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- NEWS RELEASE: THE TORONTO ATARI FEDERATION PRESENTS.....ACE '95!
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- ~~~ The Toronto Atari Federation ~~~
- Largest Atari User Group in North America!
- ~~~ (416) CALL-TAF (225-5823) ~~~
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- NEWS RELEASE: THE TORONTO ATARI FEDERATION PRESENTS.....ACE '95!!
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- There have been a few events that captured the imagination of
- Atari Users over the years. One of the most significant of those
- events was ATARI CANADIAN EXHIBITION '92 - better known as ACE '92.
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- Memories are long - especially about great successes!
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- ACE '92 was all of that and more. It provided unprecedented
- opportunities for an enormous number of DEALERS, DEVELOPERS,
- SHAREWARE authors and (most important of all!) ATARI USERS, to
- gather in a venue which was bright, extremely busy, accessible
- and interesting. ACE '92 was well organized, highly successful
- and a profitable experience for everyone who participated.
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- We're doing it again!
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- ACE '95 IS COMING: ** April 1, 1995 - April 2, 1995 **
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- We have booked the North York Civic Centre, MEMORIAL HALL
- facility - 5,000 square feet in four rooms! The superb Civic
- Centre Complex features excellent highway access, high speed
- local route access as well as airport, bus, subway, car and truck
- access. In the main complex itself you'll find the NOVOTEL HOTEL,
- Civic Center SHOPPING MALL & an excellent FOOD COURT immediately
- adjacent to the Show Hall in addition to other RESTAURANTS and
- SERVICES. We're also located on Toronto's famous Yonge Street!
- The location features high traffic volume & a site central to
- several thousand Atari users from Toronto, Southern & Eastern
- Ontario, Quebec, Western New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio & Michigan!
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- The Main Auditorium (The Burgundy Room) is 2400 square feet
- of show/display floor, with a full sound system, proscenium
- stage, projection facilities, three entrances/exits, medium
- height ceiling (very intimate!), loads of electricity and direct
- access to the main foyer. The facility entrance is integrated
- with the Main Concourse traffic areas and prominently features a
- Canopied Main Entrance. The second hall (The Gold Room), is a
- 1,500 square foot room with direct access to the main foyer as
- well. The Gold Room has ample power, projection facilities,
- medium ceiling height and two entrances. The two smaller
- conference rooms are being slated for continuous LECTURES, DEMOS
- & WORKSHOPS throughout the weekend. The conference rooms also
- feature large picture windows, which provide loads of natural
- light (these are the same rooms which TAF uses for its regular
- teaching seminars!). We even have a dedicated MIDI room! The
- music people can *really* turn it up, without disturbing anybody!
- Show hours will be from 9 AM to 6 PM on Saturday April 1/95 and
- 9 AM to 5 PM Sunday April 2/95.
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- Every EXHIBITOR who attends will be supported by a large
- group of enthusiastic TAF VOLUNTEERS: for directions, support,
- banking, show liaison, etc. Transportation for Registered
- Exhibitors from the airport (Pearson International), will be
- provided free of charge (you must book this service in advance).
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- ACE '92 saw over two thousand visitors and this time around,
- we know our visitors will be even more eager to shop for all the
- great products being offered, attend the SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS,
- see the very latest DEMOS of all the terrific new Atari SOFTWARE
- and HARDWARE and best of all.....have a terrific time!
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- FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, we're presenting a THREE-TIERED
- RATE SCHEDULE. We know it will provide for greater participation
- by the smaller Shareware and Single Product Developers and User
- Groups. Show rates are as follows:
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- #A - DEALERS & DEVELOPERS, ONLINE SERVICE VENDORS & OTHER
- COMMERCIAL SUPPLIERS: *$350 Cdn/$230 US per booth, not
- including hotels and meals. This includes 8' x 10' booth,
- electricity, transportation from the airport/bus depot or train
- station, ACE Liaisons (during show hours for directions,
- services, services, show support, etc.), 3 display tables, 6
- chairs, table skirts & partitions, discount hotel rate, setup and
- tear down help, access to the Hospitality Room. The ACE '95
- Registered Exhibitor's Kit consists of a floor plan (showing
- your booth, parking and loading areas), City Map, directions, TAF
- brochure, pen, ID badge & the Toronto Tourist Pack. We will be
- mailing Kits to all Exhibitors, of course. You must pre-book
- your Booth(s). Attendance will be very high, and nobody
- arriving without a booking can be accommodated.
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- **Show management reserves the right to make a final determination
- as to who qualifies for this rate!
