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From: cgeiger@NeXT.COM
Subject: 9 Final Items for all NEXTWORLD EXPO User Group Attendees (Print me)
Organization: Next Announcements
Approved: sanguish@digifix.com
Below are a few final items and updates for all NeXT User Group
leaders and members that will be attending NeXTWORLD Expo or COMDEX
next week.
Conrad Geiger
International NEXTSTEP User Group Program Manager
P.S. There are now over 20 countries worldwide and 35 of the
United States that will be represented at Expo!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
-> NeXTWORLD Expo NeXT User Group Program (only) Agenda - May 27th
-> Update on NeXTWORLD Expo User Group Reception - May 24th
-> Invitation for European NeXTWORLD Expo Attendees - May 26th
-> NeXTWORLD Expo Auction - May 26th
-> Main NeXTWORLD Expo Keynote speakers - May 25th and 26th
-> Funday!! at NeXTWORLD Expo - May 28th
-> NeXTWORLD Expo Booth Space available for NeXT User Groups
-> Volunteer update for NeXTWORLD Expo
-> Spring Comdex NEXTSTEP Update (Atlanta, Georgia)
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NeXTWORLD EXPO NeXT USER GROUP PROGRAM AGENDA - MAY 27
USER GROUP KEYNOTE
Thursday, May 27
9:30am - 11:30am
Room 133
Steve Jobs: 486--An Explosion of Users Under NeXT's Big Tent
Steve Jobs headlines this exciting kickoff to today's activities. The
number of NEXTSTEP users in the world doubled last year. With the
advent of NEXTSTEP for Intel processors, we anticipate a tremendous
explosion of new users and user group members using both black and
white hardware. How do we serve this dynamic new population and tap
into their talents? Ideas for 1993 and beyond will be discussed.
Also during this session, NeXT will present its "Golden Nugget
Awards" for special contributions by user groups during the past
year.
USER GROUP SESSIONS
** USER GROUP PROGRAM: LEADERSHIP TRACK **
Thursday, May 27
Room 122
12:30am - 1:30pm
-Leadership and Organizing Ideas
Panel chair:
BANG (Bay Area NEXTSTEP User Group)
1:30pm - 2:30pm
-Working with NeXT, 3rd Party Vendors, and Resellers
Panel co-chairs:
KYNUG (Kentucky NEXTSTEP User Group)
PSNUG (Puget Sound NEXTSTEP User Group)
2:30pm - 3:30pm
-Attracting and Keeping Volunteers and Officers
Panel chair:
UKNUG (United Kingdom NEXTSTEP User Group)
3:30pm - 4:30pm
-Fundraising
Panel chair:
NoIR - NEXTSTEP Organization International
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** USER GROUP PROGRAM: MEMBERSHIP SERVICES TRACK **
Thursday, May 27
Room 125
12:30pm - 1:30pm
-Training
Panel co-chairs:
SCaN (Southern California area NEXTSTEP User Group)
hAng (Houston area NEXTSTEP User Group)
Scott Weiner, NeXT Training department
1:30pm - 2:30pm
-Planning and conducting a successful meeting
Panel chair:
BCS-NeXT (Boston Computer Society NeXT Group)
2:30pm - 3:30pm
-Newsletters
Panel chair:
rmNUG (Rocky Mountain NEXTSTEP User Group)
3:30pm - 4:30pm
-Getting your members on the worldwide net
Panel co-chairs:
GUN (Gotham Users of NeXT, New York City)
Madison, Wisconsin NEXTSTEP User Group
____________________________________________________________________
NeXTWORLD EXPO USER GROUP PARTY
Due to popular demand, there is a new updated start time for the NeXT
User Group Expo party next Monday, May 24th:
7:30PM
If you have not done so, please RSVP to cgeiger@next.com if you plan
on attending.
You are invited to the second annual NeXTWORLD Expo User Group
Reception to be held May 24th, the evening before NeXTWORLD Expo
begins:
When: Monday night, May 24th, 7:30PM - 2:00AM
Where: Up and Down Club
1151 Folsom Street (between 7th and 8th)
San Francisco, California
Phone: (415) 626-2388
Events: conversation, jazz and dancing
Refreshments: Free hors d'oeuvres and sodas
$1 for wine and beer
Sponsors: BANG and NOIR
Dress: Casual
Here is a wonderful opportunity to meet the NeXT User Group leaders
from around the world. NeXT User Group leaders and members from 20
countries: Canada, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, the
Netherlands, Finland, Norway, the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth of
Independent States (Russia), Hungary, Germany, France, Switzerland,
Ireland, Austria, Denmark, Italy, Mexico and 35 states of the United
States (Hawaii, Nevada, Minnesota, Colorado, Alabama, Michigan,
Kentucky, Illinois, Utah, Washington, Texas, Washington D.C.,
Wisconsin, Indiana, Delaware, Oregon, New York, Virginia,
Connecticut, Massachusetts, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arizona, Florida,
Georgia, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina,
Ohio, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Maine, and California) will be present
at this event.
We hope to see you there!
Conrad Geiger, NeXT
Dan Lavin, NOIR
M Carling, BANG
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INVITATION FOR EUROPEAN NeXTWORLD EXPO ATTENDEES
On Wednesday, May 26 there will be a special session for all European
customers, visitors and development partners at NeXTWORLD EXPO. The
formal part of the meeting will take place in Moscone Center, room
#112, from 2:00 to 5:00 pm.
We will discuss NeXT's European sales and distribution strategy.
