ADAMcon Convention

ADAMcon 16

Dates: Sept. 16-19, 2004
Location: El Paso, TX
Chaired by: Jack & Jean Stone
Attendance: At least 16

PROGRAM

From the convention schedule on ADAMcon.org, which gives most presenters by first name and initial; full names are supplied from other ADAMcon records.

Held A daily report, photograph or attendee account confirms it took place.
Scheduled It appears in an agenda, but the final program may have changed.

Thursday, September 16

Activity

A soldering session, converting a PC power supply.
Held
From the day’s photographs.

Friday, September 17

Bob Slopsema

Welcome to ADAMcon 16.
Scheduled
Ron Mitchell

MIDI sound files.
Scheduled
The schedule prints “Ron M”.
Guy Bona

“ADAMEm Utilities”
Scheduled
Dale Wick

“Adam Secrets, etc.”
Scheduled

Saturday, September 18

Daniel Bienvenu

An introduction to ColecoVision game programming.
Scheduled
Guy Bona

“ADAMEm Utilities” — A second showing.
Scheduled

Sunday, September 19

Daniel Bienvenu

Hands-on ColecoVision game programming.
Scheduled
Bob Slopsema

ADAM News Network meeting.
Scheduled
Richard Drushel

Using an IBM hard disk with the ADAM.
Scheduled

Who was there

Fourteen people are on the surviving hotel-room list, and Ron Mitchell and Daniel Bienvenu presented without appearing on it. A minimum, not the full attendance.

George Koczwara
Jack Stone
Jean Stone
Richard Drushel
Guy Bona
Doug Slopsema
Meeka Slopsema
Bob Slopsema
Judy Slopsema
Erin MacLean
Dale Wick
Jeffrey Wick
Jillian Arnott
C. Murray McCullough
Ron Mitchell
Daniel Bienvenu

About this record. ADAMcon.org’s report pages date the convention September 17–20, 2004, but they also call September 17 a Thursday, when it was a Friday. The convention banner reads “Sept. 16–19, 2004” and the photographs are stamped September 16 to 19, so those dates are used here.

No documents or photographs archived yet

What is known about ADAMcon 16 comes from reports and later writings. No badge, photograph or paperwork from it has made it into the archive so far.

If you were there and have anything at all – even a snapshot or a scrap of paper – it would be welcome. Get in touch on the SmartFORUM.