ICING '95

           presented by:

   Goto 10, Sardonyx and Noice

    - final invitation text -
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      Where and when:
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Icing'95  will  be  held in Vättle-
hallen, a big icehall in Stenkullen
, about  30km  east of  Gothenburg,
Sweden.  The  party  will  start at
08:00 on  June 15'th (Thursday) and
end  at around  14:00 on June 18'th
(Sunday).

Most  (if not all)   Swedes   speak
english, so there  shouldn't be any
problem to find the party place. We
have also included maps.
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      How to get there:
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To get into GBG central station:
You  can  either  arrive  by plane,
boat, bus, train or car. If you are
lucky  enough  to come  by car, you
should be  able  to find  the party
place  very easily  (see the maps).
If you come by  plane and have lots
of  stuff   with   you,  we   would
recommend to take a taxi, otherwise
you  should  take a bus  (cheaper).
And if you come by boat (to Gothen-
burg  seaport),  and  have lots  of
luggage, take the taxi, or take the
streetcar.

To  get to  the  partyplace  by car
from   Gothenburg,   take  the  E20
towards  Stockholm.  When you reach
"Kastenhofsmotet", leave  the high-
way and follow the signs to  "Sten-
kullen". When  you reach the center
of Stenkullen,turn left to a street
called  "Gråbovägen".  After  about
300 meters you will have the party-
place  "Vättlehallen"  directly  on
your right hand.
From  Gothenburg   Central  Station
("Centralstationen") you can take a
local train to the partyplace. Take
the  local train  towards  "Lerum".
Step off at the  station next after
Lerum, it's called "Stenkullen". Go
straight  forward  about 250 meters
and you are there.

There will probably be signs around
the  partyplace, so  if you come by
car or train you can't miss it.  If
you do, just ask someone to explain
the  way  to  the  icehall "Vättle-
hallen".

And  of course, nothing  stops  you
from looking  on  a map  before you
leave.
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          Entrance fee
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The entrance fee will be 160 SEK if
no reservation is made.

Due to some restrictions in case of
emergency,  only  400   people  are
allowed at  the partyplace.  If you
want to make sure there is room for
you  and  your  equipment,  make  a
reservation  by  paying in advance.
It's also cheaper to pay in advance
, you  will only  have to spend 130
SEK.

Foreign  visitors   can't  pay   in
advance but you  should  leave us a
message   if   you   want   to   be
guaranteed a  place.  If you  bring
your   passport   you'll   get  the
reduced  price anyway  (we're  sooo
nice..).
To pay from Sweden, do like this:
Gå  till  närmaste  postkontor  och
skaffa en gireringsblankett. Fyll i
betalningsmottagare: David Gregenäs
och postgironummer: 6025929-8
Belopp: 130,00 kr.
Glöm inte att fylla i ditt namn och
adress i avsedda rutor.I meddelande
rutan bör  du  skriva  handle/grupp
och  att  det rör  sig om Icing'95.
SISTA DATUM: 95-06-07
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              Why:
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The  only  decent party in 1994 was
The Party 4.Assembly was ok, hardly
 that is...

How will it be now in 1995?  No one
attended The Gathering.  Asm-95  is
said to  be pure shit. The  Party 5
will hopefully  be even better than
before, but who wants  to stay home
until Christmas?

Junction  would  have been perfect,
but  it  was  cancelled... And  TCC
didn't take place this year either.

So - We are going (at least try our
best)  to make the best party ever.
Not  too  serious, not  too flipped
out, but something in between.

