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Kate Ho <klxh@dcs.ed.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:Pine.SOL.3.94.1000526154357.6181A-100000@samphrey.dcs.ed.ac.uk...
>
> On Fri, 26 May 2000, Mark A Miles wrote:
>
> > I was terribly disappointed to read on applying to register to attend
> > Linux Expo 2000 that you "cannot accomodate Students". I feel that this
is
> > a very precarious position for you to maintain, since Computer Science
> > students will be the Computer Scientists of the future. I would urge you
> > to reconsider your position for future years and/or events.
>
> I feel what Mark is saying is true. After all, if Computer Science
> students can't get access to valuable information and contacts etc. how
> are they going to convert from Windows? But seriously, going to an
> exhibition such as this would beneficial to us and we felt cheated when we
> found out we could not go. I hope that they seriously reconsider their
> position as well.

Of course students are allowed to go. It is simply that their attendance is
discouraged and certainly won't attract "student discount" if they did: the
expo is a commercial operation, and would discontinue rapidly were it to
turn into a spotty-youth fest, for which look at the PCW show and others of
the 1980s.

Now you could either indignantly bleat that you are (and I needed a sick bag
here) "Computer scientists of the future", or you could start practicing
some of the skills you will need in future, and get creative with the form.
Try lying. Or do you think that they'll send someone round to check? If you
honestly believe that you need to be there, then put yourself down as
something -- anything -- and go. Or stump up the public admissions fee. But
FFS get out of your ivory tower and quit thinking that students are special
cases.

Having said that, you'll find the most valuable -- and current --
information is available free on the web, especially in this field. As for
contacts, you'll find a good technical head start both within your school
and on usenet. I do agree expos are good though.
--
Alistair Mann