| <mandie> | First I'd like to welcome the head of the Warpstock 99 Atlanta team, Gordon Roland |
| * | WarpHoss - Is my tie on striaght? |
| <mandie> | and thank you being our guest at this "special" speakup session |
| <gordon> | Thank you Judy |
| <mandie> | VOICE will be giving away some special prizes at the end of today's session |
| <mandie> | Abraxas: would you like to tell us about those plz |
| <Projects> | is someone logging? |
| <mandie> | aren't YOU! |
| <mandie> | whew :) |
| <Luc> | I am |
| <gordon> | I think we have more announcements today than any other day since we started |
| * | Longstaff is logging |
| * | Sector is logging |
| <Abraxas> | VOICE has several prizes to give away at the end of this meeting |
| <five9guy> | ok I have a question to help this meeting rolling |
| <mandie> | five9guy: plz hold your questions for a few :) |
| <Abraxas> | For VOICE Members only, a 2 day pass, party ticket and 1 night in the hotel for WS99 |
| <five9guy> | would any of you happen to know ok |
| <five9guy> | ooop |
| <Abraxas> | Also for VOICE Members, a copy of OS/2 Warp Server Advanced |
| * | Projects doesn't know ok |
| <five9guy> | lol |
| <Abraxas> | For all in attendance (excluding VOICE and WS Board members) we have a list of software packages to give away |
| <Abraxas> | House/2, UPS Monitor, and a selection of apps from Pillarsoft |
| <Abraxas> | But this all comes AFTER the Warpstock meeting |
| <Abraxas> | We'll have details on the prizes later ... I'm ready to hear about Warpstock 99 :-) |
| <mandie> | oook :) |
| <mandie> | Gordon, would you like to get the show on the road...and when you're finished you can open the floor for question/input...thx |
| <gordon> | Yes, thank you Judy. First a personal note... |
| <Hawklord> | Hi all. |
| <Luc> | Hawklord: hi there |
| <mandie> | is it THAT personal..or would you like to share :) |
| <five9guy> | lol |
| <gordon> | ...Ethel and I would like to thank everyone for your kindness, consideration and condolences over the loss of our daughter Dimple... |
| <gordon> | You have no idea how helpful it can be to receive best wishes at a time like that. Again, thanks to everyone for your consideration. |
| <gordon> | OK, Now let's get on to some good stuff... |
| <mandie> | everyone, plz hold all comments (including me) until the floor is opened for discussion |
| <gordon> | We are pleased to announce that the VOICE challenge has been met by Mensys... |
| <gordon> | VOICE is taking the lead in sponsoring the Saturday Night Event (aka "the party") and Mensys is the first co-sponsor for the event. |
| <gordon> | We'll have more on this in official press release, but very warm thanks to VOICE for their generosity... |
| <gordon> | And very warm thanks to Mensys for picking up the challange:) |
| <gordon> | Now more good news! |
| <gordon> | We finally have have the official hotel and official airline finalized! |
| <Luc> | all right!!! |
| <Ratti> | clapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclap clapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclapclap |
| <gordon> | We are pleased to announce that The Sherataton Gateway Hotel, Atlanta Airport is the official hotel and of Warpstock 99 |
| <Luc> | very good news |
| <gordon> | As many of you know the hotel is attached to the convention center and, I can tell you, it is a very, very nice place to stay! Room rates will be $89/night single or double occupancy... |
| <Longstaff> | good work negotiating the rates |
| <gordon> | ...$99/night triple occupancy and $109/night quad occupancy. Children under 18 may stay for free in parent's room using existing bedding (quote from the agreement)... |
| <gordon> | ...We should have the registration code early Monday or Tuesday of next week and we will both post it and announce to Warpcast and other channels. |
| <larryf> | In additon to the rates that Gordon already mentioned, there is an "upgrade" to the club level for $114/night (normally $175/night). |
| <gordon> | We are pleased to announce that Delta Airlines is the official airline of Warpstock 99. A 10% discount will be available for round-trip travel to Atlanta. |
| <Longstaff> | what does club level include? |
| * | trouvere must take a LD phone call; will try to get back later. |
| <gordon> | Oh, right Larry. Forgot about that and also forgot to mention that the rate will be in effect from October 13 through October 20 for those of you who want to spend a little more time (highly recommended) in Atlanta. |
| <larryf> | Not completely sure ... you'll have to check the hotel web site. |
| <gordon> | The discount airline rate will also be in effect for that extended period. |
| <mandie> | on phone with hotel..will give details for club rate |
