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 Crash 1997 new.media.gathering



ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ

ÀÄÍ Opening words



  You are reading the invitation information for Crash 1997, released on

  the 12th of August. 10 days to go. This is the final stretch till

  Crash 1997.  Don't you just love the tension!



  Last updated on the 11th of August.  An "*" denotes a change.



  This text is formatted for 80x50 textmode.

  All times listed are in Mountain Standard Time (Canada).

  All currency listed is in Canadian Dollars.

  The Crash 1997 organizers reserve the right to change any information

  relating to this event, at any time, without notice.



  This information is available in the following forms at the following

  locations:



  HTML (Currently a Netscape 3.0/4.0 800x600x16bpp or 24bpp version is

  available):

    Web page - http://www.xi-media.com/crash

    Textfile - http://www.xi-media.com/crash/crash.zip



  Crash, in a minimal sense, is a "demo-party".  A demo-party is an

  event for computer enthusiasts from around the world to get together,

  interact, discuss ideas, compete, and have fun.  Crash 1997 is more

  than this.  The focus will be on hosting additional competitions and

  activities in the hopes to introduce new ideas and art forms into the

  demo scene.  The competitions will be focused around real-time

  audio/visual presentations for the PC, although not limited to any one

  platform or criteria.



  We are planning to become an anual event.  If you are looking to

  participate in the success of Crash 1998, contact us at your

  leisure.



  We are looking for feedback!  Please contact us to express your

  opinion. If you agree with what we are doing; let us know.  It is

  positive or constructive feedback that will help to motivate us, or

  integrate your ideas and suggestions into the structure of Crash

  1998.



  For those of you who have downloaded the first executable invitation,

  try using the mouse during the still pictures!



* Several companies have expressed an interest in attending the event

* for the purpose of hiring talented individuals.  It would be

* advisible, for those of you who are looking for work, to bring a

* resume and a portfolio of your work.









ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ

ÀÄÍ Contents



  Opening words

  Where and when

  How to get there

  Timeline

  Activities

  Competitions

  Rules and information

  Services/Event features

  Sponsors

  Ticket/Ordering information

  Contact information/Organizing

  Closing words













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ÀÄÍ Where and When





  The location of the event is in Western Canada, in the city of

  Calgary, Alberta.  It will be held in North America's largest indoor

  soccer arena.



  The event place consists of two domes, each dome containing four

  regulation length indoor soccer fields.  There will be only one

  entrance from the outdoors.  This entrance is to the master arena. The

  master arena is where the main activities will be held.  From here

  there are two indoor passage ways that lead to the slave arena.  This

  arena is a self-supporting "bubble-like" structure, with it's

  entrances resembling "revolving air-locks".  Fortunately there are two

  of these revolving air-locks, as this will most likely be the

  epicenter of traffic.  For obvious reasons one door will be used to

  enter the structure while the other is to leave.  Hopefully this

  procedure will minimize any inconveniences people have attempting to

  traverse from one area to another.



  The event will take place over a three day period.  A quarter (one

  soccer field) of the slave arena will be sectioned off as best as

  possible to make room for sleeping arrangements (sleeping is not

  required and may be difficult).  Although 24 hour activities will be

  provided in the master arena, for those of you who require your sleep

  you will need to provide yourself with sleeping attire such as a

  sleeping bag, blanket, or pillow.  24 hour washroom and shower

  facilities will be provided and are located in the master arena.



  Both arenas contain no windows and are almost entirely shut off from

  outside light sources.  This means that both arenas can become

  extremely dark, and dynamic light sources can be used.  This will

  allow for ideal viewing conditions of all feature presentations.



* The doors will open at 12:00pm on the 22nd of August (Friday), and

* close at 8:00pm on the 24th of August (Sunday). Although the doors

* open at 12:00pm there will not be any activities available. We

* recommend that you show up around 3:00pm unless you want to help

* setup.  Intercontinental travelers who are arriving a day or two early

* should contact the main organizers.



  Due to structural limitations we are limiting the person capacity to

  four thousand people.  Because of the local interest an event of this

  caliber will produce, it will be in your best interest to purchase

  event tickets in advance as this will guarantee your entrance and

  access to resources.



  Calgary is in the part of Canada where the majority of people speak

  English.  It will not be necessary to know French.



