AmiWest 2011 will be OCTOBER 21-23, 2011
Keep up to date!
Visit http://amigaprez.wordpress.com/ to see the latest news from the SACC club president, Brian Deneen.
Free show admission
For the fourth year in a row, our sponsors have made free admission possible. Please thank them for their support when you attend the show.
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Check out the new Amiwest photo galleryShow Schedule
Friday, October 21, 2011:
- Vendor Setup: 2 PM
- VENDORS, PLEASE NOTE: Please enable your exhibits to be stored in a location where you are satisfied with security overnight every night. Our show hall is not secure to save funds (about a $2,000.00 savings!) See this blog for further exhibitor guidelines.
- Classic clinic: 5 PM
- The show opens tomorrow evening at 5 PM with the classic clinic and a free cold-cuts buffet, courtesy of AmiWest. The rest of the show schedule will be posted this evening.
Saturday, October 22, 2011:
- Vendor setup in the show hall: 08:30 AM
- Show opens: 10 AM
- Seminars start: 10:40 AM
- Lunch: 1 PM
- Last Seminar: 4:00 PM
- Show hall closes: 5:00
- Banquet: 7:00 PM, in the show hall. Speaker: Steven Solie
- Sunday, October 23, 2011:
- Show open: 10 AM
- Seminars start: 10:40 AM
- Lunch: 1 PM
- Last Seminar 4:00 PM
- Show endS: 5 PM
- No-host dinner @ a local restaurant: 6:30 PM
Hotel info
Here are a few pictures of the space:
http://www.hiexpress.com/hotels/us/en/sacramento/saces/hoteldetail
Testing the link brought up the rate for a room with two queen beds, non-smoking. Be sure that you're seeing the right hotel physical address for the code to work:
2224 AUBURN BLVD
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95821
UNITED STATES
Hotel Front Desk: 001-916-923-1100
Hotel Fax: 001-916-921-9900
The Amiwest show rate is now available. Use the link above, select "Group Code" and enter "AMW". This is for two queen beds at $75 a night!
If reserving by phone, mention the same group code, "AWM"
Banquet
The Amiwest team is proud to annouce that this years Banquet speaker will be Steven Solie. Steven is a long time amiga supporter and the AmigaOS Development Team lead for Amiga OS 4. Steven will be sharing the latest developments for Amiga OS4, whats coming in the future, and answer questions from the audiance. Remember, only ticket holders can see the banquet!
To get your ticket send an email to Chuck Washburn "chuck[at]amiwest.net" or send a check for $29, made out to Amiwest and send it to:
Chuck Washburn
7051 Dolan way,
Citrus Heights Ca. 95621.
Exhibitor list
Look for latest breaking news on exhibitors at http://amigaprez.wordpress.com/.
So far, these exhibitors have confirmed their attendance:
- Sacramento Amiga Computer Club
- Sponsors of AmiWest since its founding in 1998 by SACC club members. The Amiga show on the West Coast of the U.S. and venue for the Amiga community gathering in the United States from all points on the planet. We have counted many Amiga luminaries among our members, among them the legendary Jay Miner. We currently maintain the Jay Miner memorial software library.
A-EON Technology CVBA New Amiga hardware company bringing the Amiga X1000 with dual-core PPC CPU and custom Xena chips to market. 
Hyperion Entertainment Developers of Amiga OS4.x and Amiga games. The company who has been delivering over the past ten years on everything that they have promised, with many enhancement changes along the way. 
Amigakit World #1 Amiga hardware and software dealer for Amiga classic and emerging Amiga platforms, including A-Cube SAM series and A-EON X1000. 
Individual Computers Good hardware for good computers since1994 
PageStream The DTP program for the Amiga since 1986. Currently under continuous development and now a cross-platform software package with all files compatible across Amiga Classic, Amiga OS4.x, Mac, Windows and Linux platforms. Represented by Chuck Washburn Amiwest broadcast Broadcasting Amiga shows for over 15 years from all over North America. The technology has involved from just IRC to IRC and Webcam to IRC, Webcam, and Streaming Audio, to IRC, Webcam, Audio, and Video. James Nakakihara - Vintage items Viva Amiga! Viva Amiga, the Amiga documentary by Zach Weddington and friends. This is their first time at AmiWest. Welcome Zach Weddington and friends! Efficient by Design Dave Morris and Paul Rezendes will be showing the latest MorphOS version, various Amiga-related ÒiApps,Ó and the FPGA Arcade Replay Board, Infocessories Infocessories, the new Amiga REBOL community, will launch at AmiWest 2011!
Seminar list
Check the Seminar page!
Reserve your exhibitor space now!
Advance exhibitor space reservations are required so that we can provide the necessary space and other facilities. Let us know that you'll be there and what we need to do to provide what you need for your exhibit. We're already working on better internet access. Let us know what you would like to see happen as well. Just email chuck[at]amiwest.net.
Sponsors for AmiWest 2011
SACC would like to thank the AmiWest 2011 Sponsors: To join this list just send an email to chuck[at]amiwest.net with your suggestions or information if you want to be one of our sponsors for 2011! We'll get back to you regarding the financial commitment for helping to sponsor the show.
Thanks to everyone for attending AmiWest 2010!
You are the show. Your presence means everything to all of us. Now invite just one other person and bring them along next year. Statistically, all of know at least 10 other people. If you can come back and bring just one other person, we can double show attendance!