| <gordon> | Club level rooms at the Sheraton are BE-U-tiful...if you have a few extra bucks it's worth the upgrade. |
| <Sector> | Who's going to spend time in the rooms" |
| <Luc> | what about the standard rooms? |
| <mandie> | I have the info for the Club rooms |
| <mandie> | whenever you are ready Gordon |
| <gordon> | Standard rooms are pretty nice as well. |
| <gordon> | The hotel was recently renovated. |
| <gordon> | But we have several more announcements, so let me get those out and then we can chat;) |
| <gordon> | We are pleased to announce that Ziff-Davis columnist Peter Coffee will be a featured speaker at Warpstock 99. |
| <gordon> | Peter has a tight schedule that weekend so we haven't finalized the extent to which he will be participating. But he is very enthusiastic about Warpstock and will spend as much time as he can on Saturday. |
| <gordon> | We are pleased to announce that International Business Machines will be participating in Warpstock 99. |
| <gordon> | We simply haven't had time to work out all of the details with IBM. But, as of today, it is our understanding that Steven King will be presenting on Warp Server for e-Business. |
| * | Longstaff applauds |
| <gordon> | We have also heard from both Pat Sueltz and Jeff Smith. |
| <gordon> | We will be working with IBM Network Computing Software to develop the IBM program for Warpstock 99 |
| <mandie> | nice job team! |
| <gordon> | For those who don't know, IBM Network Computing Software is the division that owns OS/2 |
| <gordon> | OK, I think I got all of the official announcements. Did I miss anything Larry? |
| <five9guy> | can someone ping me please |
| <SteveS> | Please descibe who IBM'ers Steven King, Pat Sueltz and Jiff Smith are. |
| <mandie> | larry is afk |
| <mandie> | info on club rate |
| <mandie> | it is geared towards the business ppl |
| <mandie> | continental breakfast during the week |
| <mandie> | bath robes in rooms |
| <Projects> | [10:40:24] *** five9guy returned CTCP: PING 2 seconds |
| <mandie> | free local and voice msg'ing |
| <five9guy> | thanx everyone |
| <mandie> | in-room fax available |
| <mandie> | that's it |
| <mandie> | oh, and free 800 calls |
| <five9guy> | lol |
| <Longstaff> | no unlimited minibars? :) |
| <mandie> | not in YOUR room :) |
| <five9guy> | awww why not? |
| <mandie> | the floor is open folks |
| <Abraxas> | I'm still waiting for SteveS question to be answered :-) |
| <gordon> | Pat Sueltz is General Manager, Java and OS/2; Jeff Smith is Vice President, Development, IBM Network Computing Software... |
| <DaveWgt> | will we have the comm probs from last year resolved this time? |
| <five9guy> | ok I have what I feel to be a very important question everyone about warpstock 99 |
| <gordon> | I'm not sure exactly what Steve's title is but he is the product manager for Warp Server for e-Business. |
| <five9guy> | do any of you know how many hours a day are going to be need to man the booth? |
| <Ratti> | 24 |
| <five9guy> | yea right |
| <five9guy> | for does anyone here know? |
| <gordon> | DaveWgt: I certainly hope so. We are very concerned about this issue. |
| <five9guy> | for real that is |
| <WarpHoss> | Ratti knows. |
| <Abraxas> | I think the question is what are the show hours? .. the hours (on Sat and Sun) when the floor is open |
| <Longstaff> | five9guy - the floor opened at 08:30 and closed at 17:30 for the past two years's events |
| <Swanee> | five9guy: You mean, "how long will the exhibition hall be open"? |
| * | Projects asks the question that Swanee and Abraxas are itching to know... how far is the bar from the exhibit room? |
| <SteveS> | Gordon, can you mention some of the presentations sessions that are already committed? |
| <larryf> | I don't believe that the exact exhibit hall hours have been announced (or are available) yet. |
| <gordon> | Five9guy: the exhibition all will be open from 08:30 to 18:00 (8:30AM to 6:00PM) if I'm not mistaken |
| <Swanee> | Projects: LOL!! |
| <Projects> | mandie will need to know that too, for tracking purposes :) |
| <gordon> | Whoops, I meant to say 08:00, 8:00AM |
| * | Ratti was kidding (or dreaming). |
| <five9guy> | ok 12 hours a day to man that booth then? |
| <mandie> | projects: LOL |
| <Ratti> | Projects: about 4 sips. |
| <Projects> | hahahaha |
| <larryf> | Please realize that the exhibit hall hours are not 100% firm ... we may open/close the exhibit hall earlier/later on any given day to accomodate some of the other events. |
| <SteveS> | Gordon, and what presentation subjects are you still looking to book? |
| <five9guy> | only reason for my concern on a time frame is I can't get a schedule made up if I don't know any length of time |
| <mandie> | five9guy: we can discuss that in one of our voice meetings once it's posted :) |
