <--------------> 10/25-11/5 <--------------> New Orleans 6 months Anaheim 6 months/2 weeks (5/8-5/12) (10/30-11/3) 2001 5/2-5/13 <--------------> 10/10-10/20 <--------------> Atlanta 5 months/2 weeks San Francisco 7 months/1 week (5/7-5/11) (10/15-10/19) (under Hilton contract) 2002 5/2-5/11 <--------------> 10/24-11/2 <--------------> Orlando 7 months/1 week San Diego 6 months/2 weeks (5/6-5/10) (10/28-11/1) 2003 5/1-5/10 <--------------> 10/9-10/18 <--------------> Boston 6 months/2 weeks Anaheim 5 months/3 weeks (5/4-5/8 (10/13-10/17) 2004 5/6-5/15 <--------------> 10/21-10/30 <--------------> New Orleans 7 months/1 week San Francisco 6 months (5/10-5/14) (10/25-10/29) Planned in advance.... :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | J.M. Ivler | INTERNET: JMI@DAC.MDCBBS.COM | | McDonnell Douglas Corp. | UUCP: UUNET!DAC.MDCBBS.COM!JMI | | Douglas Aircraft Co. |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 3855 Lakewood Blvd | VOICE: (213) 982-1041 or 593-2746 | | Mail-stop 36-49 |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Long Beach, CA 90846 | DECUServe and DCS available (IVLER) | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | DECUS - L&T SIG/ CASE and Tools Integration Working Group Chair | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Toolsmith (n) - a specialist in the manufacture of support software
brodie@fps.mcw.edu (04/06/90)
In article <1113.261a99f2@simpact.com>, jeh@simpact.com writes: > Actually, a convention of 8,000 is a drop in the bucket by Las Vegas > standards -- we won't be noticed. (Remember that they host the Winter > Consumer Electronics Show, which draws in the tens of thousands...) true... > The popular folklore around DECUS [I'm speaking unofficially here] is > that the last time we met in Vegas, the hotel specifically un-invited us > back. Not because we were using our computer expertise to break the > bank, but just the opposite: We didn't gamble (or drink) enough > to make up for the cheap room rates, food, and so on. so I heard.... amusing story, even if untrue.... Asking my question again.... anyone know the dates/places of symposia after the Spring of 91 ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kent C. Brodie - Systems Manager brodie@fps.mcw.edu Medical College of Wisconsin voice: +1 414 778 4500 FAX: +1 414 778 6694 "My dear, killing you would be like killing the Easter Bunny." -Mr. Kincaid (the "hunter") spoken to Mary Ann ; _Gilligan's Island_
brodie@mis.mcw.edu (04/09/90)
In article <4.261c8f89@devsim.mdcbbs.com>, jmi@devsim.mdcbbs.com writes: > You asked for it (realize some of these may not be "firm")... > > Here is a copy of the latest Symposium schedule [schedule omitted] thanks, j.m.! I know these are obviously tentative, but it helps nontheless. I knew DECUS planned these way in advance, but I never realized how MUCH in advance. (only makes sense, I guess, for a large convention..) I can see it now... "Due to a conflict schedule, this years' DECUS symposium will be held in Fort Lee, New Jersey...." -kent brodie brodie@fps.mcw.edu / brodie@mis.mcw.edu
wallis@labc.dec.com (Barry L. Wallis) (04/11/90)
In article <3426.261c5c71@fps.mcw.edu>, brodie@fps.mcw.edu writes... >In article <1113.261a99f2@simpact.com>, jeh@simpact.com writes: > [ short discussion of other conventions in vegas omitted ] >> The popular folklore around DECUS [I'm speaking unofficially here] is >> that the last time we met in Vegas, the hotel specifically un-invited us >> back. Not because we were using our computer expertise to break the >> bank, but just the opposite: We didn't gamble (or drink) enough >> to make up for the cheap room rates, food, and so on. > >so I heard.... amusing story, even if untrue.... > I was there it was true! It seems that due to the make-up of the MGM Grand Hotel (also most others in Las Vegas) the attendees had to cross the gaming area to get to the sessions. This was generally done at top speed with no time taken off to play. When attendees did stop at the tables they generally were watchers rather than players. In order to find out what the locals thought I put on a suit on Friday (at DECUS this was travelling incognito) and sat down to play some serious blackjack. I struck up a conversation with the dealer who confided to me that he (and he indicated this was the general concensus) hoped we would *not* return. --- Barry L. Wallis USENET: wallis@labc.dec.com Database Consultant Prodigy (don't laugh): DNMX41A U.S. DECtp Resource Center DECUServe: EISNER::WALLIS (not on the net yet) Los Angeles, CA "No one voted for me, I represent myself" ---
oberman@rogue.llnl.gov (Oberman, Kevin) (04/11/90)
In article <18931.261b03c3@merrimack.edu>, rand@merrimack.edu writes... >Actually, the Vegas folks were reluctant to ever have us come back after >the last time (~82) because the couldn't figure out why any `conventioneer' >would stay in meetings all night when they could be gambling or at the >Mustang Ranch. > > >Personally, I can't wait! I hate to be a wet blanket, but the Mustang Ranch is in northern Nevada, near Reno/Sparks. Prostitution is illegal in Clark County which includes Las Vegas and a WIDE area around Las Vegas. Of course illegal does not mean non-existant or even unusual. I've been propositioned more than once. And I don't spend much time in Vegas, either. And I suspect there are operations similar to Mustang about ten feet across the county line. Easterners often don't realize how BIG things get out here. I wouldn't be too suprised if New Jersy could fit in Clark County! And I love it when an aquaintence from back east talks about running down to Disneyland some day while visiting. Hey! LA and San Francisco are both in the same state, aren't they? R. Kevin Oberman Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Internet: oberman@icdc.llnl.gov (415) 422-6955 Disclaimer: Don't take this too seriously. I just like to improve my typing and probably don't really know anything useful about anything.