* The first executable invitation contains a panaramic viewer with

* images of the party place.  This is available at:

*   http://www.xi-media.com/crash/soft/cr97inv1.zip

*   ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/demos/incoming/party/crashinv.zip



* The second executable invitation is a 3d-fly-by of the Crash Logo.

* This is available at:

*   http://www.xi-media.com/crash/soft/cr97inv2.zip

*   ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/demos/incoming/party/cr97inv2.zip



* The third executable invitation is a Graphic User Interface for this

* text file.  This is avaible at:

*   http://www.xi-media.com/crash/soft/cr97inv3.zip

*   ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/demos/incoming/party/cr97inv3.zip





* Maps of where the party place are are also available under the "Files"

* section of the webpage.









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ÀÄÍ How to get there



  The choice of transportation is up to you; how you prefer to travel,

  how much you are willing to spend?



* Perhaps the simplest method is by plane.  You will arrive at the

* Calgary International Airport.  At the end of the arrival gates is a

* location called the "Meeting Place."  This is located next to a Swiss

* Chalet and a Lounge.  An individual, wearing a Crash T-Shirt, will

* meet you there and take you directly to the party place.  The cost of

* the shuttle is $10.  This cost is divisible by the number of people

* riding the shuttle.  The shuttle will be available on the hour during

* slow times, and continuously if there is sufficient demand.



* If you choose to drive, there is ample parking, free of charge.  The

* location of the party place is at 48th street and 70th avenue South

* East.  Refer to the online maps for directions on how to get there.

* It is also advisable to purchase road maps, for personal use, so that

* you may navigate the city if you choose to.









ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ

ÀÄÍ Timeline







  This is a preliminary timeline, and is subject to change. A few of the

  competitions have not yet been scheduled. Be sure to watch the webpage

  and watch for an update of this textfile.



  Friday 22th of August 1997



  12.00 Doors open to the public.



  13.00



  14.00



  15.00



  16.00 Opening Ceremonies



  17.00



  18.00 Sign up for diskthrowing, Eating, and cola contests.



  19.00 DiskThrowing Compo



  19.30 Cola Absorbing Contest



  20.00



  21.00



  22.00 Rave Begins



  23.00





  Saturday 23th of August 1997



  00.00



  01.00



  02.00



  03.00



  04.00 Rave Ends



  05.00



  06.00 Multichannel music deadline

  06.00 4 channel music deadline



  07.00



  08.00



  09.00



  10.00



  11.00 4 channel music competition

  11.00 Graphics deadline



  12.00 Graphics competition



  13.00 Multichannel music competition

  13.00 Raytraced picture deadline



  14.00 Break for food



  15.00 Raytrace competition

  15.00 Best New effect deadline



  16.00 Best New Effect compo

  16.00 4k intro deadline

  16.00 256 byte intro deadline



  17.00 256 byte intro compo

  17.00 PC 4k intro competition



  18.00



  19.00 Ansi competitions



  20.00 256 byte game deadline



  21.00 256 byte Game competition



  21.30 Foriegn Compo



  22.00 Wild Competition



  23.00 Local Band



  23.30





  Sunday 24th of August 1997



  00.00



  01.00



  02.00



  03.00



  04.00



  05.00



  06.00



  07.00



  08.00



  09.00 Annimation(1) Deadline (Rendered)



  10.00 Annimation(1) Compo

  10.00 Annimation(2) Deadline (Free-hand)



  11.00 Animation(2) Compo

  11.00 Demo and Intro competition deadline



  12.00



  13.00 64k intro competition



  14.00 Demo Competition



  15.00



  16.30 Annoucement of Winners, Prize ceremony.



  17.00



  18.00 Clean up starts



  19.00



  20.00 Doors close













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ÀÄÍ Activities





  There will be many activities at Crash 1997.  The organizers will

  attempt to add as many activities as possible up until the day of the

  event.  If you have any comments regarding the current activities, or

  would like to see additional activities made available, please contact

  us.



  The focus of Crash 1997 is to explore new forms of technology in art.

  To spread knowledge, awareness, and professionalism in this area, we

  have selected competitions to be the main incentive.  We will be

  offering some standard demo-party competitions, as well as additional

  competitions which we feel help to promote the ideas present with

  Crash.



  In addition to the competitions, you will find events that serve to

  demonstrate technology in art.



  As a result of being located in a soccer arena, one soccer field may

  be used to host a round-robin between demo-groups willing to

  participate.  Although this does not relate to the Crash theme, we are

  offering this as an activity if sufficient interest is displayed.











