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diff --git a/usergrps/uktug/baskervi/4_1/conf.tex b/usergrps/uktug/baskervi/4_1/conf.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..153976f595 --- /dev/null +++ b/usergrps/uktug/baskervi/4_1/conf.tex @@ -0,0 +1,324 @@ +\begin{Large} +\newcommand{\leline}{{\small\lrule\hbox to \hsize{\xleaders \hbox{\LaTeXe}% + \hskip 0pt plus 1filll + }\vskip-3pt \lrule}% + } + +\newcommand{\lrule}{\hbox to \hsize{\leaders \vrule height 2pt + \hskip 0pt plus 1filll}} + +\newcommand{\hftext}% +{Please copy, circulate widely and display on noticeboards, etc} + + + +\hbox{} +\nobreak +\vskip-0.5cm +\vbox{ +\leftline{\hskip -1.5cm \small \sffamily \hftext} +\vskip 0.3cm +\leline +\vskip 0.2cm +{\Huge +\LaTeXe{}{: \bfseries\sffamily the conference} + +} +%\vspace {-0.2cm} +\begin{minipage}[b]{0.7\textwidth} +{\Large Speakers will include---}\\ +\mbox{\hskip 1em}\em Johannes Braams, David Carlisle, Alan Jeffrey\\ +\mbox{\hskip 1em}Frank Mittelbach, Chris Rowley +\end{minipage} +\hfill +\begin{minipage}[b]{0.25\textwidth} +\begin{flushright}\Large{\sffamily + Announcing the {\bfseries New\\ + Standard} version\\ + of} \LaTeX{} +\end{flushright} +\end{minipage} + + +%\vskip0.2cm +\leline +\vskip0.2cm +{\large +\leftline{You've read the hype, you've ordered the book---} +\centerline{\hskip-14pt --- haven't you? ---} +\rightline{---now here's the chance to discover the real thing!}% +} +\vskip 0.2cm +\Large +\leftline{\bfseries +For authors, publishers, support persons, \ldots, everyone---} +\rightline{---discover what \LaTeXe{} can do for you in only two days} +\vskip 0.3cm +\centerline{All the New Features of \LaTeXe} +\centerline{\bfseries---The New Standard Version of \LaTeX{}---} +\vskip 0.1cm +\centerline{\bfseries---Incorporating \SliTeX{} and \AMSLaTeX{}---} + +\begin{itemize} +\item + how to install it +\item + how to integrate your local styles +\item + how to use scalable fonts +\item + how to integrate graphics +\item + how to process existing documents +\item + how to use the new features +\item + how to write extension packages +\end{itemize} + +\begin{description} +\item[Who: ] + Presentations by members of the \LaTeX3 project team + +\item[Where: ] + Warwick University---in the heart of England + +\item[When: ] + 21--22 March, 1994---not too long to wait \ldots\\ + \hbox to \linewidth{\hss---but book early as + accommodation is limited} + +\item[Price: ] + \pounds 89 all-in, with one night's accommodation, for UK \TeX{} + Users Group members + +\item[Info: ] + Further information and booking forms are available from +\vskip -0.2cm + \begin{quote}\large + \begin{tabular}[t]{l} + Malcolm Clark\\ + Computing Services\\ + University of Warwick\\ + Coventry CV4 7AL, \rlap{ United Kingdom} + \end{tabular} + \hfill + \begin{tabular}[t]{l} + E-mail: {\tt m.clark@warwick.ac.uk}\\ + Tel: 0203 523365 or 523254\\ + Fax: 0203 523267 + \end{tabular} + \end{quote} + +\end{description} + +\vfill +\leline +%\vskip 0.2cm + +\rightline{\small \sffamily \hftext \hskip -1.8cm} +} +\newpage +\newcommand{\ruled}[1]{\makebox[\textwidth]{#1\leaders\hrule\hfill}} +\newcommand{\partruled}[2] + {\makebox[\textwidth]{#1\leaders\hrule\hfill + \qquad #2\leaders\hrule\hfill}} + +\newcommand{\daytitle}{\bfseries\LaTeXe: the conference} +\newcommand{\where}{Warwick University} +\newcommand{\when}{March 21st--22nd, 1994} + +\setcounter{secnumdepth}{0} + +\begin{flushleft} +\bfseries Return by March 1st, 1994 +\end{flushleft} + +\begin{center} +\LARGE\bfseries \ukt + +\huge\bfseries\daytitle + +\LARGE\bfseries\where, \when + +\huge\bfseries Booking Form + +\end{center} +%\vspace{1cm} + +I wish to attend the \ukt\ meeting on \when: + +{\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.5}\Huge\normalsize + +\noindent\ruled{Name: } +\ruled{Organisation: } +\ruled{Address: } +\ruled{} +\ruled{} +\partruled{Telephone: }{Email: } +\ruled{Please specify any special dietary requirements: } +\ruled{Specify any changes to standard 1-night +accommodation$^{\ref{extra-night}}$: } +\ruled{Indicate whether you require a copy of the +\LaTeX\ Companion?$^{\ref{companion}}$: } +%originally this read `do you require a companion', but this +%seemed open to misinterpretation + +\begin{flushright} +\begin{tabular*}{0.75\textwidth}{@{\extracolsep{\fill}}llp{0.25\textwidth}} + &Payment enclosed$^{\ref{payment},\ref{cheques},\ref{no-vat}}$ &\\ +or&purchase order number$^{\ref{purchase-order}}$ &\\ \cline{3-3} + &\multicolumn{1}{r}{Signed:}&\\ \cline{3-3} + &\multicolumn{1}{r}{Date:} &\\ \cline{3-3} +\end{tabular*} +\end{flushright} +} + +\section{Notes} +\begin{enumerate} +\item Payment for the meeting, all +meals (including a conference dinner), refreshments and +accommodation for the night of Monday, March 21st, will be \pounds89 for +members of \ukt{}, and \pounds120 for non-members.