From: n2dsy@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (j.gordon.beattie)
Subject: ARRL Computer Networking Conference UPDATE 14 OCT 92
Organization: AT&T
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 01:44:17 GMT
Followup-To: n2dsy\@mtuxj.att.com
Keywords: ARRL RATS Networks Packet Radio


PLEASE POST EVERYWHERE !!!!!!!  Reposted with corrected directions
                                & additional details.

The Radio Amateur Telecommunications Society (RATS) is proud to host the

       11th ARRL Amateur Radio Computer Networking Conference 

         to be held on Saturday, the 7th of November 1992 

      at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, New Jersey.



The conference will feature both advanced and beginner's talks by
many of the leading contributors to the Amateur Radio digital community.

The Conference schedule of events for November 7th includes the main
Conference presentations, beginner's sessions and demonstrations
starting at 8:30 AM and continuing until 5 PM.  A hero lunch will be
provided by CQ Magazine.  Admission to the Conference is $30.00 and
includes admission to these other interesting events:

Friday, 6 November

The ARRL Education Department is sponsoring a Digital Signal Processing 
(DSP) Course from 9 AM until 5 PM at the Conference hotel (see below).
This exciting course will be given by Jon Bloom, KE3Z ARRL Senior
Engineer.  Contact Rosalie White at the ARRL Education Department
(+1.203.666.1541) for details.

Conference registration begins at 5 PM at the Best Western Oritani
Motor Inn, Hackensack, New Jersey.  The hotel is across New Jersey
Route 4 from the University.  Call in advance for reservations at the
Conference rate of $55.00 per night.  The hotel telephone number is
+1.201.488.8900.

Friday evening will feature "Birds of a Feather" (BOF) sessions and
demonstrations.  To be sure there will be BOFs for the HF Forwarding,
TCP/IP, ROSE, and TheNet folks, as well as for other communities of
interest.  Contact Gordon Beattie, N2DSY (+1.201.387.8896) if you
would like to organize a BOF or need information.  There will free
refreshments and munchies for those attending the conference.

Saturday, 7 November

While the Conference activity proceeds at Fairleigh Dickinson
University, your spouse, children and/or companion might wish to
enjoy the shopping available at some the many shopping malls that
have made Paramus, New Jersey famous as a "shopping mecca".  The
Riverside Square Mall is next door to the hotel (a few hundred feet)
and most of the rest are within a mile or two of the hotel and
University and are easily reached by car, bus or taxi.

After a day of Conference activity we will all return to the hotel
for a pizza party.  Note: This is now a sponsored event and will be
FREE for conference attendees.  

During the evening, several commercial Amateur Radio manufacturers
including Pac-Comm Packet Radio Systems, Kantronics, HAL Communications,
and others will present their products and answer questions.  

A special feature of the evening is that many of these manufacturers' 
products will be available for sale.  KJI Electronics (+1.201.239.4389) 
and Pac-Comm (+1.813.874.2980) will have digital controllers, radios,
antennas and accessories available for sale during the evening.  
If you wish to purchase an item of particular interest, call them in
advance of the event to make arrangements for pickup at the Conference.
Other manufacturers of Amateur digital controllers will be announced as 
confirmations arrive.

The evening will continue with more BOFs until we all decide to get
some sleep!

Sunday, 8 November

The schedule is open to allow those who need to complete conversations
begun earlier to come to a fruitful conclusion.  The Coach House Diner
is located across New Jersey Route 4 from the hotel and is open 24 hours
a day.  Many of us will be there around 8 AM for breakfast.


Air Directions

The Conference can be reached by commercial air to any of the following
airports:  Newark (NJ), LaGuardia (NY), Westchester County (NY) or
Kennedy (NY).  Newark and LaGuardia are within a $45 cab ride from
the conference.  Kennedy is a bit more.  Definitely rent a car with a
reservation if you plan on going to Westchester.  (Note: It has been
noted by some callers that Westchester is quite a savings on
airfare.)  
General aviation aircraft can fly into Teterboro Airport or one of
the other local fields.

Ground Directions

From the East and Northeast:
Take Interstate 95 south to the George Washington Bridge.  Continue onto
NJ Route 4 West to Hackensack Ave.  Go north one half block on right.

From the North:
Take the Garden State Parkway south to NJ Route 17 South to NJ Route 4 East.
Take the second Hackensack Ave. exit.  Go north one half block on right.

From the South:  
Take the Garden State Parkway north to exit 161 onto NJ Route 4 East.
Take the second Hackensack Ave. exit.  Go north one half block on right.

From the West:
Take Interstate 80 East to the Garden State Parkway north to exit 161
onto NJ Route 4 East.  Take the second Hackensack Ave. exit.  Go
north one half block on right.

The hotel address is: Best Western Oritani
                      414 Hackensack Ave.
                      Hackensack, NJ  07601
                      Tel: +1.201.488.8900

For hotel reservations please contact the hotel.

For Conference information call: Gordon Beattie, N2DSY
                                 +1.201.387.8896 (Eve)
                                 +1.908.957.6345 (Day)

73 & See you there!