billr@tekred.tek.com (Bill Randle) (06/17/88)
MICRO CORNUCOPIA SOG VII, TECHNICAL CONFERENCE JULY 14-16 BEND, OREGON SOG (the Semi-Official Get-Together) is Micro Cornucopia's annual conference for the hardware and software designers who need to get away from their benches and into the Oregon Cascades. This is the place where leading edge technical folks can relax, let the chips fall where they may, and join discussions that carry through to dawn. Thursday has always meant white water rafting on the Deschutes River followed by a western cookout. This year, you've got a choice for Thursday. We're also offering a full-day, hands on introduction to desktop publishing (includes lunch and the western cookout). Friday and Saturday are filled with information. Speakers from through- out the U.S. (and the world) bring their expertise to the podiums at Central Oregon Community College (COCC). From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. we're offering a wide selection of topics. After 5, of course, the talk gets serious and the serious get talking. Saturday evening's the final event and it's always been great fodder for discussion. Jim Warren, founder of the West Coast Computer Faire, will be here to stir up our ideas of computers. So join Jim, and Microsoft, and Oregon Software, and Intel, and Logitech, and, well, everyone else and help us continue our trad- itionally non-traditional technical forum. ABOUT BEND We hold SOG in Bend beacuse Bend is a great place to hold things. The campus looks out across national forest to the Three Sisters. We've got lakes, quiet mountain streams, some of the most famous fly fishing waters in the country, internationally known rock climbing, Lava Caves National Depressions, the Pine Mountain Observatory, and real wilderness only 20 minutes away. In fact, when iot comes down to it, the reason why many attendees return year after year (and bring spouses or special others) might just be the beauty of the area. That's why Micro Cornucopia is here. Really. REGISTRATION HOURS Our registration table will be set up at Pinckney Center starting Wednesday, July 13 at noon. Thursday registration hours will start at 6:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.. Friday and Saturday hours will run from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.. ACTIVITIES THURSDAY, JULY 14 Rafting: You can choose between a 2 1/2 hour raft trip with 3 miles of class I-III rapids. Your price of $32 per person includes the Old Fashioned Barbeque. Check in at the Pinckey Ceneter registration table before 11 a.m. Thursday for raft scheduling. OR... An all day expedition down the lower Deschutes River Canyon approximately 1 1/2 hours from Bend. This trip includes class I-IV whitewater with 7 major rapids. A deli lunch and the Old Fashioned Barbeque are included in the $70 per person price. Busses leave Thursday morning at 7:30 a.m. sharp. Check in at the registration table by 7:00 a.m. for a head count and bus loading. Intro to Desktop Seminar: A day-long introduction to desktop publishing. You'l be introduced to "scanning", "Ventura'ing", "PageMaking", computer graphics gen- eration...the works. You'l break into groups for design competitions and problem solving. Plus you'll get fed! Included in the $65 price are lunch and the barbeque cookout. This seminar must be prepaid and will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Check in at the registration desk Thursday morning. Old Fashioned Barbeque: Will be held at Shevlin Park Thursday evening. Price for the bar- beque is $10 for adults. Thursday night Barbeque is included in the price of all raft trips. FRIDAY, JULY 15 & SATURDAY, JULY 16 Lectures and Workshops: (See below for speaker list.) These two days will be filled with lectures, workshops, and forums. We'll be discussing new C compilers, C++, a new AI language, and more. For you hardware people PC Tech will be there in force to talk about graphics and extended memory boards. We'll continue with parallel processing and the transputer and delve into desktop publishing, fractals and packet radio. Second Annual Build Your Own System: Friday night, MicroSphere will be hosting another "Build Your Own Computer" night at SOG. They will be offering 8088 based XT, 80286 based AT, and 80386 kits at special SOG proces. As with last year, shipping the system home can be arranged. Contact Dave Thompson or Cindy Johnson of MicroSphere at 503-388-1194 for more information and a registration form. Saturday Night Banquet: An all you can eat affair at the college with Keynote speaker Jim Warren, founder of the West Coast Computer Faire. Cost for the banquet is $12 for adults. LIST OF TALKS FRIDAY, JULY 15 "How To Get Your Tachnical Book Published," Louis Baker "Generic Microprocessors/Hitachi HD641016," Joe Bartel, Hawthorne Technology "Why C Is Not The Devil's Programming Language," Bill Weinmann "Chaos 101", Mike Sequeira TBA, Jim Warren "C++ Grows Up," Bruce Eckel, Micro C Writer "Micro Channel Architecture," Gregg Tolleson, Intel Corp. "All About SCSI", Bill Davidson, PC Tech "3D Graphics On The 34010,", Earl Hinrichs, PC Tech "Inside Logitech's Modula 2," Willy Steiger, Logitech "The Design Of Programming Languages," Greg Lobdell, Microsoft "Drive Diagnostics," Allyn Franklin, Drive Masters "Staff Forum," Micro C Staff "Stress And The Entreprenuer," Reese Sheperd SATURDAY, JULY 16 "Psuedo-Concurrency Using Turbo Pascal," Mike Donovan "Diagnostic Software For The XT & AT," Don Doerr, National Advancement Corp. "Numerical Applications," Tom Ochs, Scientific Software, Inc. "C Compilers And C Tools," Scott Ladd "Neural Control And Parallel Programming With Transputers," Andy Bakkers "Communications Protocols," Chuck Forsberg "Starlan, Ethernet, & Cheapernet," Greg Wolfson & Earl Brabandt, Intel Corp. "Trilogy: Designing A New Language," Paul Voda, Comlete Logic Systems "Advanced Graphics Processors," Dean Klein, PC Tech "Loran Systems," Bill Davidson, PC Tech "Packet Radio," Mike Vore Software Forum: "Object Oriented Languages," Panel Discussion ------------------------------------------------ REGISTRATION FORM Number Events Price Total --------------------------------------------------------------------- _______|___All day raft trip & BBQ____________|_$70.00_|_____________ | | | _______|___2 1/2 hour raft trip & BBQ_________|_$32.00_|_____________ __Adult| | Adult | _______|___BBQ Only_(incl. in raft trips)_____|_$10.00_|_____________ | | | ___________Thursday Desktop Seminar___________|_$65.00_|_____________ __Adult| | Adult | _______|___Saturday night banquet_____________|_$12.00_|_____________ | | | _______|___Non-subscriber attendance fee______|_$25.00_|_____________ Check enclosed_______ Register by July 1, 1988 Total Number attending in group____ Enclosed_____ Exp__________ Signature____________________ Card Number______-________-_______-__________ Name_________________________________________ Company______________________________________ Address______________________________________ City___________________ State____ Zip________ Micro Cornucopia P.O. Box 223 Bend, Oregon 1-503-382-5060 Some Micro C suggestions for motels. Other extremes in price and luxury are also available. Bend Riverside Motel, $28-$44, 389-BEND Dunes Motel, $31-$39, 382-6811 Plaza Motel, $21-$24, 382-1621 Thunderbird Motel, $35-$60, 389-7011 Pilot Butte Motor Inn, $20-$24, 382-1411 Red Lion Motel, $44-$56, 382-8384 Best Western Woodstone Inn, $38-$48, 382-1515 Lara House (B & B), $45-$60, 388-4064 [Also, brand new, just opened: Super 8 Motel, ?, ? Hampton Inn (mini-suite w/breakfast), $35-$45, ? ]