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                                  21 Rondale Blvd.
                                  Toronto, Ont. Canada M6A 1H6
                                     PRESS RELEASE - ADAMCON 02 
 
:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
 
:For further information contact: Richard M. Clee
                                  21 Rondale Blvd.
                                  Toronto, Ont. Canada M6A 1H6
                                  (President, Metro Toronto ADAM
                                    Group) 
 
Phone: (416) 783-0316, after 7.30 p.m. Eastern weekdays, reasonable hours weekends. Answering machine in service during business hours. 

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(Toronto, Canada) - ADAMCON 02, the second annual international convention for users of the Coleco ADAM computer, will be held at the Ramada 400/401 hotel in Toronto August 15th through 18th, 1990. User group members and major suppliers from across Canada and the United States have already indicated intentions to attend.
 
   The Toronto ADAM convention follows from the success of the first ADAM convention, held in Orlando, Florida last October, which drew delegates from as far away as Vancouver Island, B.C.
 
   The convention will be organized by the Metro Toronto ADAM Group (MTAG) and Loyal ADAM Users of the Golden Horseshoe (LAUGH), centred around the western end of Lake Ontario, with assistance from Monte Neece of the Metro Orlando ADAM User Group, organizer of ADAMCON 01. Convention Director is Ken Batcher, librarian of LAUGH, while MTAG president Richard Clee will serve as Conference Chairman.
 
   The conference will centre around three days of seminars covering a wide range of topics useful to ADAM owners, including operating systems, software, new hardware, telecommunications, graphics, and games. Specific sessions are expected to include introductions to CP/M, TDOS, Logo, and the popular applications programmes. Terry Cairns, whose TAPPS Music BBS (416) 741-2432 is the official ADAMCON board, will install and operate a demonstration board at the convention.
 
   One afternoon will be reserved as a public time when anyone interested in ADAM software or hardware may visit the ADAM store area, comprised of commercial exhibitors, and the "garage sale" tables open to all delegates to buy, sell or trade for surplus items. Most major commercial ADAM suppliers are expected to be represented.
 
   Full conference information can be obtained from Conference Chairman Richard Clee, 21 Rondale Blvd., Toronto, Ont. M6A 1H6, phone (416) 783-0316 after 7.30 p.m. (Eastern) weekdays, daylight hours weekends. Exhibitors assistance will be given by Convention Director Ken Batcher, 530 Kelvedon Mews, Mississauga, Ont. L4Z 1G4, phone (416) 270-1763 from 6 - 9 p.m. (Eastern) weekdays or 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekends.
 
   The full conference fee will be $299 Canadian per person and will include a room (double occupancy) for four nights, all conference events and facilities, three breakfasts, two lunches, formal reception and final banquet. There is an appropriate discount for early registration. Children accompanying registrants will be $49 extra, to cover food costs. A reduced spousal fee is also available. Registrations paid in U.S. dollars will attract a discount based on current exchange rates. Other options include additional days at discounted room rates, or room upgrades at suitable premium.  
 
   Local residents who do not require a room will pay $149 for access to all conference meals, meeting facilities, and services.  They will also be eligible for the draw prizes to be distributed at the final banquet, and the priority private access session to the ADAM store and garage sale.
 
   Further and more detailed information on ADAMCON 02 will be distributed through the usual user channels including interchanges on the Compuserve, Akron and Utah BBSs, the ADAM News Network, and all known established user groups.
 
   According to Conference Chairman Richard Clee, "the ADAMCON 02 organizers have tried to arrange for the maximum amount of space flexibility, and our attendance estimates are optimistic.  Still, if the overwhelming interest we have seen so far turns into actual attendance, we could end up having to turn away a few last-minute applicants. Any of those who can firm up their plans and register early might find it prudent to do so. Toronto when the Canadian National Exhibition is on is a very popular tourist destination, and space not reserved in advance can be hard to find".

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