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           Facilities:
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* Powerful sound equipment
* Big screen
* Quiet space for sleeping +
  showers
* 24H café service
* Cheap, good pizzas!
* 24H security personnel keeping
  things&people in order
* Laserdisc movies will be shown on
  the big screen
* Enough electricity, so bring your
  machine!
* 1800 square meters of party area!
* Female organizers!
* 78 hours non-stop activity.
* 10+ different weird surprise
  competitions!
* Live-on-stage SCENE JEOPARDY
* No Doom/Descent compo - 
  especially not in finnish!
* All messages on the bigscreen/PA,
  will be in english,
* (except for MISSA SE HELVETIN
  VIRTAHEPPO).
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          Regulations:
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* No alcohol, drugs, smoking or
  weapons are allowed at the party
  place.
* No racist signs or actings will
  be tolerated.
* Normal swedish law is also valid
  at the party place.
* Troublemakers will be handed over
  to the police (quote TP4, but
  we're serious.)
* The partyorganizers do NOT take
  any responsibillity for:
  Illegal swapping of copyrighted
  Software or VHS, Damaged hardware
  or theft.
* If you bring your computer, make
  sure not to leave your things 
  unattended.
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    General competition rules:
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* All contributions must be
  delivered at The Information
  before deadline.
* If you want to compete in a 
  competition you must be present
  at the party.
* We will spread all contributions
  (unless you have a VERY good
  reason!)
* ALL contributions in the
  demo/intro competitions will be
  taped to Hifi-VHS unless you
  state otherwise. But mind you,
  if we run it realtime, and it 
  bugs, then we will only retry
  it once! VHS is MUCH safer than
  that!

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Machine specific competition rules:
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* PC:
  We will use a 486dx2-80, Cirrus
  5426/28 VLB, 8mb ram, GUS MAX 
  (1mb), 8-bit Soundblaster or D/A.
  We will use Qemm 6.03, Qemm 7.5,
  Himem.Sys alone or NOTHING. You 
  choose. If this doesn't suit you,
  you may supply us with another 
  memory manager.

  If your demo works with 50 (maybe
  60) hz,  we will tape it to Hifi-
  VHS before showing it on the
  bigscreen... this way, we can
  make sure that it will work as it
  should, and if something is
  incompatible, we can even tape it
  from *your* computer (providing 
  it isn't significantly faster
  than  the compo machine). We have
  included the driver (GA.COM),
  because it works even without the
  adapter, so you can try whether 
  it works or not. If it doesn't
  work, you can always make it work
  , or else we'll have to run it
  realtime.

* Amiga:
  We will use an A1200, 28mhz, 2mb
  Chip and 4mb fast, or an 
  unexpanded A1200.  However, ALL
  CONTRIBUTIONS MUST WORK ON AN
  UNEXPANDED A1200!

* C64:
  We will use a normal C64 '83,
  with AR6 or TFC3.  However, we
  also have a C128D if you'd like
  to use it...
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       Demo competitions:
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* Demo competition:
  Max demo lenght (shown on the
  bigscreen) 10 min.
  Only one demo from each coder, at
  least one member of the group 
  have to be present at the party.
  ......PC: Max 4mb
  ...Amiga: Max 5 disks
  .....C64: No size limit
* Intro competition:
  We will show the intro for 
  maximum 5 minutes. Only one intro
  from each coder, and at least one
  member of the group have to be
  present at the party.
  ......PC: Max 64kb
  ...Amiga: Max 64kb
  .....C64: Max 64 blocks
* Fast intro:
  Make an intro/demo in 10 hours.
  You *may* use old routines, but
  you must include some special 
  things (we won't tell you what
  until it's time).
  ......PC: Max 4mb
  ...Amiga: Max 5 disks
  .....C64: No size limit
* Wild compo!
  You may use any equipment you 
  want, as long as it is taped to 
  VHS. Please note that there won't
  be any money involved in this 
  compo - if you have a great com-
  puter and wins because of that,
  you don't need any more money. =)
  Maximum length: 5 minutes

