Ed.Wilts@bsc.galaxy.bcsystems.gov.bc.ca (04/03/91)
PRESS RELEASE
AMIGA COMPUTER EXPO '91
High Noon to 8:00 p.m., Sunday May 5, 1991
Marlborough Inn, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
A special day and a very special event. The first Amiga Expo ever to be staged
by the Amiga Users of Calgary!
We anticipate over 2000 professional business and creative people, educators,
current Amiga owners, students and computer newcomers will attend this show.
It will feature a Themes area where visitors can work hands on with friendly
professionals demonstrating the broad spectrum of unique and exciting
applications available on the Amiga and letting visitors try them out for
themselves; short hourly stage presentations within the vendor area; a showcase
gallery of finished products; a vibrant trade show with 'show special' prices
on hardware and software, an appearance of the new GVP '040 board, a major
appearance by Commodore Canada (featuring CDTV, Unix and Multimedia demos)
along with several quality specialty service, software and hardware dealers
(national and local), thousands of dollars in hourly door prizes (things like
Imagine, Pagestream 2.1, Digi-View 4.0, Supra RAM Expansion to name a few), a
Grand Prize of an Amiga 500 Deluxe Kit complete with color monitor courtesy of
Commodore Canada and a series of focused 60-90 minute seminar presentations by
recognized professionals that use the Amiga in their business.
As one of the five largest user groups in North America with almost 400 members
scattered arond the world, the Amiga Users of Calgary are committed to
combining our energy and dedication with the warmth and hospitality Calgarians
made famous during the 1988 Winter Olympics to make this a very special show.
Plan now to be in Calgary on Sunday May 5 for a very special Amiga Day!
Springtime in the foothills at an Amiga show! What more can you ask for!
Tickets for this show are $3 for the Trade Show and $10 including the seminar
series. People living outside of Calgary can order their tickets by filling
out the attached form and mailing it today. Please make all cheques payable to
the Amiga Users of Calgary. Receipts for your tickets will be mailed and your
tickets held for you to pick up at the door.
Tickets
Amiga Computer Expo '91
Box 154, Stn 'G'
Calgary, Alberta
Canada
T3A 2G2
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Note: The show is sponsored by the Amiga Users of Calgary and is in no way
associated with the AmiExpos previously run in the US. AMUC is a non-profit
organization totally dedicated to supporting Amiga owners and is the sole
beneficiary of any income resulting from this show.
Directions to the Marlborough Inn:
The hotel is located on 33 Street E near 12 Ave N. To get to the
hotel, get onto the TransCanada Highway which is 16th Ave North through
Calgary. Head south on 36 St E and take your first right turn. Those arriving
via the main north/south highway (Highway 2 is Deerfoot Trail through town),
head east on 16th Ave N until you get to 36th St E. The hotel runs shuttle
buses from the airport and is also close to the Light Rapid Transit system
(C-Train). Malls and restaurants and all close by.
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B.C. Systems Corp., 4000 Seymour Place, Victoria, B.C., Canada, V8X 4S8
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