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ÀÄÍ Competitions





  Most competitions will make use of the main presentation area (big

  screen, audio system).  There are prizes awarded for the majority of

  competitions.  (Please refer to the Rules.)



  Demo:

  The biggest attraction of Crash 1997.  In the demo-competition you

  will find a blend of all main competitions.  This competition

  incorporates music, 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional art, and

  programming.  Demos are a 5 to 15 minute presentation of the talent

  that makes up the team.



  Intro:

  This competition is similar to the Demo-competition, with a focus on

  size.  Everything must fit within 65,536 bytes of data.



  4Kb:

  The 4Kb competition is focused on the programmer.  The programmer is

  given 4096 BYTES to develop a presentation.  Everything about this is

  an exercise in size.  The common calculator has more memory then

  32,768 bytes, so if you think this competition is not impressive, keep

  in mind that what you are viewing will fit in the memory of your

  calculator nearly 8 times over.



  Computer Animation - Animation(1):

  This competition is for computer generated animations, or computer

  altered film footage.



  Free Hand Animation - Animation(2):

  This competition is usually based entirely upon public vote.  The more

  effectively an animation entertains, the more likely it is to place.

  This is likely to be one of the more humorous portions of Crash.  The

  animations must be hand drawn.



  4 Channel Audio Tracking:

  In the early days of computers 4 channels was all the processor could

  handle.  This competition is in one way nostalgic, and in another

  sense, challenging for the artist.  The musician must produce a

  musical master piece with only the use of four simultaneous

  instruments.  It would be unfair to have a 4 channel tune competing

  against a 32 channel tune.



  Multi-Channel Audio Tracking:

  In this competition the musicians can have as many channels as they want.



  Foreign:

  If you have produced a presentation for a computer that is not PC

  based, this competition is for you.  Be sure to bring the required

  hardware for the presentation.



  Wild:

  Here's the scenario. You get up on stage, and you have 2 minutes to

  entertain the crowd.  The winners will be selected by how long/loud

  the crowd screams.



  Scene Jeopardy:

  If you have ever seen Jeopardy you have seen this event.  We are going

  to take up a collection of "Demo-Scene" trivia, and prepare a test.

  Whoever wants to compete can take a white paper test. The top 3

  scorers of this test will be eligible to compete in "Scene Jeopardy".

  Basically 3 people and a host get up on stage and try to answer the

  given questions.  On the big screen we are going to have a similar

  layout to Jeopardy.  Do you know enough?



  Here is a list of smaller competitions:

    - Ansi Competition

    - 256 byte game

    - Cola Absorbing

    - Coolest Computer

    - Eating Contest

    - Disk-throwing

    - Fastest Typist

    - Best New Effect

    - Wet Noodle Master

    - Network Games (Quake, Duke Nukem, Warcraft 2, etc)



  We are still in negotiations with the Lasertag people.



  There will be many surprise competitions through-out the event.  For

  example you might hear us yelling on the intercom:



  "First one to code an ASCII spinner in 17 bytes wins 50 bucks!"





  The prizes will be determined by the number of people in attendance.









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ÀÄÍ Rules and information





  Each three day event pass entitles the holder to enter once in every

  competition (the entry must be of the pass holders own creation).



  The computer the entries will be run on will be a (subject to change

  as new hardware standards are introduced):



    - Intel Pentium 166 Mhz

    - Asus P55T2P4 T2 HX Chipset (Bus speed 83.3 Mhz)

    - Gravis PNP Ultrasound with 1024Kb onboard RAM.

    - SoundBlaster AWE 32

    - Fujitsu 2.57 gb HD (Pico Bird 9)

    - A Matrox Video card (Millenium 2, perhaps, find out August 12th)

    - UniVBE (or equivalent VESA 2.0 drivers) will be an

      available configuration option.

    - 32 MB EDO Ram





  The competition machine will have Windows 95 Revision B installed.



  All realtime entries will be run from a Windows' version of DOS; NOT a

  DOS window.  The AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS are available on the

  webpage. The User will get to choose what configuration they run in.

  The latest version of UniVBE will be installed in the path, as will

  several common DOS extenders (DOS4GW, CWSDPMI, RTM32, DOS32).  You may

  execute any of the files contained on the path from inside the entry

  or from a .BAT file (this allows common elements to be excluded from

  the entry size).  All entries will be run from this prompt.  If an

  entry reboots the system at any time, it will be disqualified.  All

  file names must be ISO-9660 compliant (Standard MS-DOS file names).



