AmiWest 2009 Date Change! One more day!

Today, an anonymous sponsor came forward to support the cost for adding Sunday, October 18, 2009 to our show! This is great news for all exhibitors and attenders, especially those who could not attend on Saturday.

Those of you who are working on T-shirt contest designs, please include the 18th as the end date for the show. Dates are now October 16-18, 2009 for AmiWest 2009.

This is great news for all AmiWest 2009 attendees! Our sponsor for this day has asked to remain anonymous, so we will respect that wish. Suffice to say that all past attendees would know that entity.

So make your plans to attend now. Extend that flight out of town one more day! Let us know that you’re coming by emailing info@amiwest.com and we’ll put YOUR name on the blog!

Pix Posted at AmiWest.net

Go to http://apps.amiwest.net/gallery to see the recently posted pix of AmiWest 2007. We have more to post and these are just the beginning. Hope you enjoy them!

AmiWest 2009 Official Dates

Thanks to Ken Wilde for pointing out a conflict in our posting of dates for AmiWest 2009.  I was looking at last year’s dates when I posted on amiwest.net and got things a day off.

So. . .the official dates are October 16-17, 2009. Planning issues have made an additional day on Sunday a project for next year.  We will be polling everyone who attends about adding Sunday next year (2010) so think about that and let us know.

Again, thanks, Ken, for the heads up.  Everyone, please feel free to include these dates on your T-shirt design and on every forum post you can make.

AmiWest 2009 T-shirt Contest!

We’re loooking for a design for the new AmiWest 2009 T-shirt!  All you designers out there crank up your Amigas and come up with a sharp design for an AmiWest T-shirt.  We’re looking for something that will print on either a dark or light background and still look good.

The basic thrust of the design should include the dates and location of the show, a reference to Sacramento Amiga Computer Club (SACC) as the organizers and be in JPEG format at a maximum of 800 x 600 resolution.  All designs submitted will be judged by SACC members (who are themselves knowledgeable designers) and will become the property of SACC.  Please send your designs clearly designated for the AmiWest 09 T-shirt contest in the subject line so our filters will pick it up and route it correctly.  The email address to send it to is info@amiwest.net.

We will be monitoring that address with great anticipation to see what the designers among you can create!  We should have some exciting results.  Get your design in today!

NEW FEATURE for AmiWest 2009 – the Classic Clinic!

That’s right! We’ve been spending quite a bit of time developing a new feature for AmiWest 2009 – the Classic Clinic! We’ll have some knowledgeable Amiga classic guys here with soldering irons in hand and parts available to buy (or bring your own!) to rehab your classic Amiga machines.

It all happens on Friday evening, October 17, 2009, from 6 PM until 10 PM. Please let us know if you plan on coming so we can know how many people to plan for. Right now, we have four or five classic Amiga techs standing by to help rehab your classic Amiga hardware.

Yes, it’s going to be a good show. Make your plans NOW to attend!

Bill Borsari added to AmiWest planning team!

The AmiWest committee is please to welcome Bill Borsari of UGN to the AmiWest planning team. Bill, who has been webcasting AmiWest shows since the first one in 1998, has volunteered his time and energy to help push the show to a new level. We’ve already added a new feature at his suggestion.

We look forward to further productive synergies as the expanded committee brainstorms for AmiWest 2009!

Back to Blogging

After a long absence, I’m back to blogging about AmiWest 2009.

As usual, much has been happening behind the scenes. Different people have been welcomed to the planning team and at least one new feature has been added.

Curious? Keep watching. . .

Back from Europe

I’m back from our European vacation where we saw a lot and relaxed a little.

So more news about AmiWest 2009 is forthcoming. BTW, there will be an AmiWest 2009, I’m afraid we were so excited about new sponsors for the show that we forgot to announce that.

So make your plans to attend now. We’ll post the date (basically the same weekend in October, 2009) soon.

UGN’s Bill Borsari to Webcast AmiWest 2008!

As he has since the inception of AmiWest, Bill Borsari will be webcasting AmiWest 2008 worldwide.

Using his own custom script and hardware setup, Bill will be broadcasting audio and webcam video to the world from Sacrmento’s Capitol City Hotel live, as it happens. He will also be interviewing selected Amiga personalities in attendance at the show.

We want to thank Bill for his ten years of service to AmiWest and hope that our association lasts into a long future. His efforts provide a dimension that adds color and depth to AmiWest.

Thank you, Bill!

Be sure to be there and see Bill in action at both the Friday night banquet and all day at AmiWest!

AmiWest 2008 Schedule

Here is our tentative schedule for AmiWest 2008:

Friday, October 17

11 AM – 5 PM: Welcome AmiWest attendees at the Capitol City Hotel and Sacramento International Airport.

7 PM: AmiWest banquet begins.

After dinner, the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club will award the Ken Barton award for outstanding service to SACC and the John Zacharias Award for Amiga technical assistance to SACC club members.

Our main speaker is Jens Schoenfeld of Individual Computers, Aachen, Germany, co-sponsor of AmiWest 2008.

Adjournment after Jens speaks.

Saturday, October 18

7-9 AM:Exhibitors setup in the main show hall. Be sure to patronize our exhibitors throughout the day so as to encourage them to return next year.

9 AM:Doors open – be sure to buy your raffle tickets.
:55 Raffle drawing, to be held at 55 after the hour during the show.

10 AM:Matthew Leaman of Amigakit, co-sponsor of AmiWest 2008, presents current Amiga products.
:55 Raffle drawing

11 AM:Rich Drummond of Hyperion Entertainment presents OS 4.1.
:55 Raffle drawing

12: Lunch
:55 Raffle drawing

1 PM:Steven Solie, Amiga developer, presents OS 4.1 software.
:55 Raffle drawing

2 PM: Dave Morris of Amiga.org presents.
:55 Raffle drawing

3 PM: Further questions ans answers re: OS 4.1
:55 Raffle drawing

4 PM: Final raffle opportunities and presentation of grand prize.
:55 Raffle drawing for grand prize.

5 PM: Farewell until AmiWest ‘09!

Be sure to be there, as last-minute surprises are always in store! And remember, our co-sponsors have made admission free for everyone.

See you there!