From: John Zacharias jzachar@calweb.com
To: "Press Release List"
Subject: AmiWest 2000 Press Release #8
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 16:11:45 -0700 (PDT)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Developer's Meeting at AmiWest 2000!

Kermit Woodall of Nova Design will be conducting an informal developers
meeting at AmiWest 2000 to discuss future development trends on the Amiga.
The meeting will be held during the vendor setup period between 8 pm and 9
pm on Friday evening, July 28, 2000 on the Terrace in front of the main
AmiWest exhibit hall.  Questions concerning the new Amiga SDK will be
entertained and hopefully answered during this meeting.

A special reception for vendors and developers with food and drink and 
sponsored by AmiWest will also be held during the vendor setup on Friday
evening.

Remember, AmiWest 2000 is being held on Saturday through Sunday, July
29-30, 2000 at the Holiday Inn, Sacramento NorthEast, in Sacramento, CA.
Classes and seminars will be held throughout the day on both Saturday and
Sunday with the exhibit hall being open on Saturday, July 29th from 10 A.M.
- 5 P.M and Sunday, July 30th 10 A.M.  - 4 P.M.

Specially priced tickets for AmiWest 2000 are available in advance by mail.
Prices are:  two day admission tickets, $12 and one day admission ticket,
$8.  If you elect to purchase tickets at the door, the prices are:  two day
ticket at the door, $15 and One day ticket at the door, $10.  If you are
ordering a one day ticket by mail, please specify which day (Saturday or
Sunday) you are attending.

There will be a buffet banquet on Saturday evening, July 29th, with Bill
McEwen, President of Amiga Inc., as the guest speaker discussing the
progress made to date on the new Amigas.  Price is $35 per plate.  Banquet
tickets must be purchased in advance.  They will NOT be sold on Friday nor
Saturday due to the hotel needing attendance figures for planning the
banquet.

You can mail your requests for advanced admission and banquet tickets to:

      AmiWest 2000
      c/o John Zacharias
      10004 Vanguard Drive
      Sacramento, CA 95827

Make checks payable to "AmiWest".

A form for ordering tickets can be found on the AmiWest web page at

    http://www.sacc.org/amiwest/

where you can learn more about AmiWest 2000.

You will also be able to purchase the recently announced Software
Development Kit (SDK) for the new Amigas at AmiWest 2000.  The SDK is being
sold by several of the exhibitors at the show.  Eyetech Group Ltd.  will
also be present at the show demonstrating the their Next Generation Amiga
Development Machine coupled with a Classic A1200

This weekend event will again showcase the progress that IS the Amiga
Community.

Hope to see you at AmiWest 2000 on July 29-30, 2000.

John Zacharias, chairperson
AmiWest 2000
jzachar@calweb.com
http://www.sacc.org/amiwest/