University of Wollongong Northfields Ave
Wollongong, New South Wales 2522

From the K Fest site:

"Earlier this year, Jonno Downes suggested in the comp.sys.apple2 newsgroup that Apple II enthusiasts should get together in Australia at the same time Kansasfest was happening. Initially, Katoomba was proposed as the location to keep with the K-theme, however a suitable venue has been found at the University of Wollongong at the base of Mt Keira.

The goal of the event is to provide a user group style environment to exchange ideas and discuss new developments in retro computing hardware, software, preservation, emulation and other related topics.

Australian regulars to the newsgroup and Downunder Chat have expressed enthusiasm for such an event on the weekend of 24-26th July 2009 to coincide with the similar well known gathering in Kansas City, Missouri.

See what is planned for the weekend and the session topics that are confirmed. While many presenters have an Apple II interest and background, we welcome participation from anyone and session proposals about any retro computing topic.

If you would like to participate, please complete and return a registration form and make payment.

If you would like to present a session, please contact us.

We need your assistance to make it happen, so please contact us and volunteer.

Sessions:

Presentations:
- Netboot65
- Peekbot
- Cataloguing existing periodicals for web crawlers to be able to search through

Demonstrations:
- Apple IIgs monitor replacement
- component connection to TV
- Vladimir's Disk II to 3.5 HD floppy adapter card
- Carte Blanche - FPGA

Hands on:
- Case de-yellowing formulas
- Troubleshooting a non-working Apple ][+ with diagnostic equipment

Social
- Video meet 'n' greet linkup with Kansasfest attendees.

The session agenda is not yet finalised and is subject to change."

Official Website: http://home.datacodsl.com/~kalandi/MtKeiraFest/

Added by halans on July 14, 2009