Mar 2012 10:08:50 -0400   
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   From: adminDESPAM@DESPAMwarpevents.eu   
      
   Time to wipe the slate clean. The prospect of a Warpstock Europe 2012 event   
   happening is looking rather dim.     
      
   The call for letters of intent issued by the warpevents.eu Steering  Group in   
   August 2011 resulted in only one response. This response  was not disclosed to   
   the public at that time as several factors of uncertainty made that step seem   
   counter-productive. Unfortunately, the bidder had to withdraw.     
      
    By that time, the warpevents.eu Steering Group had essentially become   
   defunct. Two members had left and the remaining were preoccupied with other   
   things. This resulted in complete lack of official information and   
   behind-the-scenes efforts by some members of the community. Admirable, but   
   basically the intransparent mêlée that the warpevents.eu Steering Group had   
   been established to avoid in the first place. Well, there is potential for   
   improvement.     
      
   This is where you come into play. A year without such an event would certainly   
   be a blow to the community. So let's try this again:     
      
   If you are interested in supporting those who want to make events happen,   
   please consider joining the warpevents.eu Steering Group. See our other   
   announcement.     
      
   Groups or individuals considering hosting Warpstock Europe 2012  should submit   
   a letter of their intent to host this event by e-mail to:     
      
   steeringgroup(at)warpevents.eu   
      
   (Please do not email me personally as I am not involved in this matter any   
   more.)     
      
   This letter of intent should contain a list of the individuals  involved, the   
   city or area in which the event would be held, and the  suggested time of year   
   for the event. The letter of intent may contain any additional  information   
   about the proposed bid that the team wishes to share. It  should also include   
   the benefits of holding the event in their suggested  location. This letter   
   does not need to be in great detail about the  proposed event, but rather, a   
   commitment from the group about entering  into the bid process.      
      
   Information about the actual bid process and the requirements for hosting a    
   Warpstock Europe event will be found on the warpevents.eu web site at:      
      
   http://www.warpevents.eu/en/library/public_wiki/wiki/PublicLibraryTOC.html   
      
       
      
   Now is the time to start! It's still possible to make Warpstock Europe 2012 a   
   most memorable event!     
      
   Warpstock is an annual conference for the OS/2 and eComStation  operating   
   systems and related technology. It is dedicated to  information, education,   
   support, and exchange and addresses users,  developers, and software vendors.   
   To achieve these goals, the event  offers seminars and workshops, exhibition   
   areas, and room for personal  exchange.      
      
   More information is available at:      
      
   http://www.warpevents.eu/   
   http://www.warpstock.eu/   
      
   Warpstock Europe is powered by warpevents.eu   
   Warpstock is a trademark of Warpstock, Inc.   
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