APCUG Reports
January-March 2008

We have a new name – Southwest Computer Conference and a new website – http://www.theswcc.org

Leadership Workshops! Vendor Seminars! Vendor Presentations and Meals! Vendor Expo! Hospitality Suite! Door Prize Drawings! Networking! T-shirts and Welcome Bags! You will find all of this and more at the Conference.

You will have an opportunity to network with computer club leaders and members who have similar interests: share ideas and experiences as well as solutions to problems. Bring your meeting calendar to schedule meetings; you will also have the chance to meet and talk with vendors.

The conference begins on Friday evening, May 30 and continues through Sunday, June 1 at the Town and Country Resort & Conference Center in San Diego.

The conference registration fee is $60 per person, if postmarked by May 1. If your registration is postmarked by May 15, the fee is $75; May 16 through the conference date the fee is $100. Your conference registration fee includes admittance to all workshops, the Vendor Expo, meals and vendor presentations, a Welcome Bag and T-shirt and a chance to win door prizes featuring some of the latest and greatest technology products. To ensure that attendees receive their choice of T-shirt size, registration must be received by May 1. Attendees registering after that date will receive an XL T-shirt. You will find the registration form at: http://theswcc.org/registration/registration.htm.

The conference will be held at the Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego. Town and Country is offering attendees a special group rate of $119.00, single or double occupancy. To make your reservation, please call their toll-free reservation number (800-77-ATLAS) by May 1 and identify yourself as attending the Southwest Computer Conference. Information about the hotel may be found at: http://theswcc.org/hotel/hotel.htm.

The Conference rate is available from May 22 through June 6, 2008 on a space-available basis. Bring the family! Check out places to visit in San Diego at: http://theswcc.org/hotel/hotel.htm.

Stay at the host hotel and you are automatically entered into a drawing to receive one of your conference nights FREE!

All conference attendees are invited to enter the Digital Photo contest. A user group with at least one member in attendance at the Conference may also enter their Digital Photo Contest 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. The contest guidelines may be found at: http://theswcc.org/Contest/photo/photocontest.htm.

For further information, please contact Judy Taylour at judytaylour@theswcc.org.