Hello all! Just to add some clarity here: 1) No, "Vintage Computer Festival" is not trademarked internationally, nor do I have any inclination to invest the enormous amounts of money to do so. Besides, if anyone did want to try to put on a vintage computer festival and call it the "Vintage Computer Festival", there's a simple solution to that: I would hold a real Vintage Computer Festival down the street from theirs on the same dates and advertise the hell out of it and ensure that the wannabe "VCF" only got two attendees (who would be stragglers from the real VCF up the way ;) 2) There have been several discussions over the years about hosting a VCF UK. I can say it WILL happen--at some point. I just need someone in the UK eager and ready to make it happen. Talk to Evan or Pat about their experiences to see how it is done. Of course, talk to me if you're seriously interested and I'll get you started. It would be nice to finally have a VCF UK starting in 2008. 3) I am always interested in expanding the VCF to any area on Earth where there is a viable chance of it succeeding (i.e. attracting more than a few dozen attendees). I would really like to expand into Japan and South America, but I will consider any location (that doesn't conflict with existing events). This year is the 10th anniversary of the VCF (it's now on topic!) If you've never been to the main VCF in the Sillycon Valley, this is the year to come. The dates are November 3-4 (and don't be surprised if they are extended). Now that it's August, planning will begin in earnest. Speakers will start getting posted soon. Now is a great time to start thinking about an exhibit and getting it registered. A bunch of exciting announcements are in the works so stay tuned ;) -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]