| <gordon> | SteveS: no, we can't. We have officially announced that we will not make that decision on August 15. We want to stick to that...see the website, www.warpstock.org, for more information on presentations. |
| <five9guy> | whatever |
| <five9guy> | not a problem |
| <mandie> | :) |
| <gordon> | Good point Larry, I shouldn't have stated those times as if they were official. |
| <five9guy> | I just need to find out so I can get the 2 million people who are volunteering a rough idae |
| <five9guy> | lol |
| <Projects> | gordon: any accountingware exhibitors this year? |
| <five9guy> | idea even |
| <Abraxas> | gordon will there be any facilities to ship products into the show prior to the setup? |
| <larryf> | Abraxas. Warpstock will not be providing any facilities. You'll need to work that out yourself with the hotel. |
| <gordon> | Abraxas: No, that is a major undertaking that we just aren't in a position to handle |
| <Abraxas> | larryf , gordon ... OK ... Thanks ... I'll bring that up when I make my Reservation at the Hotel |
| <larryf> | Projects: Most of the exhibitors have been waiting for the hotel/airline announcements, so at this point, I don't believe that any accountingware exhibitors have committed yet. |
| <gordon> | You will be able to set-up on the 15th, the day before Warpstock opens |
| <Projects> | larryf: good point... hadn't thought of that. |
| <Ratti> | gordon: that's all day, am I right? |
| <Abraxas> | gordon Great .... we'll be able to setup a day ahead of time :-) |
| <Projects> | and hit that bar earlier... |
| <Projects> | :) |
| <WarpHoss> | As far as Communications go where do we stand on those plans and what are they? |
| <mandie> | and still have time for our "annual" dinner :) |
| <larryf> | The majority of the problems last year were our connection to the ISP (IBM Net) and the (home built) server. |
| * | WarpHoss thinks the "Annual Dinner" is the most important thing. |
| <mandie> | hehe |
| <Longstaff> | i have a suggestion regarding tcpip links.....i don't know if now or at the voice meeting would be best to get into it |
| <larryf> | This year, we are talking to both Dell and IBM Netfinity about providing *real* servers for us to use during the conference. |
| <larryf> | Longstaff ... are you volunteering to help with the networking this year? If so (and even if not), we can take this up offline. |
| <gordon> | John, I can't put my finger on that but it is all or most of the day. I'll see if I can find it in the contract. |
| <Abraxas> | larryf VOICE has arranged the donation of 1 copy of OS/2 Warp Server for e-Business to Warpstock ... I have it here awaiting shipping instructions :-) |
| <larryf> | Just ship it to me |
| <larryf> | Seriously, if we get the Netfinity server, we'll probably try to get WS preloaded. |
| <Longstaff> | larryf - i'll mail you |
| <gordon> | Set-up time is 8AM to 11:59PM |
| <Abraxas> | larryf ok |
| <Ratti> | Gordon: Right. The vendors should be happy to hear that. |
| <rollin> | Gordon, we should allow some time for Saturday morning setup. Some vendors may be arriving late Friday. |
| <WarpHoss> | Comms- good so far. What about wiring infrastructure? Cabling and such little swarmy details. |
| * | Abraxas REMEMBERS SETTING UP AT 4:00am in Chicago, last year |
| <gordon> | Warphoss, Longstaff -- we are certainly not "overstaffed" in that respect. All help will be very welcome. |
| <mandie> | Abraxas: but you were in the bar until 2:30am! |
| <mandie> | j/k :) |
| <gordon> | WarpHoss: GICC is pretty well "endowed" in that respect. Let's talk off-line. |
| <Abraxas> | mandie true .. we were waiting to get into the hall to setup :-) |
| <Projects> | hahaha |
| <gordon> | Generally, Volunteers are needed! |
| <Ratti> | rollin: I think we'll need the whole day Saturday for sessions. |
| <larryf> | We have cable(s) from last year. We're considering the purchase of any necessary hubs/switches |
| <Swanee> | mandie: He had to stay in the bar until his butterflies were gone. It was soooo exciting just to be there... |
| <Longstaff> | WarpHoss - if you're interested in the tcpip side, you and i could work together |
| <gordon> | But more importantly Warpstock is a community event...Volunteers are the essence of Warpstock |
| <larryf> | Rollin - good point ... we'll need to make arrangements to open the exhibit hall as early as possible on Saturday morning. |
| <gordon> | Volunteer turnout has been pretty good so far, but their is plenty of room for more:) |
| <WarpHoss> | Certainly LongStaff, It would be my pleasure to work with you. |
| <mandie> | the success of Warpstock 97 and 98 can be attributed to the many generous volunteers! |
| <mandie> | and the Event teams of course :) |
| <larryf> | Gordon - who should people contact (ie, email address) to volunteer? |