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- #B - SMALL DEVELOPERS & SHAREWARE AUTHORS: (*2 or FEWER products
- developed or marketed): $175 Cdn/$115 US per booth, not including
- hotels and meals. This includes a Half-Booth, electricity, table
- skirt and partition, transportation from the airport/bus depot or
- train station, ACE Liaisons (during show hours for directions,
- services, show support, etc.) 2 display tables (1-Std, 1-Sm), 4
- chairs, discount hotel rate, setup and tear down help, access
- to the Hospitality Room. Registered Exhibitor's Kit (as above).
- We will be mailing Kits to all Exhibitors, of course. You must
- pre-book your Booth. Attendance will be very high, and nobody
- arriving without a booking can be accommodated.
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- *Show management reserves the right to make a final determination
- as to who qualifies for this rate!
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- #C - USER GROUPS - All User Groups are invited to bring their
- Disk Libraries, Newsletters and Membership Kits, etc., and set up
- in our new USER GROUP CENTER! It will be set up in the Main
- Foyer. The fee per User Group is *$55 Cdn/$35 US, not including
- hotels and meals. This includes a single table section at the
- Center, 3 chairs, table skirt, general liaison, access to the
- Hospitality Room, electricity, Registered Participants Kit (as
- above). We will be mailing Kits to all Exhibitor's, of course.
- You MUST pre-book your space in the User Group Center. Attendance
- will be very high, and nobody arriving without a booking can be
- accommodated. Please Note that used hardware and software (for
- sale or trade) is not permitted at ACE '95! We know the User
- Group Center will be perfect for exchanging ideas & practical
- solutions to fundraising, membership drives, newsletter
- production, library management, club account management, seminar
- & workshop planning, BBS networking, Sysop'ing, and much, much
- more.
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- *Show management reserves the right to make a final determination
- as to who qualifies for this rate!
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- AND MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL......VISITORS - ATARI USERS.....THE
- BEST VISITORS OF ALL!!
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- VISITORS - Show tickets are only $6 per day or $10 for the entire
- weekend. Your Single Day or Weekend ticket will give you
- admission to the ENTIRE SHOW including, all LECTURES,
- SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS (1st come 1st served, of course), all DEMOS,
- & the Keynote Speaker. You may pre-book a room at the
- Novotel ($89 Cdn/$68 US per night - single *or* double
- occupancy). We have advance ticket forms available which include
- Hotel Booking forms; you must have a Visa, M/C or Amex card to
- book a hotel room. All Show Tickets are automatically entered in
- all the DOOR PRIZE and GRAND PRIZE Draws - extra Draw Tickets are
- only $2 each. For advance forms, call, write or E-Mail; see
- the addresses and numbers below! NO VISITORS RESERVATIONS ARE
- NECESSARY. Come as you are!!
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- We have a large, modern facility that is well equipped. We
- have a very large Volunteer base for Show Support. We have a
- large user base that is screaming for another ACE! We have
- inquiries coming from as far away as England, Germany, Taiwan and
- Alaska. Atari Users want and need this show. We will be
- advertising the show far and wide. The budgets are done. The
- planning is done. All we need is for you all to bring your
- Products, your Expertise, and Yourselves!
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- Many Exciting Show events are scheduled: especially the Awards
- for our BEST OF SHOW CONTESTS for Graphics, MIDI, DTP, Video,
- Animation as well as TAF's Official Software and Hardware Awards.
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- We've got a surprise, too! A very special Guest (Keynote)
- Speaker actually, who will be addressing everyone at the
- Exhibitor/Volunteer Dinner....as well as giving a SHOW SPEECH.
- Believe it or not...there are great things in Atari's future!
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- For Booking Kits (includes Floor Plan, Show Booth Contract,
- Hotel Booking & Ticket Booking, etc.), or Visitor Tickets/Reservations
- contact the Chief Organizer, HOWARD CARSON as soon as possible on:
- GEnie: H.CARSON1
- Internet: h.carson1@genie.geis.com
- howard.carson@canrem.com
- CRS Online: Howard Carson
- TAF Online: Howard. Carson
- Atarinet: Howard. Carson@51:5/6
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- by mail: Toronto Atari Federation
- Attn: ACE '95 Chief Organizer
- 5334 Yonge St. Suite 1527
- Willowdale, Ontario
- Canada
- M2N 6M2
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- by phone: (416) 752-2744 or (416) 225-5823 (CALL-TAF)
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- Howard Carson, Chief Organizer - ACE '95