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We posted this in the Smoky Back Room a few days ago and got several responses. AMD has said they'd like to invite a few more of our readers, so I'm opening it up by announcing it here. First come, first serve -- we're looking for about 10 participants per location.

AMD is planning a series of events, beginning in San Francisco, Chicago, and Boston,in which a handful of enthusiasts get to preview their new Dragon Platform technology featuring the AMD Phenom II Processor. AMD senior staff will be in attendance, and participants should get to chat with the experts and check out gaming and overclocking demos. The events will be fairly small and not open to the public. They've contacted TR and asked if some of our readers would like an invite. We can give them a short list of interested bona fide techies to be included.

So if you'll be in or around San Fran on December 5th, Chicago on December 9th, or Boston on December 12th, please PM me ASAP and I'll hook you up.

Cheers,

- Adam

I'm in for the Chicago event

Nobody ever comes to Denver

Which is strange because AMD has a small design center operating in Ft. Collins, about 40 miles north.

I live in Kentucky, how do you think I feel...

YES! Thanks for helping get my password problems cleared up here, (ok, it was my own stupid fault and I figured it out finally...but still thanks. ), and I would LOVE to attend the Chicago event if you have any extry invites! I promise lots of picts and annoying interviews with people, it's a specialty of mine.

digitalwanderer wrote:

YES! Thanks for helping get my password problems cleared up here, (ok, it was my own stupid fault and I figured it out finally...but still thanks. ), and I would LOVE to attend the Chicago event if you have any extry invites! I promise lots of picts and annoying interviews with people, it's a specialty of mine.

Good, thats someone to make up for me being a wallflower.

I'd go but I'll be away that week for work.

It's on a Tuesday and a 5 hour drive.

I went to the AMD/MS tech tour when it swung through here and it was pretty cool. This will probably be fun as well.

Not that I'm close enough, but what kind of preview are we talking here? Just play with the shiny computer and go "ooo" at the framerate, or would you be expected to have interesting technical questions on design for the AMD folks?

SNM wrote:

Not that I'm close enough, but what kind of preview are we talking here? Just play with the shiny computer and go "ooo" at the framerate, or would you be expected to have interesting technical questions on design for the AMD folks?

I hope like hell its the former, not the latter.

If it's anything like the Tahoe event was, it'll be a presentation on the technology and then an open session with some systems set up with the new hardware and all the AMD people and various OEM folks walking around and you can pretty freely ask any questions of anybody.

They should come on up to NY sometime. After all they are opening up a Fab upstate, right near where I go to school. So maybe one day it'll happen.

Yeah, there really should be more events in NY. I used to love going to MWNY when it used to be here, but now that's gone, and there really are no big tech events that happen in the City (I've been to DigitaLife, it doesn't count )

I think I can make the Chicago one... Just a 2 hour drive... Maybe we can get some dinner together later and convince Scott to come to next year's BBQ.

drfish wrote:

I think I can make the Chicago one... Just a 2 hour drive... Maybe we can get some dinner together later and convince Scott to come to next year's BBQ.

If you come in, dinner is on me

I'm up for Chicago as well. I can hit the IKEA on the way back to Bloomington

You can sign me up for the San Francisco event.

I will also attend the Chicago if there is an opening..

sluggo wrote:

You can sign me up for the San Francisco event.

SHOES wrote:

will also attend the Chicago if there is an opening..

sluggo and SHOES, PM or email me ASAP.

Inkling wrote:

sluggo wrote:

You can sign me up for the San Francisco event.

SHOES wrote:

will also attend the Chicago if there is an opening..

sluggo and SHOES, PM or email me ASAP.

Done. I hope reading instructions correctly the first time isn't part of the event, or I'll get tossed out out right away.

sluggo wrote:

Inkling wrote:

sluggo wrote:

You can sign me up for the San Francisco event.

SHOES wrote:

will also attend the Chicago if there is an opening..

sluggo and SHOES, PM or email me ASAP.

Done. I hope reading instructions correctly the first time isn't part of the event, or I'll get tossed out out right away.

Ditto

So we can assume we've got a car pool of sorts started for Grand Rapids area people for the Chicago one? I can seat four, and I should have fresh oil, new wipers, and possibly new tires by then, however my back seats are kind of cramped (I'll clean the dog hair off of them though ). Unless you want to drive, SHOES?

ya I can drive if you want the taurus will seat 5 gets great mileage and its decently comfortable pm me if you would like to ride along...

What time is this going to happen at?

drfish wrote:

What time is this going to happen at?

I don't know exact times of any of the events. But those who PM'd me will be getting an invite from AMD soon with details (probably today). If anyone else is interested, I may be able to tack on a couple more names for each event (although it's probably too late for the San Fran one).

If these go well, they're planning to host a couple more in other cities. Stay tuned.

Hey SHOES, there's a chance that a certain disreputable Mongol will also be making the trip with us.

I just got my invite, but it was for San Francisco - need a Chicago invite.

lol this might get verrry interesting

FISH & SHOES: Did you guys get Chicago invites? All I got was a SF one.

no invite as of yet...