| * | Abraxas has commitments to VOICE .... but will be in Atlanta early Friday AM and will gladly help where needed when the VOICE booth is setup |
| <five9guy> | for warpstock 99 larryf? |
| <gordon> | Hasan Kamal, hkamal@ibm.net is our current volunteer coordinator. |
| <mandie> | that's what we're talking about here ;)...VOICE volunteers are on hold for the moment :) |
| <Luc> | anyone interested in volunteering, ... |
| <Luc> | could fill in the form thats |
| <Luc> | on the website |
| <mandie> | may I interject on the volunteer process? |
| <Luc> | please do |
| <gordon> | Good point Luc, better that you visit the website and fill out the volunteer form so we're sure to capture all of your information |
| <mandie> | if you would like to volunteer, please go to www.warpstock.org and select "Volunteers" from the left menu |
| <mandie> | that will take you to a page where you can volunteer and a form to help us to Hasan to place you in the area of your choice |
| <WarpHoss> | Who's doin the floor plan/arrangement of the exhibit hall? |
| <five9guy> | well I hate to go and cut things short but I have to go and pick up a future warp user aka my beautiful 2 year old. please keep me informed as to what is going on for the voice booth ok. |
| <Ratti> | Hoss: The exhibit hall is HUGE! It's at least 5 times larger than the one in Chicago. |
| <gordon> | Mike O'Keefe is doing the diagram. You can see an architectural drawing on the website. We aren't settled yet on an actual layout, but it will probably be pretty straight-forward. |
| <Longstaff> | np five9guy - flip back in when you get back, if we're still here |
| <five9guy> | ok |
| <five9guy> | L8er |
| <WarpHoss> | thanx gordon. |
| <Longstaff> | gordon - power mains and phone connections can be easily overlooked.....and they're important |
| <WarpHoss> | you knew where I was going didn't you Longstaff. |
| <gordon> | Good point Ratti, Don't worry about size, and there really aren't really any bad locations in the hall. |
| <larryf> | Each exhibitor will be provided with power and a network connection. |
| <larryf> | If someone needs a phone connection, it will cost extra and we'll need to make special arrangements. |
| <Longstaff> | well, WarpHoss....i reached the same consideration independently - but you're right |
| <Luc> | registrations ... |
| <Luc> | may I remind everyone that July 31 is getting nearer |
| <Longstaff> | larryf - another consideration about any potential dialup is that would it work for a modem dialup or be strictly voiceline |
| <WarpHoss> | Are the machines that are networked gonna be able to be internet visible from the proivided network connection? |
| <Luc> | which is the cut-off date for the |
| <Luc> | registration at $59 |
| <gordon> | If you take a look at that diagram (on the website) you'll see little boxes drawn on the floor. Those are the service ports for utility connections |
| <mandie> | Luc: July 31 |
| <mandie> | then it will be $75 |
| <WarpHoss> | k |
| <mandie> | and $95 after Sept 6 |
| <larryf> | WarpHoss: I don't know, but I would assume that the internal exhibitor network will not be visible to the internet |
| <Luc> | do we have numbers on current registrations? |
| <gordon> | Longstaff: GICC has done voice and data connections before. We can pretty much do what we need/want. |
| <larryf> | Longstaff - I would imagine that either could be arranged, but to the best of my knowledge, none of the exhibitors (at least so far) have raised the issue of a voice/data phone line. |
| <Longstaff> | thank you gordon....that's reassuring |
| <larryf> | Luc, no. Registration numbers are not available yet ... but please realize that most/many attendees have been waiting for the hotel/airline information. |
| * | Longstaff points out that the people attending are almost delegates in a sense of a much broader warp community, and many of them not able to go will nonetheless be intensely interested |
| <mandie> | TS2!!! |
| <TS2> | Hi Judy |
| <TS2> | I made it : ) |
| <Hawklord> | Longstaff: Well said. |
| <larryf> | Good point longstaff ... and we have had some preliminary discussions about ways to involve the global OS/2 community, but for now, we need to concentrate on actual event and those that WILL be attending! |
| <TS2> | To hot for an airshow today |
| <TS2> | did I miss all the big news? |
| <Ratti> | Tom: We put you in charge of everything that no one else wanted. |
| <mandie> | yep, and we're not telling you! |
| <Longstaff> | point taken larryf....but since we were discussing comm i thought it would be helpful to point out the reason we think it's important |
| <TS2> | That is what I always get Ratti : ) |
| <Ratti> | Poor ol' Tom... |
| <mandie> | Ratti: he can handle it :) |
| <TS2> | weight 'o the world : ) |
| <mandie> | Gordon: you might want to list your team members and the area of their expertise |
