Jim Collas, AMIGA President, will be conducting a joint conference at
AmiWest in Sacramento and World of Amiga in London on Saturday, July 24,
1999.  Mr. Collas will be in London, but will be talking via a
trans-Atlantic phone connection to the attendees at AmiWest.  The joint
presentation will occur at AmiWest in Sacramento at 11 a.m. and in London
at 7 p.m.  Mr. Collas will be revealing the latest developments on the new
hardware and software planned for release in the late 4Q of this year.

AMIGA has also announced that the following AMIGA personnel will be at
AmiWest99:


 Jim VonHolle, Vice President, Marketing and OEM Sales.  Jim brings a
  strong background in product and marketing strategy to AMIGA with
  experience in business and relationship management.  He has great
  experience and insight into the computer software and Internet
  industries.

  Jim will be speaking at the AmiWest99 Saturday night banquet.

 Bill McEwen, Marketing and Software Evangelist.  Bill has over 12 years
  experience in the Sales and Marketing field, most recently with the
  Atrieva Corporation.  He has worked for several software companies
  throughout the years, including ConnectSoft, Inc.; genSoft Development
  Corporation; and Bumblebee Software.  He also has extensive experience
  with sales, marketing and PR in the US and Europe; and international OEM
  sales and licensing.  Bill has been responsible for several magazine
  awards and Best of Show at the Fall Comdex in 1994.

  Attendees at AmiWest98 will remember Bill as one of our banquet speakers
  at the 1998 show.

 Darreck Lisle, User Groups Coordinator.  Darreck has been an avid Amiga
  user for over 10 years.  A key player in interfacing with the current
  Amiga Community, and organizing shows, the focus of his work is to keep
  the community strong and give it a sense of direction.  He has a degree
  in Law Enforcement, with 5 years experience in Information Technology.


Remember, AmiWest99 is being held on Friday through Sunday, July 23-25, at
the Holiday Inn, Sacramento NorthEast, in Sacramento, CA.  Classes and
seminars will be held Friday through Sunday with the exhibit hall being
open on Saturday, July 24th from 10 A.M.  - 5 P.M and Sunday, July 25th 10
A.M.  - 4 P.M.

Specially priced tickets for AmiWest99 are available in advance by mail.
Prices are: two day admission tickets, $12 and one day admission ticket,
$8.  If you elect to purchase tickets at the door, the prices are:  two
day ticket at the door, $15 and One day ticket at the door, $10.

There will be a banquet dinner on Saturday evening, July 24th.  Price is
$35 per plate.  Banquet tickets must be purchased in advance.  They will
NOT be sold on Friday nor Saturday due to the hotel needing attendance
figures for planning the banquet.

You can mail your requests for advanced admission and banquet tickets to:

  AmiWest99
  c/o Sacramento Amiga Computer Club
  P.O. Box 19784
  Sacramento, CA 95819-0784

Make checks payable to "AmiWest".

Special hotel room rates are available at the Holiday Inn for those
attending AmiWest99.  Room rates are $ 79 (Single) and $ 89 (double) if
reservations are made by July 1.  You must mention that you are attending
AmiWest to get the special rate.  You can phone the Holiday Inn at
1-916-338-5800, 1-800-388-9284 (Tool Free - Hotel directly) or
1-800-465-8329 (Toll Free - Holiday Inn Reservation Number) to make hotel
reservations.

Hope to see you at AmiWest99 on July 23-24, 1999.


John Zacharias, Chairperson, AmiWest99
AmiWest website