henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) (12/02/87)
Just got the program for the Dallas conference. It has two small but serious
omissions, which I hope Usenix will correct here ASAP. First, it does not
tell you how far apart the two hotels are (the maps have no scale on them),
a non-trivial consideration when the HQ hotel is the more expensive one.
And second, while it mentions the Uniforum trade show, it does not tell you
the schedule of the show -- this is very important information for people
who want to see the show and need to plan their stay accordingly!
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Those who do not understand Unix are | Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
condemned to reinvent it, poorly. | {allegra,ihnp4,decvax,utai}!utzoo!henrypeter@usenix.UUCP (Peter Salus) (12/04/87)
In article <9023@utzoo.UUCP>, henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) writes: > Just got the program for the Dallas conference. It has two small but serious > omissions, which I hope Usenix will correct here ASAP. First, it does not > tell you how far apart the two hotels are (the maps have no scale on them), > a non-trivial consideration when the HQ hotel is the more expensive one. > And second, while it mentions the Uniforum trade show, it does not tell you > the schedule of the show -- this is very important information for people > who want to see the show and need to plan their stay accordingly! > -- > Those who do not understand Unix are | Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology > condemned to reinvent it, poorly. | {allegra,ihnp4,decvax,utai}!utzoo!henry Let me try to respond to Spencer's problems: (1) The two hotels are within comfortable walking distance for anyone not a native of Southern California; probably a shorter distance than Spencer walks as he strolls from the Zoology building at UofT to the Library of the Pontifical Institute for Mediaeval Studies (a few blocks); (2) Every individual on the USENIX membership or mailing lists will receive a UniForum program, if they have not yet received one. For those individuals who are not on those lists, UniForum is the 9-11 February -- Tuesday through Thursday. (It might be worth pointing out that USENIX mails things first class; not everyone does...) Peter H. Salus Executive Director
peter@usenix.UUCP (Peter Salus) (12/04/87)
...Incidentally, for those who are disinclined to walk for 10 minutes, there will be a continuous shuttle bus between the two hotels in Dallas. Peter
usrgroup@utgpu.UUCP (12/04/87)
In article <9023@utzoo.UUCP> henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) writes: >Just got the program for the Dallas conference. It has two small but serious . . . >And second, while it mentions the Uniforum trade show, it does not tell you >the schedule of the show -- this is very important information for people >who want to see the show and need to plan their stay accordingly! . . . UniForum Feb 8-11 1988, INFOMART, DALLAS, Texas Mon Feb 8 0900-1700 All-day tutorials (12) Tue9-Thu11 0900-1715 Conference: 16 marketing/industry, 24 technical papers EXHIBIT hours: (200 vendors) Tue Feb 9 1200-1900 Wed Feb 10 1000-1800 Thu Feb 11 1000-1600 800-323-5155 ( +1 312 299 3131 ) ___________________________________________________________________________ Peter Renzland 416/964-9141 VP, (User Services) mnetor!ontmoh!peter /usr/group/cdn The Canadian Network of UNIX Users utgpu!usrgroup
wcwang@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (12/04/87)
Are there going to be any official transportation between the conference site and the show site?
chip@killer.UUCP (12/07/87)
In article <108@usenix.UUCP> peter@usenix.UUCP (Peter Salus) writes: >...Incidentally, for those who are disinclined to walk >for 10 minutes, there will be a continuous shuttle bus >between the two hotels in Dallas. Probably a good idea. Although the distance is not bad, watching hundreds of folks walking down the N. Dallas Parkway and across Beltline will not be a pretty sight. Road kill city! Important News - North Dallas is dry, except for the Addison hotel alley, where all this is happening. The *only* place you can carry out a six-pack is along Addison Rd: N | | /|\ | GRAND | | | | KEPINSKI| | | | | | | | -----------------+--------------+---------------+------------ Beltline Rd. #| | | BEER HERE-> #| | | #| |MARRIOTT | #| | | Addison Quorom N. Dallas Rd. Pkwy/Tollwy -- Chip Rosenthal chip@vector.UUCP | But if you want to sing the Dallas Semiconductor (214) 450-0400 | blues, then boy you better {texsun,ihnp4,cbosgd}!killer!vector!chip | learn how to lose.
peter@usenix.UUCP (12/07/87)
In article <15600001@iuvax>, wcwang@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu writes: > > > Are there going to be any official transportation between the conference > site and the show site? Page 3 of the USENIX Program for Dallas reads (in part): Continuous shuttle bus service will be provided... Peter H. Salus Executive Director
henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) (12/09/87)
> (1) The two hotels are within comfortable walking distance > for anyone not a native of Southern California; > probably a shorter distance than Spencer walks as he > strolls from the Zoology building at UofT to the > Library of the Pontifical Institute for Mediaeval > Studies (a few blocks); This is actually not entirely helpful, since I have never been to the Pontifical Institute in my life and would have to consult a map to determine where it is! :-) The "ten minutes" you mentioned in your other posting is actually what I wanted to know. > (2) Every individual on the USENIX membership or > mailing lists will receive a UniForum program, ... > (It might be worth pointing out that USENIX > mails things first class; not everyone does...) It might be worth pointing out in return that when potential Usenix attendees are likely to get their Usenix mailings well before other relevant mailings, reproducing one or two key items of information from said other mailings would be useful. My impression is that the trade show is by far the biggest attraction UniForum holds for Usenix-type folks, hence its hours (not just its dates) are important. Neither of these omissions is a major problem, but it would be worth remembering them for the future. -- Those who do not understand Unix are | Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology condemned to reinvent it, poorly. | {allegra,ihnp4,decvax,utai}!utzoo!henry
cal@pyrtech (Craig Alan Levin) (12/09/87)
In article <109@usenix.UUCP> peter@usenix.UUCP (Peter Salus) writes: >In article <15600001@iuvax>, wcwang@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu writes: >> Are there going to be any official transportation between the conference >> site and the show site? > >Page 3 of the USENIX Program for Dallas reads (in part): > > Continuous shuttle bus service > will be provided... Just a word of warning: The last time the conference and show were both in Dallas; I planned to go see the show over the lunch break, and waited an hour for the continuous shuttle. I finally gave up took a cab. Another serious question: Why am I always interested in both or neither of the parallel sessions?