| <gordon> | Good idea Judy... |
| <WarpHoss> | That could be put at the warpstock site also. |
| <mandie> | would anyone who is a member of voice plz /msg projects |
| <mandie> | WarpHoss: it is :) |
| * | WarpHoss is having his v-8... |
| <Projects> | with? |
| <Projects> | :) |
| <gordon> | Mike O'Keefe is our copper-sulfate and lake club management expert, and also does some P.R. and graphics from time to time |
| <Luc> | WarpHoss: what exactly? |
| <WarpHoss> | Luc > what I was talking about already is on the website. |
| <gordon> | Anat Ovadia is our Exhibitor Coordinator and has experience with events hosting over 9000 attendees |
| <mandie> | Gordon: I've seen no input via you from < |
| <mandie> | oops |
| <Ratti> | WarpHoss: add 2 shots of vodka, a drop of bitters, 1/4 teaspoon horseradish, worchestershire and tabasco tot taste to that V8 - It's called a Bloody Awful. |
| <mandie> | |
| <Ratti> | but it's really quite tasty... |
| <WarpHoss> | Ratti: Waitn til 5pm for happy hour. I'm familiar with the flavor. |
| <Swanee> | Ratti: Sounds scary to me :-) |
| <Longstaff> | horseradish? |
| <WarpHoss> | absolutely horseradish. |
| <Ratti> | It's always 5 PM _somewhere_ |
| <WarpHoss> | hehe |
| <gordon> | Anat says hello and don't make me look foolish and we will be contacting exhibitors to discuss co-promotions |
| <Abraxas> | Swanee sounds like something we need to try this year :-) |
| <Ratti> | It's my favorite breakfast cocktail. |
| <Swanee> | Abraxas: haha, include me out on that one. :-) I'll stick to the tried and true. |
| * | Swanee is a chicken |
| <Luc> | the other team members ...? |
| * | Abraxas will be having breakfast with Ratti, then :-) |
| <Ratti> | Great! |
| <Swanee> | Abraxas: Alot of golfers have that for breakfast after the front nine... I have different taste... :-) |
| <Ratti> | Wait until you taste my Zombies... |
| * | Longstaff salures Anat.....your experience and enthusiasm is sincerely appreciated |
| <gordon> | Alan Greenberg is our Network Coordinator, but has been busy chasing the Y2K bug around the world for the last couple of months. |
| <mandie> | maybe we can get some input from you folks on what presentations you would be interested in attending |
| <TS2> | Has the issue of childern attendees been address? ( If so, I will just read the log : ) |
| <mandie> | TS2: not yet |
| <Ratti> | not yet |
| <gordon> | Hasan Kamal has been covering Volunteers for Ethel and doing an outstanding job while Ethel was in the Philippines. |
| <TS2> | That was a question brought up on the list..... |
| * | WarpHoss has to get the dogs in a thunderstorm approaches. |
| <Swanee> | TS2: They let Abraxas and I in so I would assume that kids are welcome. |
| <Longstaff> | last year there were a lot of programming and developer seminars....i came away with quite a lot from those |
| <Ratti> | Swanee: DUCK! |
| <TS2> | Yea, they always let me in the door too : ) |
| <mandie> | Swanee: that was their FIRST mistake! |
| <Swanee> | hehe |
| <Ratti> | This year I intend to actually attend the sessions... |
| <mandie> | Ratti: don't bet the farm on that one :) |
| <TS2> | Could an offical policy re:childern be posted on the website? |
| <gordon> | Yeah, we have two outstanding issues on the list that I think we need to wrap up pretty soon. One being children attendees and the other is student volunteers. We should come to a conclusion on that pretty quickly. |
| <Ratti> | I said _intend_... |
| <Luc> | i always enjoy vendors presenting new OS/2 apps |
| <SteveS> | Mandie, it is tuff to tell you about what presentations I would be interested in as Gordon is not releasing any presentation details until after Aug 15th, per his statement earlier in the chat. |
| <Luc> | I'm also inters |
| <gordon> | Steve: Tell us what you'd like to see and we will "encourage" it. BTW, don't hesitate to submit a proposal yourself:) |
| <mandie> | SteveS: suggestions are always welcomed and could assist in determining the interest of the OS/2 community |
| <Luc> | I'm also interested in seeing WS, but that's been covered already |
| <Ratti> | My feeling is that children under (12? 13?), accompanied by a paying parent, should be free. Max 2 kids per parent. |
| <Luc> | I've also expressed my interest in seeing a lot of shareware authors this year |
| <gordon> | Ratti: I think we could even go to 16. |
| <Longstaff> | Ratti - now that you raise the point, i think a simple policy of children under 12 admitted free would be an excellent idea |
| <WarpHoss> | Why not 18? |
| <Ratti> | Must be with a parent, though... |
| <WarpHoss> | Absolutely. |
| <Ratti> | We don't want stray unattended children roaming around. |
| <Longstaff> | lol....drumpig is over 12 now :) |