  Demo:

    - Maximum size is 4096 Kilobytes.

    - Maximum time duration is 10 minutes.

    - Pure animation files are not acceptable.  This includes

      executables that just run an animation.

    - Must support a no sound option.

    - May not decompress itself to the hard drive.

    - May not save any configuration files nor write to the hard drive.

    - May not reboot the system.





  Intro:

    - Maximum size is 64Kb (65536 bytes).

    - Maximum time duration is 7 minutes.

    - Pure animation files are not acceptable. This includes

      executables that just run a animation.

    - Must support a no sound option.

    - May not decompress itself to the hard drive.

    - May not save any configuration files nor write to the hard drive.

    - May not reboot the system.





  4Kb Intro:

    - Maximum size is 4Kb (4096 bytes).

    - Maximum time duration is 3 minutes.

    - Animations will be allowed.

    - No music (this is to simplify the judging process).

    - May not decompress itself to the hard drive.

    - May not save any configuration files nor write to the hard drive.

    - May not reboot the system.





  256 BYTE Intro:

    - Maximum size is 256 bytes.

    - Maximum time duration is 1 minutes.

    - Animations will be allowed.

    - No music (this is to simplify the judging process).

    - May not decompress itself to the hard drive.

    - May not save any configuration files nor write to the hard drive.

    - May not reboot the system.





  Computer animation:

    - Maximum showing time is 5 minutes.

    - Maximum Resolution is 640x480.

    - Must be a standard AVI or MPEG.

    - No music.

    - Animations will be played using ATi's player.





  Free Hand animation:

    - Maximum showing time is 5 minutes.

    - Maximum Resolution is 640x480.

    - Must be a standard AVI or MPEG.

    - No music.

    - Animations will be played using ATi's player.





  FreeHand Still:

    - Maximum resolution 640x480x256 (NO 16, 24, or 32 bit)

    - Any format that CSHOW can display, can be used.

    - Competitors must bring at least 3 "step" pictures

      to prove that what they compete with, is their own.

    - The competition version of the drawing must not

      have any signatures on it (for judgeing reasons)

    - Pictures must not have previously been released,

      or used in any previous competitions.

    - If there are alot of entries, the judging panel

      will review all and make a selection of a

      reasonable number to show on the big screen.





  3d Still:

    - Maximum resolution 640x480x16M

    - Any format that CSHOW can display, can be used.

    - Competitors must bring at least 3 "step" pictures

      to prove that what they compete with, is their own.

    - The competition version of the drawing must not

      have any signatures on it (for judgeing reasons)

    - Pictures must not have previously been released,

      or used in any previous competitions.

    - If there are alot of entries, the judging panel

      will review all and make a selection of a

      reasonable number to show on the big screen.





  4-Channel Audio Tracking:

    - 4 Channels ONLY

    - Maximum size is 1024Kb.

    - Maximum time duration to be heard is 5 minutes.

    - The tracker name will not be shown on the big screen,

      only the size and number of channels.





  Multi-Channel Audio Tracking:

    - Maximum size is 1024Kb.

    - Maximum time duration to be heard is 5 minutes.

    - Thirty-two channel maximum.

    - The tracker name will not be shown on the big screen,

      only the size and number of channels.





  Foreign competition

    - Maximum time duration is 5 minutes.

    - If the machine is nit a PC, bring it. The projector

      can handle S-Video and RCA.  We will have a VCR at

      the party place.

    - No illegal audio/videos.





  Wild Competition

    - Maximum time duration is 2 minutes.

    - Nothing illegal.





  Ansi Competition

    - Pictures will be show with the latest version of

      ACiDViEW, in VGA and either 80x50 or 80x25 mode.

    - Maximum size 80x200.





  256 byte Game competition

    - Must be no larger then 256 bytes.

    - May not reboot the system.

    - Must not save anything to the hard drive.





  We will have a traditional judges panel and voting system.  In

  addition to this we are adding a few new elements.  Here is an

  example:  The winner of the 4K competition will have the option to

  judge code for the 64Kb and 4096Kb competitions.  The coder of the

  winning 64K will have the option to judge the 4096K demo.  Same for

  music.  The winner of the 4 and 32 channel music competitions will

  have the option to judge the music portion of the Intro and Demo

  competitions.  No judge may evaluate their own production.  A coder

  may only judge the coding portion of the presentation, a musician may

  only judge the audio portion of the presentation, and so forth.

