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950630
C A N A D I A N A M I G A S H O W T O B E H E L D
After all the gloom and wondering of the last few months, here's something
refreshingly cheeful.
Brad
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The Official Info Pack on the Amiga Convention '95
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In August, in Montreal, the third annual Amiga Convention will take
place! This convention will gather the Amiga community together from all
across the world to show its support for the Amiga! We hope to make this
show the first event in the long fight to make the Amiga a well known
computer in North America again.
WHY: We are putting on the Amiga Convention '95 (AC 95) to support our
favorite computer, the Amiga! We feel that for too long, the Amiga
has been ignored, and now that the Amiga is owned by people who
actually will support it well, we want to help them out in any way we
can. We also want to get a lot of people together to have a really
cool time!
WHERE: A College Cafeteria in Montreal, large enough to hold over 1,000
people, not including the surrounding rooms.
ADDRESS: College du Vieux Montreal
255, Ontario EAST (street)
Montreal (Quebec)
H2X 1X6
Canada
WHEN : 19th - 20th August 1995
TIME : 8:00 - 20:00 (8:00 PM) Saturday
8:00 - 20:00 (8:00 PM) Sunday
ENTRANCE COST: 7 Canadian dollars
COMPETITIONS:
Gfx (3d)
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1st place : $300
2nd place : $200
3rd place : $100
Music (mod 4 chan.)
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1st place : $300
2nd place : $200
3rd place : $100
Intro (64k max.)
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1st place : $500
2nd place : $300
3rd place : $200
Demo (2 megs max.)
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1st place : $1000
2nd place : $600
3rd place : $300
* Special Award ceremonies to give out a special prizes for the persons
that made some amazing thing with the Amiga Computers! (to encourage
some developers that are doing crazy thing with the amiga!)
Dealers/Devlopers on list already!
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We are currently talking to the AMIGA COMPANY, owned by Escom, to get them
involved with the show. It will be announced in a later announcement
whether they are coming or not.
RCS Managements: Makers of the X-Calibur and Fusion-Forty
GfxBase Eletronic: A local computer store chain.
Eletromike: Another computer store chain.
Wonder Computers: Owners of 4 stores in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, London.
The biggest Canadian Amiga retailer.
PreSpect Technics: Importers/dealers/devlopers of hardware products!
Spectrum GFX: A video production company headed by the programmer of
Composite Studio Pro
Ultred Visions Inc.: Developers of a CD32-based plug-and-play Internet
access set-top box.
Amiga Link: The online Amiga magazine!
COST FOR RENTING TABLES : $100 - 1 day, $150 - 2 days, for one table of
6' by 3' and chairs.
You may do whatever you want to at the rented
tables. These tables are aimed towards dealers
and developers.
FREE TABLES: We will also have free tables at AC'95, for anyone who wishes
to bring their Amiga, whether to show off something cool, or
just to help someone else who might need one at the time.
However, at the free tables you get less space than the pay
tables, it is first-come first-serve, and you cannot sell
products at the tables! That is strictly for the rented
tables.
ACCESABILITY: The show is easily accesable by bus and train, as well as
having lots of parking space in the vicinity for cars.
WHY DEALERS SHOULD COME: At AC'95, we offer tables at an incredibly cheap
price, a price which includes electrical outlets.
You also get the chance to show and sell your
wares to a crowd of Amiga owners, all of whom
have money to spend and are influenced by how big
a prescence you have at the show.
WHY PEOPLE SHOULD COME: AC'95 will have stands from many major dealers
and developers. It will also have a lot of
friendly Amiga owners there, plus a booming sound
system and TV setup that will show crazy demos
and products. It will be a wild good time for
all!
* Just 5 minutess walking distance from the Metro Station BERRI-UQAM as
well as for the BUS terminals of VOYAGEUR, GREYHOUND, etc.
* Interior parking space for up to 200 cars at $5 canadian a day.
* We will have Audio/visual equipment setup for presentations of demos,
programs, hardware, new products, etc. The audio equpment run at an
incredible 5000W!!
* The Student-Cafe will be open during the events selling food like
sandwiches, soups, coffee and other fast food items.
CONTACT:
If you want to buy a table, get more information on the show, or just
talk to the organizers, e-mail either <af666@freenet.hsc.colorado.edu> or
<Zool@cyberwar.com>, or call 514-649-9756 (in Canada) and ask for Frederic
Tessier regarding the Amiga Convention '95. You can also mail the
organizers at:
Frederic Tessier
922 Deschamps
Sainte-Julie (Quebec)
J3E 1N9
Canada
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