\label{payment} +\item Additional night's accommodation (bed and breakfast) can +%can the pedants confirm whether this should be night's or nights' +be included at a cost of \pounds20 per night. +Indicate which additional nights you require +(if any). If you do {\bfseries not} require accommodation for the night +of Monday, March 21st, {\em deduct} \pounds20 {\bfseries and} note +this.\label{extra-night} +\item `The \LaTeX\ Companion', by Goossens, Mittelbach and Samarin, +has recently been published by Addison Wesley. It is the main source of +documentation about \LaTeXe. We hope to have this book +available to delegates at a discount from its normal price of +\pounds26.95. Please indicate whether you wish to take advantage of +this offer, which is available only to those attending +the meeting.\label{companion} +\item Cheques should be made payable to `Warwick University'.\label{cheques} +\item A Purchase Order, with an order number, is an +acceptable alternative method of payment, but +will attract a \pounds15 surcharge on the amount due.\label{purchase-order} +\item If your cost is outside the range \pounds69--175, recalculate. +\item Return the completed form to arrive by Tuesday March 1st, 1994. +We cannot guarantee enrollment after that date. If you are unable to +return the form by then, but are definitely coming, contact +the local organiser by email, telephone, fax or mail to secure a place. +For contact details, see over. +\item If your requirements are not met by the options offered, +contact the local organizer. +\item Note that VAT is not chargeable.\label{no-vat} +\end{enumerate} +\newpage +\parindent20pt +\section{Meeting duration} +The meeting registration will commence at 1000 on Monday 21st; +coffee will be available from 1030; the sessions will start at 1115. +The sessions will end at 1700 on Tuesday 22nd. + +\section{Travel to Warwick University} +There is an Inter-City rail service to Coventry, but from some +locations it may be easier to travel to Birmingham initially. + +\vspace{\medskipamount} +\begin{minipage}[b]{0.5\textwidth} +\begin{flushright} +\begin{tabular}{lcc} +\hline +Journey & depart & arrive \\ +\hline +Euston to Coventry & 0810&0920 \\ + & 0840&0950 \\ + & 0910&1025 \\ +\hline +Manchester to Coventry & 0718&0929 \\ + & 0818&1027 \\ +\hline +\hline +Bristol (TM) to B'ham & 0714&0854 \\ + & 0830&0954 \\ +\hline +Newcastle to B'ham & 0640&0951 \\ +\hline +York to B'ham & 0742&0951 \\ +\hline +\end{tabular} +\end{flushright} +\end{minipage} +\begin{minipage}[b]{0.36\textwidth} +\noindent\small Trains from Birmingham to Coventry are frequent +and fast (journey time of 20--30 minutes, +departing every 10 or 15 minutes). +\end{minipage} + +\vspace{\medskipamount} +There will be a shuttle bus service for delegates +arriving at Coventry between 1000 and 1030. +The shuttle bus will also be available on the +22nd to take delegates back to the station. + +A taxi from the station to the University costs about \pounds4. +Alternatively, buses (notably the X10, X12, 12 and 12A) run from just +outside the station to the University, taking about 15 minutes. It is +a de-regulated service and as such impossible to guess the fare from +day to day. It is usually about 50p. The 12 and 12A services are +`correct fare only', but no-one (except the driver) knows what the +correct fare is. + + +The University is easily accessible by car, and +may be reached from the M1, M40, M42, M45, M6 and M69. +There is ample parking for private vehicles on campus. + +Birmingham airport is about 12 minutes from Coventry by +rail and is connected by a frequent and fast service. + +\section{Payment Address} +Please return the completed booking form, together +with your payment, to arrive {\bfseries before} Tuesday March 1st, 1994, to: +\begin{center} +\begin{tabular}{ll@{ }l} +Malcolm Clark (lxii)&&\\ +Computing Services&Tel:& 0203 523365\\ +University of Warwick&Fax:& 0203 523267\\ +Coventry CV4 7AL&Email:&\tt m.clark@uk.ac.warwick \rmfamily (Janet)\\ +UK& &\tt m.clark@warwick.ac.uk \rmfamily (Internet) +\end{tabular} +\end{center} + + + +\vspace{72pt} +\begin{flushright} +\Huge\bfseries +Enrol by March 1st, 1994 +\end{flushright} +\end{Large} + +\endinput +An approximate timetable +is as follows: + +\begin{minipage}[t]{0.4\textwidth} +\begin{tabular}{ccl} +\bfseries 21st\\ +1115&1315&session 1\\ +1315&1415&lunch\\ +1415&1535&session 2a\\ +1535&1600&tea\\ +1600&1640&session 2b\\ +1640&1800&question time\\ +1930&&dinner +\end{tabular} +\end{minipage} +\begin{minipage}[t]{0.4\textwidth} +\begin{tabular}{ccl} +\bfseries 22nd\\ +0900&1030&session 3a\\ +1030&1100&coffee\\ +1100&1230&session 3b\\ +1230&1330&lunch\\ +1330&1515&session 4\\ +1515&1545&tea\\ +1545&1700&question time +\end{tabular} +\end{minipage} |