John,

I concur with what a great conference in Montreal...  Most especially
Isaac Asimov!!  But, don't your remember the "Sugering Off"?  That ride
out into the woods to eat "Sugar Daddies" was definitely different!

Denys and his committee were very helpful to our Washington Host
Committee for the 1985 conference.  They gave us lots of great advice
and told us what to look out for.

Suzanne


John Clogg wrote:
>
> Denys,
> Your reply brought back some memories, so bear with me while I digress
> from the subject at hand.  The Montreal conference in '83 was my first,
> and what a great one it was!  Isaac Asimov as the keynote speaker, the
> banquet at the Olympic Velodrome, excellent technical content, and a
> beautiful city.  As I recall, Denys was the chairman of the host committee.
> I just wanted to acknowledge your excellent efforts, and thak you for
> getting me "hooked" on Interex conferences.
>
> >>> Denys Beauchemin <[log in to unmask]> 06/11/98 11:48am >>>
>
> Ferenc, I am not on the HP World committee this year.  I did 4 years in a
> row and I retired after the Chicago show last year.
>
> However, I can answer your question, but let me digress a little bit.
>
> The original conferences were held every year around the continent,
> under
> the auspices of the HP3000IUG.  They even ran European conferences,
> up
> until the 1986 Madrid conference.  At that point, the Europeans decided to
> go it alone.  The North American Conferences were held, as I said, every
> year.  Up until 1988, these conferences were HP 3000 only. The only
> non-US
> conference was in Montreal, in 1983 and I was on the committee for that
> one.
>
> In 1987, DEC (now a subsidiary of Compaq), held an open house at the
> hotel
> across the street from the Interex conference.  They tried to attract HP
> 3000 customers to the DEC (dark) side with the slogan, DEC has it now!
>
> At the Orlando 88 conference, a separate vendor area for HP-UX
> vendors was
> set up.  It was the first time something other than HP 3000 was at the
> conference.  Even the PC technology was only showing a way to use
> the PC to
> access the HP3000, via emulators.
>
> In subsequent conferences, the Interex conference has attracted more
> and
> more competitors (IBM, SUN, etc...) and a growing list of HP computers.
>  After the Interex conference in Toronto '95, it was decided to change the
> name to HP World, to more accurately reflect the fact the conference
> now
> covered every computer produced by HP.  This includes  RTE, MPE,
> HP-UX, NT,
> and Windows.
>
> HP World is now ranked as one of the top three conferences in the
> industry,
> which puts HP World right in the spotlight on the one hand, and the
> crosshairs on the other hand.  Conferences come and go and right now,
> some
> big name conferences have disappeared and others are struggling for
> survival.  It has always been my contention that as long as Interex
> focuses
> on all things HP, and only HP, HP World would do well.  It seems to be
> working well.  As such, the conference covers MPE, HP-UX and NT as
> separate
> issues.  Sure, there are other conferences which do that, IPROF for MPE,
> UNIX Expo, Comdex Enterprise, and others,  but the strength, appeal and
> uniqueness of HP World come from the various talks and presentations
> which
> cover interoperability and migration issues.
>
> There is no other conference that can showcase MPE, HP-UX and NT
> working
> together or migrating from one to the other and back.
>
> MPE, HP-UX and NT have their strengths and weaknesses and all have a
> place
> in the enterprise.  At HP World you can learn, or teach/show, how to
> make
> them work together.
>
> As I am not on the conference committee, I do not know the quantitative
> answers to your specific questions.  You can count the various
> presentations and come up with a percentage yourself.  However, let me
> assure you that NT will be well covered, as will HP-UX and MPE.
>
> Next year, HP World 99 will be in San Francisco.  1999 marks the 60th
> anniversary for HP and the 25th for Interex.  I have been asked, and have
> agreed, to come back as the chairman for that conference.  I can tell you
> now that I will be interested in papers covering the subject you are
> mentioning and I hope you will submit an abstract.
>
> As for your immediate needs, well there are several hotels with more
> economical rates which can save you money.  Airfare is a big ticket item,
> and I realize that, but I do not know what to tell you there.  I do hope to
> see you in San Diego.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Denys. . .
>
> Denys Beauchemin
> HICOMP America, Inc.
> (800) 323-8863  (281) 288-7438         Fax: (281) 355-6879
> denys at hicomp.com                             www.hicomp.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Dr. Ferenc Nagy [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent:   Thursday, 11 June, 1998 8:33 AM
> To:     Denys Beauchemin
> Cc:     [log in to unmask]
> Subject:        Windows NT on HPWORLD
>
> Hi Denys,
> Respected Conference Committe,
>
> This year I have not thought about visiting HPWORD, because our shop
> has
> to leave HP and TurboImage for Win NT and MS Access. I have got
> however,
> the program where the lectures and tutorials about Win NT and migration
> and its security fill a specially colored stripe along all days of the
> conference.
>
> I know that I have waken up late, but
> please -
> count me, how much hours and what percent of the total conference
> time fill the above topics;
> if anybody knows a trick to get me there cheaply, and is interested my
> migration trial, write me.
>
>                                 Best regards
>
>                                                        Frank