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        Art competitions:
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* PC & Amiga Graphics:
  Maximum 256 colors and 640*512.
  No raytraced, scanned or redrawn
  pictures will be accepted. Only
  one picture from each artist. If
  we get more than 100 contri-
  butions we will show the 100 
  first delivered ones.
* C64 & EGA (320*200*16) graphics:
  Only one picture from each 
  artist.
* 4 channel Music:
  The tune must be in ProTracker
  format (M.K.), and under 1mb in
  size. A tune will be played for
  maximum 3 minutes. Only one tune
  from each artist. If we get more
  than 20 contributions we will 
  play the 20 first delivered ones.
* Multichannel Music:
  Maximum 32 channels, and you may
  use any format you like, but 
  unless it's supported by FT2, ST3
  , DMP or Cubic Player, bring your
  own player. A tune will be played
  for maximum 3 minutes. Only one
  tune from each artist. If we get
  more than 20 contributions we 
  will play the 20 first delivered
  ones.
* ChipMusic:
  PC, Amiga and C64 - but maximum 3
  channels.
  PC & Amiga: Protracker format.
  The tune may be 30kb in size, but
  the samples may NOT use more than
  5kb *all in all*.
  C64: The tune may be 30kb (120
  blocks), so c'mon, use some 
  samples! =) The tune will be run
  on a standard toaster C64 (1983),
  old sid chip, old timer chip,
  simply old.
  A tune will be played for maximum
  3 minutes. Only one tune from 
  each artist. If we get more than
  20 contributions we will play the
  20 first delivered ones.
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              Well...
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OK, ok, we'll have prices too! Fame
isn't everything! =)

If 200 people attend, the total
price money will be about 20000 SEK
The general rule is applicable even
here - more people, more money.

Flowers to all winners!
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      Surprise competitions:
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Yes, of course! LOTS of them... A
jury will elect the winners. The
decision of the jury is final. No
one will have the time to get bored
, there will be at least one compo
every 2 hours. Great prizes to be
won! If you have any compo ideas
you're welcome to talk to the 
organizers.
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    Preliminary Party Schedule
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* Thursday * Thursday * Thursday *
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  08.00 The Party Starts.
        (The first person who has
        installed his computer, and
        runs this invitation intro,
        *with sound*, will get the
        entrance fee back.)
  12.00 - 22.00 Surprise compos!

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   * Friday * Friday * Friday * 
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  00.00 Thursday's surprise
        competitions will be shown
  02:00 Price ceremony (surprise
        competitions) will be held.
  04.00 Movies will be shown.
  10:00 Deadline for music and
        graphics competitions
  15:00 Music and graphics
        competitions
  18:00-20:00 Surprise compos!
  20:00 Amiga, PC and C64 *cult
        demo show*

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* Saturday * Saturday * Saturday *
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  00:00 Movies will be shown
  05:00 Fastintro competition
        starts
  08:00 Table Hockey Competition
  09:00 Deadline for Demo and Intro
        competitions
  10:00 Figure skating competition
        Winter games - C64 version
  11:00 Outdoor competitions
  13:00 Amiga Scene Jeopardy!
  14:00 PC Scene Jeopardy!
  15:00 Fastintro competition
        Deadline
  16:00 - 22:00 Intro, Fastintro
        and Demo competition
  22:00 Movies

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   * Sunday * Sunday * Sunday *
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  10:00 Price ceremony
  14:00 Party ends
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       How to contact us:
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As for voice calls,
  please respect that also great
  party organizers need to sleep.
  Call between 17:00 and 21:00 CET
  (18-22 swedish time).

Liket/Goto10 - Main organizer
+46-31-70203850 (ask for Leif)
IRC channel #Coders or #Demos
@-mail: Samskolan@one.se
About snailmail... I'm too... eh...
*busy* to reply! =)

DuffE/Sardonyx-Main amiga organizer
+46-31-7020940 (ask for Jesper)
        Snail-Mail:
        Jesper Skoog
        Pl 422
        424 40 Olofstorp
        Sweden
Syntax/Sardonyx (Cashier)
+46-31-814163 (ask for David)
        Snail-Mail:
        David Malcus
	Landalabergen 30
        411 29 Göteborg


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Or visit our homepage:
http://www.abc.se:80/~m9106/icing95

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      See you at Icing'95!
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