I have had this idea ever since I attended a technical HP 95LX / HP 48 Conference in Corvallis, Oregon last year. Why not have a user-oriented HP Palmtop-only conference? Why not have it in Corvallis where the HP Palmtop is designed, marketed and manufactured?
At such a show, vendors who create products for the 95LX will have a chance to demonstrate their wares. Talks could be given on how people are using the 95LX; on tips, tricks, and techniques; and on technical issues that concern developers and programmers.
If it were in Corvallis, we would probably get a strong
participation from the HP marketing, technical support, and engineering staff. At the original conference I attended, HP opened its doors and gave us a tour of the HP 95LX manufacturing assembly lines and showed us its museum of calculator products.
Oregon itself is a great vacation place for the family. The ocean is close, and within a few hours drive are some of the most beautiful forests and waterfalls. If we held the conference in late summer, people could use it as a stepping stone to take off a few days.
What do you think? I am thinking August 1993. However, if there is overwhelming enthusiasm, maybe we could shoot for a dry run, Fall 1992.