APCUG/CAMUG 2012 Regional Computer Conference July 12, 2012

APCUG/CAMUG 2012 Regional Computer Conference
URLink To Digital Technology @ http://camug2012.apcug.org/

The Canton Alliance Massillon Users Group (CAMUG), co-host of the 2012 Regional Computer Conference has identified more than 20 different topic sessions and are currently lining up presenters.
Whether you are a computer user or a mobile device user you will find a session that will be beneficial to you. It could even be said that APCUG might stand for Alternative Platform Computing Useful Gadgets. Additionally, the co-host CAMUG might stand for Computers and Mobility Unique Gadgets. If you are using a Windows-based, Linux, Mac or mobile device many programs and applications have cross platform functionality.

The registration fee for this event is $60 The registration after the 1st of July and on site will be increased to $75

Registration for this event will be through eventbrite:
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2813048905/efbnen

Opening in January of 2006, the Barrette Business and Community Center will be the venue site for the 2012. The Community Center is located on the Walsh University campus in North Canton, Ohio.

For additional information about the Barrette Business and Community Center, please visit the following link.

http://www.walsh.edu/barrette?quicklinks

For those of you who fly in for the conference there will be airport shuttles from the Akron Canton Airport http://www.akroncantonairport.com/ to the Hampton Inn Broadmoor Circle NW North Canton, where the conference committee has made arrangements for a special pricing for conference attendees. Additionally the hotel will provide shuttle service to and from the conference.

Directions from the Akron Canton Airport to the Hampton Inn can be found on this link to Google maps: http://snipurl.com/2146deu

If you choose to fly into Cleveland Hopkins Airport some additional transportation arrangements will need to be made other than those from the hotel. Additional information about the Cleveland Hopkins Airport can be found on the following web sites:

http://www.clevelandairport.com/

http://www.ifly.com/cleveland-hopkins-international-airport

The host hotel is the Hampton Inn & Suites. The conference hotel rate is $99, but all the rooms are currently booked and we will try to get more – make your reservations by calling 330-491-4335. If there are no rooms available at the Hampton Inn & Suites, please check the list of other hotels that are close to Walsh University. http://hotelguides.com/colleges/ohio/walsh-university.html

Hotels that are on Broadmoor and near the Hampton Inn, include: Comfort Inn, Fairfield Inn, La Quinta Inn and Residence Inn.

For those who wish to get together on Friday night the 13th and network with other attendees, we are considering meeting at one of the local eateries.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with me: rvance@apcug.org

I’m looking forward to seeing you at the conference,

Driving directions from the Hampton Inn to the Walsh University Barrette Business and Community Center.

http://tinyurl.com/Hotel2ConferenceVenue

For other hotels close to Walsh University visit:

http://hotelguides.com/colleges/ohio/walsh-university.html

Current and previous vendor sponsors who have contributed the success of previous events by providing discounts and door prizes.

Ohio Linux Fest 2012
Avast Software
Association of Personal Computer User Groups
Abby Stokes (Author) Is this thing on.
User Group Relations
Firetrust MailWasher
TechSmith
O'Reilly Books
iolo System Mechanic
Wiley Knowledge for Generations
33fixpc
http://apcug.net/vendor/vendors.htm

I’ll be at the conference and I am looking forward to seeing many of my friends and user group associates at the event.