| <TS2> | As for presentations ( not that I have actually ever seen a whole one ), I like the how-to stuff, the discussions of the future of OS/2, new things, app demos. |
| <mandie> | the issue of children's admission will be added to the next WS BOD meeting for policy and then posted to the website |
| <mandie> | so hang in there folks :) |
| <larryf> | There are potential liability issues in letting children in unattended. |
| <Luc> | mandie: good |
| <mandie> | TS2: plz add to agenda :) |
| <TS2> | done |
| <Luc> | any details yet on "the party" |
| <Luc> | Sylvie is asking ... :-) |
| <Projects> | will any voice members other than TS2, Sector, and the various BoD members please /msg me |
| <gordon> | Yes Luc, we are holding conversations with "The King" but he's not sure yet if he wants to come out of "retirement." |
| <mandie> | LOL |
| <TS2> | gordon, offer doughnuts, lots of doughnuts |
| <Ratti> | There was some discussion a while ago about making the party a costume party... |
| <gordon> | He did say, however, that he likes the idea of returning to public life at Warpstock since so many people talk about him as if he were dead:) |
| <Ratti> | Anyone still interested? |
| <Zoltan> | Project: how? |
| <mandie> | gordon: don't give up your day job |
| <Projects> | Zoltan /msg Projects |
| <Longstaff> | nope.....not a costume party.....nope |
| <os2lurker> | hi Projects ;) |
| <Projects> | Hey os2*.*! :) |
| <Longstaff> | os2lurker - you're still comin' to warpstock, right? |
| <os2lurker> | i dont know yet |
| <larryf> | Are there any more questions for me before I have to leave? |
| <mandie> | are there any further questions or input for Gordon or Anat? |
| <mandie> | oops :) |
| <TS2> | gordon, have your addressed the issue of press people attending? Last year we had two people show up and no proceedure to handle them..... |
| <Luc> | now registration, hotel, airline are all dealt with, what will the team be concentrating on next ? |
| <mandie> | TS2: might want to discuss in the ws-team list |
| <gordon> | TS2: We don't have a definitive policy yet, but this could be significant this year because we have had some interest from the Washington Post, the Atlanta Constitution Journal and CNN |
| <TS2> | cnn? Cool! |
| <Longstaff> | gordon - if i may.....VOICE needs data for contact people, email addresses, phone numbers asap |
| <Swanee> | brb |
| <gordon> | Biggest single item on our agenda is exhibitors right now. This is both critical and time consuming so we are working this hard. |
| <mandie> | Longstaff: for what? |
| <Luc> | gordon: what can any of us do to help ? |
| <WarpHoss> | Gordon> Press Interest is one reason WarpStocks' Web Prescence needs to be "live". |
| <gordon> | TS2: Atlanta is CNN's back yard. But I have to give credit to Detlef Schebel of Warpstock Europe for getting this started. |
| <Longstaff> | mandie - media production assistants handling liasion |
| <DaveWgt> | ciao, ya'll. holler if I can help. |
| <gordon> | Luc: we will be publishing a list of potential exhibitors that we need to initiate contact with. We are currently talking to over 20 vendors, but there are many more... |
| <mandie> | Longstaff: I honestly believe that we should leave all of the press for Warpstock up to the atlanta team |
| <gordon> | ...The trick is to find the "events manager" for the vendor. Many vendors are starting to realize how important events and trade shows are to their marketing effort and have identified a specific contact for that... |
| <Longstaff> | mandie - perhaps we should.....what i had in mind is that the media need someone THEY can hit in a hurry when coverage issues arise.....and if we could get time on cnn that would be beautiful |
| <SteveS> | Luc, please update the Warpstock web page with today's announcements. Thanks. |
| <mandie> | Longstaff: I believe that Gordon's team has that covered :) |
| <gordon> | ...as we have been finding out, is that when you get to that person things move pretty quickly, when you miss that person you risk stepping on toes. |
| <Luc> | SteveS: sure thing, will work on that tomorrow |
| <Longstaff> | gordon - sounds like you're ahead of me kinda, but, yes.....media is about key people |
| <gordon> | We'll also have several official press releases before the end of the weekend. You should see a new press release every day next week. |
| <Abraxas> | We seem to be having a problem with private messaging .... If you are a member of VOICE, and are planning on attending Warpstock, please speakup now. |
| <mandie> | or forever hold your PC! |
| <Projects> | :) |
| <joel1> | :) |
| <WarpHoss> | I'm going. |
| <gordon> | yeah, I seem to be able to receive but not send messages |
| <TS2> | Abraxas, I am planning on attending |
| <mandie> | gordon: if you right mouse click on the persons nick you should be able to "chat" |