  Judging criteria and example sheets will be provided at a later date.

  A portion of the judging will also rely on public vote.  To vote you

  must have the valid voting program.  This program will be made

  available at a later date.



  Judges: If you would like to be a Crash 1997 Judge Email us at

  crash@shaw.wave.ca and tell us why you think you would be a good

  judge. We are looking for people to judge almost all the competitions.

  People who are skilled in music, should apply to judge music related

  competitions, and likewise to other events.









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ÀÄÍ Services/Event features





  Crash 1997 will be a full-featured event.  Almost everything you could

  require for a three day excursion will be provided for you.  All

  services are available 24 hours each day unless stated otherwise.



  The master arena will contain most of the main attractions as well as

  several other smaller displays and activities.  The main entertainment

  system will consist of a large screen projector and a powerful P.A.

  system, as well as several other interesting devices that will promote

  the eclectic atmosphere of this event.



  An 8 foot by 12 foot projection display will be used, with the

  possibility of additional smaller projection units.



* The Audio system is going to be 16,000 watts of power. All sound will

* be processed through a Dolby Pro-Logic decoder for true surround

* sound. This is approximately the same configuration they use for giant

* concerts (raves), so believe us when we assure you that it is LOUD.



  The projection screen will sit against the far wall of the master

  arena.  Immediately in front of this screen will be the

  presentation/dance floor.  On the four corners of the floor will be

  located the audio systems output.  Surrounding the floor will be

  several different forms of light sources.



  Regarding personal hygiene; washrooms and shower stalls will be

  located in the master arena.  You will need to provide yourself with a

  towel, soap, tooth brush/paste, hair comb, etc.



  Meals and snacks will be available for a cost set by the providers. A

  bevy of food variations will be provided, from fast food to fine

  dinning.  The event place hosts an on site restaurant and licensed

  lounge as well as snack and pop concession machines. We are still

  negotiating with Subway.



  Addressing the issue of smoking; smoking will be allowed in the slave

  arena and outdoors.  The turf in the master arena is non-removable and

  will burn.  Anyone smoking in the master arena will be tagged.  If

  there are any burns on the turf in the master arena those who are

  tagged will be responsible for the cost of damages.  If they are not

  willing to pay for damages, the cost will come out of the prize money,

  and the names of the individuals not willing to pay the fine will be

  released on the internet.  If you smoke, smoke in the slave arena,

  outdoors, or in the lounge, and you have nothing to worry about. There

  will also be designated smoking areas all over the party place.



  We are planning to provide several IPX Hubs as well as the necessary

  cables and network cards. There will be D-Link network cards sold at

  the party place (RJ45 = $20, Combo=$25) with nessecary drivers. Hubs

  will also be available, but a deposit will be needed to take a hub.

  The deposit amount will vary depending on the size of the hub. There

  will be some cables at the event but they will be used up quickly. The

  best thing to do, would be to bring your own 5' or 10' peice of

  coaxial cable and a T-Connector. (T-Connectors, and terminators will

  be at the party place as well, for cheep). There will be several

  stations setup with multiplayer network games on them (Quake, Duke

  Nukem 3d, Warcraft 2, etc) but the computers will be used for gaming

  only.



  Electricity will be free, so feel free to bring your computer.  There

  will be sufficient power bars and tables.  On site security will be

  very good.  All equipment will be tagged, and the owner given a

  matching tag.  No equipment will be permitted to leave the event

  location without matching tags. Bring your computer, and your

  girlfriend and your sister too.









ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ

ÀÄÍ Sponsors





  Current Sponsors are (in order of signing up):



    - Xi Entertainment

    - H2O Entertainment

    - Intelligent Solution Computers

    - Shaw WAVE

 *  - Matrox Canada



  We are still communicating with a few company's in regards to the role

  they may assume in sponsoring the event.  They are not listed here

  because the details of their sponsorship have not been finalized at

  this time.











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ÀÄÍ Ticket/Ordering information





  We have booked the location and dates of the event.  We can now assure

  you they are final, and are not subject to change.



  Several people have emailed us asking if they could buy tickets in

  advance.  By purchasing your ticket in advance, you will be added to a

  priority list, which gives you first selection of seating, etc.



