1983, Montreal was the first HP Conference I attended, I didn't even remember it was in 1983 if Denys didn't say it...
On Monday, April 24, 2023 at 01:31:28 PM EDT, Terry Simpkins <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Washington DC was '85
The '84 conference (the first one I attended) was in Anaheim, CA.
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Well now I feel a lot younger. My first HP conference was in Washington. Was that 84 or 85? Ah crap, turning 70 on Saturday, so much for younger
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Good one. I obviously mistyped the first date. I blame advancing age. Denys -----Original Message----- From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion <HP3000-L@ RAVEN. UTC. EDU> On Behalf Of Tracy Johnson Sent: Monday, April 24, 2023 11: 51 AM To: HP3000-L@ RAVEN. UTC. EDU ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart CGS Security Warning: This email originated from outside of the organization Do not click links or open attachments unless you verified the sender mail address and know the content is safe!
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Good one. I obviously mistyped the first date. I blame advancing age.
Denys
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Must have been a 7-year itch to cause that kind of postponement.
Worse than COVID to get from 1983 to 1989.
On 4/24/23 12:16, Denys Beauchemin wrote:
> Hello HP3000-L,
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> 40 years ago today, on March 24, 1989, I opened the 1983 HP3000 IUG
> Conference in Montréal, Canada. The conference was held at the Queen
> Elizabeth Hotel and the adjoining Sheraton Center and ran from the 24
> to the 29th.
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> The opening get together was held at the QE hotel on Sunday, 24th
> April and was hosted by Hewlett Packard.
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> On Tuesday evening, we bused the participants to a sugaring-off party
> in a nearby sugar shack.
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> On Wednesday, the keynote address was delivered by Dr. Isaac Asimov.
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> On Thursday evening, the conference banquet was held at the Olympic Stadium.
> The participants went by Metra to the stadium using tickets that we
> printed for the occasion. I believe this was the first time the Metro
> system accepted tickets that were printed for the occasion by the event itself.
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> The vendor Exhibit was in the QE hotel. It was MUCH smaller in those
> early days.
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> We produced a swap type on site, in the hastily assembled computer
> room in one of the conference rooms of the hotel, in which we rolled
> in an HP3000 Series 33, with printer and tape drive.
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> The technical sessions were held at QE convention level, with overflow
> sessions at the adjoining Sheraton.
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> The conference committee:
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> Myself as conference chair.
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> Myer Kwavnick as vice-chair.
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> Jim “Fairch” Fairchild as conference manager.
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> Hank Van Leeuwen – Technical papers chair
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> Helene Quimper – Vendors Exhibits
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> Linda Black – Computer System Manager
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> Sandi Kwavnick – Publications
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> Eric Billington – Audio-Visual
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> Henri Koelblen – Special Events
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> Madeleine Paradis – Special Events
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> Anscar Mantel – Security
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> Gerry Johnson – Swap tape
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> Lana Farmery – IUG BoD liaison
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> After decades of moves and storage, all I have left of this event are
> a cube, a few badges, and a copy of the conference guide.
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> Denys
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