Subject: Virtual Model Exhibition! - any interest?

From: Joe Hovel <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 00:12:36 +1100

I've posted this before, but since then, several hundred other messages
have been psted and new readers may not have seen this:

This is a request for e-mail expressions of interest for the following:
The Bendigo Society of Model Engineers
(http://www.hitech.net.au/jhovel/bsme/bsme.htm) in conjunction with
Events Bendigo is running its inaugural annual National Model Expo on
July 5th & 6th 1997 - an exhibition of model and modelling of all kinds:
Model Aircraft, Boats & ships, cars, farm vehicles, aero engines, steam
engines & boilers, internal combustion engines, hot air engines, farm
machinery, locomotives, traction engines and other road vehicles, model
engineers' machine tools and equipment and general hand crafts, as well
as alternative energy systems (eg solar cars, pedal vehicles, generating
sets etc).
We also wish to invite international participation via the Internet!
We will have a local ISP keep a connection open both expo days for
international exhibitors to show off their models and commercial
offerings related to modelling! and for visitors and exhibitors to stay
in touch.
I would like to hear from individuals, clubs and vendors who would be
interested to have a link to their exhibition pages (with photos and
descriptions of models and their builders), or their club or catalog
home pages.
We will of course have photos of  "physical" exhibits and exhibitors in
return, as well as a live camera showing the expo hall - maybe roving -
updated every few minutes, so you can visit the Expo as well! We may set
up an IRC channel for participants to interact live around the world -
within the restraints of timezones.

Since there are still 7 months to go, I'd be quite happy to provide some
assistance for those who have difficulties with accessing a local web
server for example or no experience with web page authoring AND CANNOT
access a local support person.

At this point, I'm particularly interested in guaging the level of
interest in this event - a "Virtual International Expo"!

As well as posting you opinion here, please also e-mail me direct to
ensure your message doesn't get missed!
Thanks for your consideration!

-- 
Joe Hovel
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http://www.hitech.net.au/jhovel/

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From: [email-masked] (Ron Ginger)
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 18:27:09 LOCAL

Great idea. I suggested a couple weeks ago  that we try to do some kind of 
live net connection from the North American Model Engineering Show,  NAMES- 
April 26,27 1997.

We may also make a feeble attempt at something on February 15, 1997 at teh 
first New England MES. We will be holding that at teh Charles River Museum of 
Industry, and they have a web server on site and have done a live web hookup 
for their innovation Expo last year. 

Ron Ginger
my signature is http://www.ultranet.com/~ginger