| <mandie> | if you have the nick list on the right side of the irc client |
| * | mandie noted that gordon is using gtirc |
| <mandie> | abraxas: might want to give the "rules" for the prizes one more time |
| <gordon> | yes I should, but I get a "cannot connect message" |
| <WarpHoss> | Abel McClendon = WarpHoss. |
| <mandie> | ah |
| <Abraxas> | OK ... The Prizes and rules ..... |
| <Abraxas> | VOICE has a few prizes to gie away, today. |
| <Abraxas> | One of them is a free pass to Warpstock 99, a ticket to the Saturday Evening Party, and 1 night in the Sheraton Gateway hotel |
| <Abraxas> | To be eligible for this prize ... you MUST be a member of VOICE, and NOT a member of the VOICE Board of directors, the Warpstock Board of Directors or the Atlanta Organizing Committee |
| <gordon> | Anat is leaving now and I have to go shortly after 3:00PM |
| <Abraxas> | Anyone who fits within these rules, speakup now |
| <rollin> | Can I make a couple of resignations? |
| <Abraxas> | rollin I get asked that a LOT :-) |
| <mandie> | rollin: get in line behind me plz :) |
| <larryf> | And Judy's behind me! |
| <mandie> | lol |
| <mandie> | abraxas: carry on :) |
| <Swanee> | It looks like mostly Voice and warpstock BoD here so a very few will have a great chance for the motel prize |
| <Abraxas> | I got a message from Peter that Warphoss and Zoltan are both members, and are both planning on attending WS99 .... |
| <Swanee> | And both are good deserving members too |
| <TS2> | Before you guys leave, I want to express my thanks to Anat, and Gordon...as an OS/2 user...for the work you are doing |
| * | WarpHoss mirrors TS2 thoughts. |
| * | Swanee too |
| <Longstaff> | hear hear |
| * | Ratti says Amen |
| <os2lurker> | cheers beer beer |
| <Abraxas> | gordon I need you, please, to pick a number .... either 1 or 2 .... and keep it to yourself for now |
| * | mandie says hurrah to the entire Atlanta team |
| <gordon> | TS2, WarpHoss: You are very welcome. And let me express my appreciation to the BoD, the extended Warpstock Team Family and especially VOICE for all of the support |
| * | Longstaff seconds mandie's comment |
| <gordon> | got it! |
| <os2lurker> | hiccup $%^$&#@ |
| <mandie> | hold on one sec |
| <mandie> | joel: you here now? |
| * | Sector holds onto mandie |
| <gordon> | Abraxas: got it, it was a challanging decision, but I came up with a number |
| <Sector> | gordon: That one's easy, flip a coin heads=1 tails=2... |
| <mandie> | no, plz wait one second |
| <Abraxas> | gordon ok .... What is the number? |
| <mandie> | nevermind...go on :) |
| <os2lurker> | 3 |
| <gordon> | Sector: oh yeah, I didn't think of that! |
| <gordon> | Um...I forgot...No I remember! It was 2! :) |
| <Sector> | tails! |
| <mandie> | and the lucky person is............. |
| <mandie> | oh, did we mention |
| <Longstaff> | syntax is as follows: rexxtry say random(2) |
| <Abraxas> | Congratulations WarpHoss .... he's going to Atlanta |
| <mandie> | the lucky winner has to volunteer for warpstock 99 :) both for ws99 and voice booth ;) |
| <mandie> | Warphoss: congrats!!!!!!!!!!!1 |
| <WarpHoss> | YEEESSSSS!!!! |
| <Abraxas> | Courtesy of VOICE |
| <Swanee> | woo hoo WarpHoss!!! |
| <TS2> | Atta Boy WarpHoss!!! |
| <WarpHoss> | My pleasure to volunteer for the booth as well! |
| <gordon> | Congratulations WarpHoss! |
| <Sector> | Congradulations |
| * | Longstaff congratulates WarpHoss |
| <TS2> | you get to buy me a beer : ) |
| <Luc> | WarpHoss: congrats!!! |
| * | os2lurker shakes WarpHoss's congradulation it could not happend to a better guy ;) |
| * | WarpHoss sends donuts to everyone http://www.krispykreme.com/ |
| <mandie> | server down :) |
| <Longstaff> | WarpHoss - shoot five9guy a note about the booth |
| * | Sector takes a cinnamon role |
| <WarpHoss> | Will do. |
| * | WarpHoss Thanks Voice for their generosity. |
| <gordon> | OK, I'm going to have to sign off now. Thanks again to everyone for attending. Hope to see all of you at Warpstock 99 Atlanta! |
| <TS2> | Thank *you* Gordon |
| <Abraxas> | Thanks, gordon .... we all appreciate the time and effort you've put into this |
| <Luc> | gordon: thanks!!! |
| <mandie> | gordon: thank you! |
| * | Longstaff will be there.....and you've done a great job |
| <mandie> | abraxas: ok, want to tell the rules for the remainder of the prizes and get this show on the road :) |
| * | WarpHoss is still jumping up down...typing is difficult when Hi-Fiving everyone around! |
| <Luc> | I'm leaving too. See you all on the list... |
| <Abraxas> | mandie I can do that :-) |
| <Abraxas> | We have some more software to give away |
| <Swanee> | Luc: Stick tight... YOU could still win something :-) |
| <TS2> | Thank you also Luc, didn't know what you were getting into do you? : ) |