There also will be a presentation covering the support and
maintenance products NeXT will be offering in Europe. In addition,
we will give European developers the chance to give a short (10-15
minutes) product presentation to our European customers. Interested
developers should contact developer_programs@next.com to reserve
their time.
After the formal session concludes, we will be offering cocktails and
hors d'oeuvres. This will be a chance to discuss topics related to
NeXT in Europe in a more relaxed environment.
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NEXTWORLD EXPO USER GROUP AUCTION
Wednesday, May 26
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, Room 120
Attend this fun event. A range of products and services from the NeXT
community will go to the highest bidder. Proceeds go toward the User
Group Program at the Expo.
Remember to bring loads of money to bid on the spectacular items that
will be up for auction at Expo. Bid on pieces of NeXT history
for your very own along with rare one-of-a-kind items. Also
favorite NEXTSTEP Apps like Mesa, Create, SBook, Co-Xist, Pencil Me
In and MicroPhone will be auctioned.
Other sample auction items:
1. AIX/PS/2 NeXTStep tech doc (set of 4 manuals from 1989)
2. framed bug report that was NeXT's first bug report ever
3. original higher education NeXT t-shirts and NeXT Asia polo shirts
4. "NeXTstation has landed" and higher education posters
5. Richard Crandall book
6. subscription to "NEXTSTEP In Focus" - Support Bulletin for
Users and System Administrators
7. NeXT frisbees and bandanas
8. bare NeXT 040 boards
9. miscellaneous NeXT product art posters
____________________________________________________________________
MAIN NeXTWORLD EXPO KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Tuesday, May 25
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM, Hall E
Steve Jobs - Chairman and CEO of NeXT, Inc.
Steve Jobs discusses the future of object-oriented,
client/server computing.
Wednesday, May 26
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM, Hall E
Andrew Grove - Chairman and CEO of Intel Corporation
Andrew Grove discusses Intel's 486 and Pentium processors,
and NEXTSTEP's place in their future.
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FUNDAY - Friday May 28
"A wonderful place to be at play in the gravitational fields of the
Lord" - Robin Williams
FUNDAY will actually start on Thursday night (May 27th) with a
user group assembly at the El Hambra movie theatre to view the
classic film: "Casablanca" at 10:00PM. Be sure to get your $2
(discounted) tickets at the NoIR booth at Expo next week.
On Friday, after the Expo, there will be a group trip to San
Francisco's famous Exploratorium. The 'hands-on imperative' is the
rule here, with hundreds of exhibits to try out to challenge your
knowledge of the physical and computer world. We will be departing
from Moscone Center at 10:00AM on Friday, transportation costs not
included; if you can, provide your own transportation. We will be
arriving at the Exploratorium promptly at 11:00AM. Advance tickets
can be purchased at the NoIR booth at the Expo for $5.
If you are interested in alternative San Francisco activities or
tours, we will provide additional information about local
destinations at the Expo. If enough people express interest in
specific activities, we can coordinate small groups for mini-tours to
those destinations. Inquire at the NoIR booth.
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BOOTH SPACE AT EXPO! BOOTH SPACE AT EXPO!
FOR USER GROUPS ONLY
NoIR has a 10 foot by 20 foot booth for user groups at Expo. Although
you've hopefully signed up already, there's still time if you
haven't. For more information, please call Dan Lavin at
415-974-7301 -or- 415-978-3186
or email
expo93@nextworld.com c/o NoIR Booth.
____________________________________________________________________
NeXTWORLD EXPO VOLUNTEER UPDATE
MOST IMPORTANT: If you are a volunteer or are still interested in
volunteering, please contact NoIR at 415-974-7301 or by email at
expo93@nextworld.com.
The schedule is almost complete. We need to have any additional
volunteers scheduled as soon as possible. Please contact us at the
above numbers or come to Volunteer Headquarters, on the show floor in
Moscone Center, for information.
____________________________________________________________________
NOTICE FOR SPRING COMDEX ATTENDEES:
NEXTSTEP for Intel Shown at Spring COMDEX in Atlanta, Georgia
You are invited to attend the NeXT suite at Spring COMDEX in Atlanta.
If you will be unable to attend NeXTWORLD Expo in San Francisco
during the week of May 24 - 27 but will be at COMDEX, come and see
NEXTSTEP for Intel Processors. Why wait to get what Taligent or
Microsoft will have in two to three years? NEXTSTEP will be here for
Intel Processors on May 25th!
Time: All day, Wednesday and Thursday, May 26 - 27, 1993
Location: East Concourse Room 305 (across from the
registration area)
Events: Regular showings of Steve Jobs NeXTWORLD Expo keynote
video and drawings for free NEXTSTEP software
NeXT Computer, Inc. develops and markets the industry-acclaimed
NEXTSTEP object-oriented software for industry-standard computer
architectures such as the Intel 486 and Pentium. NEXTSTEP is used by
corporate customers to develop and deploy client/server applications,
using both custom and shrink-wrapped productivity software. NeXT will
be introducing the NEXTSTEP 32-bit object-oriented operating system
and development environment running on Intel-based computers on
Wednesday and Thursday (May 26 and 27) only. Steve Jobs' keynote
address from NeXTWORLD Expo, happening in San Francisco concurrent
with COMDEX, will also be shown in the suite's theater. NeXT's suite
is located in the East Concourse Room 305 across from the
registration area.
Also look for NEXTSTEP in the Dell booth and NEC suite at Comdex!
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See you at Expo...
Conrad
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