dna@dsd.UUCP (David Altekruse) (03/10/85)
To: All packet radio stations
From: Hank Magnuski, KA6M
Date: March 9th, 1985
Subject: Fourth ARRL Networking Conference - Update
The following message is an update to the information bulletin issued
earlier. Please note that times and places published in the previous
bulletin have been changed, and the earlier information should be
discarded. The Conference promises to be an important meeting, for as
of this date over 20 packeteers from major groups around the country
have made reservations and nearly 50 preregistration tickets have been
sold. Plan to attend the social events before and after the Conference,
as you will probably find that these informal gatherings are a good source
of information and contacts.
The Fourth ARRL Computer Networking Conference will be in San Francisco
this year on March 30th, 1985. The conference, co-sponsored by the
American Radio Relay League and the Pacific Packet Radio Society, will
be held in conjunction with the Tenth West Coast Computer Faire, which
runs from March 30th through April 2nd at San Francisco's new Moscone
Convention Center. The tremendous growth and interest in packet radio
terminals, equipment, networks and applications promises to make this
conference one of the largest and best attended of the conferences
given so far. Here is some information you will need to attend this
conference:
Location -- The Networking Conference and all activities of the Faire
will be held in Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco. To attend the
Conference you will need an entrance ticket to the Faire. All Faire
visitors may attend the ARRL Conference at no additional charge. All
sessions are open to the public, and persons with no previous knowledge
of packet radio systems and procedures are welcome to sit in and learn
what they can about this new area of personal computer networking.
Dates -- The Conference will be held all day Saturday, March 30th.
The Faire runs from March 30th through April 2nd.
Times -- The Faire hours for sessions and exhibits are 10:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m. every day. The Conference sessions will run all day Saturday,
from 10:00 to 6:00. An exhibit booth demonstrating packet radio equipment
and operation will be sponsored by the Pacific Packet Radio Society, and
will be open all four days of the Faire.
Tickets -- On-site registration for four days is $20. On-site registration
for one day is $12. Pre-registration for four days is $15. Through special
arrangements with the Faire and the ARRL, a special pre-registration fee
of $20 will purchase a four day ticket to the Faire and a complete set of
the ARRL Conference Proceedings. Send a check for $20 and a self-addressed
stamped envelope to H. Magnuski at the address listed below. Any checks
received after March 16th cannot be guaranteed the special rate. Checks
received after that date will be processed if possible and your tickets
will be available at the Friday night event. Make the check payable to
H. Magnuski and send it to 311 Stanford Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025.
Conference Proceedings -- The ARRL Computer Networking Conference papers
have been a primary source of information on developments in amateur
packet radio and digital communications between personal computers.
The Proceedings will be for sale at the Faire for $10, and may be obtained
from the ARRL by mail thereafter. They are included in the special pre-
registration package mentioned above.
Faire Events -- The West Coast Computer Faire has been the premier trade
show in the development of the microcomputer industry. This tenth anniversary
session promises to be jam-packed with sessions and exhibits on personal
computing. Hundreds of leading manufacturers have signed up for the Faire,
and there will be sessions and seminars on almost every aspect of personal
computing.
Conference Events -- Times and places for all the networking conference
are listed below:
March 29th - 8:00 to Midnite - Network Management meeting at the
San Francisco Pizzeria, 418 Beach Street (near Taylor), San Francisco.
From the Hotel Union Square take the Bay & Taylor Cable Car to the
end of the line. Walk two blocks down Taylor and you're there. (Yes,
when cable cars aren't being used as amusement rides, they can be
used for public transit.) Everyone is welcome. This will be a test
of how late the East Coast packeteers can stay up when beers >= 2.
At least one East Coast packeteer has accepted the challenge.
March 30th - 08:30 - Breakfast at Tad's Restaurant, 120 Powell St., SF.
All technical sessions for the conference will be held in Room 232. This
is in the East Wing of Moscone Center near 3rd and Howard.
March 30th - 10:30 - Opening remarks and Keynote - Paul Rinaldo, W4RI
10:45 - Pete's Packet Primer by Pete Eaton, WB9FLW.
11:30 - Applications of Packet Radio - Papers
12:00 - Applications panel session by Andy Cromarty, N6JLJ.
12:30 - Lunch break. You're on your own.
13:30 - Technical Papers on packet radio and digital communica-
tions. Presentations from the Proceedings, Part I.
15:15 - Technical Papers on packet radio and digital communica-
tions. Presentations from the Proceedings, Part II.
18:00 - End of technical sessions
March 30th - 20:00 - Conference dinner at New Joe's Restaurant, 347 Geary St.
(between Powell & Mason), SF. Phone: 989-6733. We will
need a count of those wishing to attend by noon on Sat.
March 30th - 22:00 - A WESTNET organization and planning meeting will be
held immediately following the Conference dinner.
Don Simon, NI6A, is organizing this session, and the
location will be announced at the Conference.
March 31st - 08:30 - Breakfast at Tad's Restaurant, 120 Powell St., SF.
March 31st - 10:00 - Meeting of the ARRL Digital Communications Committee
Location to be announced.
Exhibit Booth -- We will be giving demonstrations and explaining how packet
radio works at our exhibit booth (833/835) on the main exhibit floor.
Representatives from visiting packet radio societies are welcome to leave
copies of newsletters and membership applications at the booth. Also, if you
have any specialized equipment you wish to have shown or demonstrated,
please bring it along and we will try to include it at the show.
Housing -- Bill Stevens, W6ZM, has reserved a block of rooms for visiting
packeteers at the Hotel Union Square, 114 Powell Street, San Francisco, CA
94102. Telephone is 415-397-3000. This hotel is three blocks from Moscone
Center, and is one of the least expensive hotels suitable for conference
attendees. To get to the hotel, take the Airporter Bus from SFO
(approx. $6.00) to the downtown terminal. The Hotel is two blocks away,
and you can walk or take a cab. A shuttle bus to the airport stops at
the Hotel.
The following hotels are close to Moscone and will have many Faire visitors:
Hotel Meridien, 50 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. 415-974-6400
This is a new 700 room 36 story hotel with a French accent.
Sheraton Palace, Market & New Montgomery, SF. 415-392-8600
This is the Faire Headquarters hotel, two blocks from Moscone.
St. Francis, Powell & Geary, SF. 415-397-7000
About four blocks from Moscone.
Faire Contacts -- Any questions about the Faire itself may be directed to
Computer Faire, Inc. (A Prentice-Hall Company), 611 Veterans Boulevard,
Redwood City, CA 94063. Telephone is 415-364-4294.
Coordination Frequencies -- There will be packet radio activity on 145.01 and
146.58 MHz. Voice channel coordination will be on WB6FDT/R, courtesy of the
Telephone Pioneers. Frequency is 146.19/.79 coupled to 443.1(out)/448.1(in).
The members of the Pacific Packet Radio Society look forward to your visit,
and sincerely hope you will have a pleasant stay in San Francisco.
73, Hank
H. S. Magnuski, 311 Stanford Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025 415-854-1927
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