| <Abraxas> | Everyone is eligible except VOICE Board of Directors members |
| <mandie> | oops...let me recompile my list here :) |
| <Luc> | TS2: it's been fun so far!!! |
| <Projects> | yeah, we never get any of the good stuff :) |
| <Swanee> | Abraxas: I will make my prizes available to Voice BoD members also if it is acceptable |
| <Abraxas> | Traditionally, VOICE Board members have been excluded from eligibility due to possible conflicts (and the fact that we'd be in here anyway) :-) |
| <mandie> | Abraxas: you name of the prize and I'll have someone select a # bet 1 and 11 |
| <Longstaff> | maybe we should hold the remainder of the prizes for the social event |
| * | Projects says stick with tradition |
| * | Longstaff declines prize eligibility |
| <mandie> | nope...there will be enough at ws99 |
| <mandie> | longstaff: good thing..because you're not eligible :) |
| <Projects> | hehehe |
| <Abraxas> | We are holding the copy of OS/2 Warp Server Advanced for another meeting (due to lack of eligible participants) |
| <Swanee> | As the donater of some of the prizes, I would like to include "everyone" that is here. except myself |
| <Swanee> | for the ones that I am giving |
| <Abraxas> | First up on the table is a copy of House/2, the home automation software that works with the X-10 modules |
| <mandie> | let's stick with past practice |
| <Swanee> | If that is ok... :-) |
| * | Longstaff moves past practice |
| <mandie> | Larryf: pick a # bet 1 - 11 |
| <rollin> | Don't kick a gift Swanee in the mouth. |
| <mandie> | hehe |
| <Projects> | hahahaha |
| <joel1> | :) |
| <larryf> | OK ... I've got a number |
| <mandie> | do tell :) |
| <larryf> | It's 7 |
| <mandie> | Rollin white is # 7 :) |
| <mandie> | congrats Rollin :) |
| <rollin> | Gee thanks! |
| <TS2> | Way to go Rollin! |
| <mandie> | abraxas: plz make note of these and get email addresses :) |
| <Luc> | rollin: congrats |
| <Abraxas> | Congrats to rollin ... next up, also from Armin, is a copy of UPS Monitor |
| * | WarpHoss was salivating over the ods for WarpServer Advanced. Now is crying. But real glad he won the WarpStock PrizePackage! ;-) |
| <mandie> | ok rollin pick a number bet 1-11 |
| <os2lurker> | sure beats snake eyes ;) |
| <WarpHoss> | Congrats Rollin! |
| <rollin> | 4 |
| <Swanee> | rollin: msg me your name & address info and I will relay it to Armin |
| <mandie> | Zoltan is the winner :) |
| <TS2> | Yeah Zoltan!!! |
| <mandie> | next prize? |
| * | WarpHoss heartily shakes Zoltan/s hand in congrats. |
| <Abraxas> | Next up is WarpZip, from Pillarsoft |
| <Luc> | Zoltan: congrats |
| <mandie> | zoltan: pick a # plz |
| <Zoltan> | Thanks what did I won? |
| <Projects> | :) |
| <Luc> | Zoltan: wake up pls |
| <mandie> | hehe |
| <Zoltan> | 3 |
| <mandie> | zoltan: a copy of UPS monitor from Armin Swartz |
| <Swanee> | mandie: What did Zoltan win so I can keep track :-) |
| <mandie> | TS2 is the winner |
| <Zoltan> | Thanks. |
| <mandie> | congrats Tom |
| <TS2> | YEAH! |
| <Luc> | TS2: congrats |
| <Swanee> | Zoltan: msg me with your address info & I will relay it to Armin |
| <mandie> | TS2: won Warpzip ;) |
| <TS2> | Don't need that new HD now!!! |
| <Abraxas> | Next is Enhanced E (the editor) also from Pillarsoft |
| <mandie> | TS2: # plz |
| <Swanee> | TS2: msg me with your address info |
| <TS2> | 6 |
| <mandie> | Luc..congrats :) |
| <Luc> | YES!!! |
| <Abraxas> | I love giving stuff away :-) |
| <mandie> | luc: # bet 1 -12 |
| <Projects> | makes ya feel all warm and fuzzy inside, don't it? :) |
| <Luc> | Can I donate that to WS, for the social event? |
| <TS2> | See what sticking around losing sleep does for you Luc? |
| <Abraxas> | Next up is Showtime/2 (again, from Pillarsoft) |
| <Luc> | 8 |
| <mandie> | Sector..congrats :) |
| <Sector> | Who me" |
| <mandie> | yep :) |
| * | Sector wonders how that could have happened... |
| <Projects> | no, the other Sector... |
| <Sector> | Projects: Oh ok, that explains it then |
| <Abraxas> | Last but not least is (again, from Pillarsoft), Desktop Backup |
| <Projects> | hehehe |
| <Ratti> | Only 20:19:50 in Paris... |
| <mandie> | sector: # bet 1-12 plz |
| <Sector> | 12 |
| <Luc> | Ratti: who's in Paris? |
| <mandie> | ckap...congrats :) |
| <ckap> | How soon before the transcript will be up. I got in late this afternoon |
| <TS2> | ckap! Horray! |
| <Ratti> | Luc: Aren't you in the same timezone? |
| <WarpHoss> | congrats ckap |
| <Luc> | it's 21:20 here |
| <mandie> | on behalf of VOICE and Warpstock, Inc. I would like to thank everyone for attending the speakup today and thank you for your continued "undying" support :) |
| <ckap> | I just got back Horray for what |
| <Abraxas> | Speaking of Backup .... will ALL winners please e-mail abraxas@os2voice.org with your name and e-mail address |