  If you would like to purchase tickets in advance send a Canadian

  cheque or money order to:



  Xi Entertainment

  237 Bedford Circle NE

  Calgary, Alberta, Canada

  T3K-2N8



  Only 3 Day admission tickets will be sold in advance.



  Please specify your purchase item and quantity.  Make cheques and

  money orders payable to Xi Entertainment.  To claim your tickets,

  please bring a valid picture identification for presentation upon

  arrival at Crash 1997.  If you would like confirmation of your

  purchase request, please enclose your e-mail address or snail-mail

  address.  We will contact you immediately confirming your ticket

  purchases. 



  Cheques must be from a canadian bank.

  Post-dated cheques will not be accepted.



  Canadian Money orders please specify $55.



  Cheque or Money orders received after August 21st will be sent back,

  and you will be required to pay at the door.



  Tickets will be available at the door.  The following is a list of

  available ticket types.



  Individual 3 Day admission:

  Cost : $55

  This ticket will guarantee your access to all the activities that take

  place at Crash.  You will also be eligible to compete in all

  competitions.  You are allowed entrance to both arenas from 12:00pm

  Friday till 8:00pm Sunday.



  Group (10 people) 3 Day admission:

  Cost : Purchase 9 of #1 and receive 1 of #1 for free

  This ticket will guarantee 10 people access to all the activities that

  take place at Crash.  It will also allow each individual to compete in

  all competitions.  Each individual will be allowed entrance to both

  arenas from 12:00pm Friday till 8:00pm Sunday.



  Single Day admission:

  Cost : $20

  This ticket grants you access to the main arena from 8:00am Sunday

  till 8:00pm Sunday.  This ticket does not allow you to enter in any

  competitions.



  All prices are in Canadian funds, and include the 7% GST (Goods and

  Services Tax).



  T-Shirts this year are going to be limited. Supplies will run out

  fast. To pre-order a T-shirt send a check or money order for $12.50 to

  the address above.



  The money made from this event will be used to pay for all equipment

  and activities, as well as the cash prizes.  The organizers will not

  be benefiting financially from this event.  This is a non-profit

  event.



  As a condition of your use of the Crash 1997 facilities, you assume

  all risk of personal injury, property loss, or property damage, from

  any cause whatsoever including, but not limited, to the risks of

  attending Crash 1997.  The ticket holder may not hold the Sponsors,

  Crash 1997 organizers, or staff liable for any such personal injury,

  property loss, or property damage, and waives all claims with respect

  thereto.









ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ

ÀÄÍ Contact information/Organizers





  For any questions or comments feel free to e-mail crash@shaw.wave.ca.



  We would like to here from you.  We are interested in what you feel

  will help to make this a more enjoyable, more successful, event.



  The organizing is being done by the current Xi members:



    Maxwell Sayles (Fysx)

      e-mail: fysx@shaw.wave.ca



    Shawn Sterling (Seks)

      e-mail: seks@shaw.wave.ca



  Crash 1997 is NOT being organized by a Large Corporation out to make

  money.  Crash 1997 is being organized by 2 guys in a basement.  Want

  proof?  Go on IRC and talk with us.  We are usually there around

  9:00pm-Midnight Mountain Standard Time.



    Efnet irc.stealth.net - #coders  (fysx, seks403)

    Anothernet neato.org  - #trax    (fysx, seks403)



  As Crash 1997 draws near, the demand placed on us increases.  During

  the event, we will need as many helpers as possible to help ensure

  that everything goes smoothly.  If you do volunteer, you are eligible

  for a free Crash 1997 T-shirt.  The following job positions are

  available if you are willing to volunteer your time:



  Setup and Strike:

  This would require you to move large amounts of heavy equipment

  around.  This position would require your presence before and after

  crash opens and closes to the public.  We will begin setup at

  approximately 8:00am on Friday, and begin the strike after the event

  closes, approximately 10:00pm on Sunday. Basically anyone who wants to

  help us clean up will be welcome.









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ÀÄÍ Closing words





  It is the support of the many individuals in the "demo-scene" that has

  allowed this event to gain as much momentum as it has.  We are

  counting on you to continue this support by attending. Perhaps, this

  is the simplest way of showing you believe in the North American

  Demo-Scene.  We appreciate it.



  We are open minded to all suggestions you are willing to offer. Please

  contact us and let us know how we can make this a more enjoyable event

  for you and everyone who participates.



  We hope to see you there.