The annual award recognizes meaningful volunteer service to the community and/or the organization through computer-related activities. Although nominees for the award may be professionals in the computer field, the focus of the award is on non-commercial activities.

HOTY was conceived in 1983 by the SIG/M SIG at ACGNJ and many of the early awards were given to those involved in distributing or writing public domain software. In 1986, when interest in SIG/M had declined to nearly nothing, the ACGNJ Board took over the responsibility of selecting the HOTY.

Thanks to Bob Todd’s history of the award.

2007 – Constantine Kaniklidis, Vista Exposed (Keynote)
2007 – Sol Libes, TCF Co-founder, on The Origin of the (Computer Hobbyist) Species; (Banquet Talk)
2006 – Gregory Olsen, Entrepreneur and the 3rd private citizen in space.
2005 – Brian Kernighan, co-author of first book on the C programming language
2004 – Dr. Rebecca Mercuri, Electronic Voting
2003 – Bruce and Marge Brown, PC Magazine contributing editors
2002 – Ari Kaplan, CEO of Expand Beyond Corporation
2001 – Emmanuel Goldstein, Publisher of 2600 Magazine, The Hacker Quarterly
2000 – Jeff Waldhuter, Director of Bell Atlantic (Verizon) Network Services Strategy
1999 – Mike Elgan, Editor, Windows Magazine
1999 – Eric Raymond (Banquet Speaker) Open-source-software evangelist
1998 – Stacy Horn, Founder of Echo, an online community
1997 – Dennis Hayes, CEO and Founder, Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc.
1997 – Phil Zimmermann, Creator of Pretty Good Privacy
1997 – Bjarne Stroustrup, AT&T Researcher and Designer of the C++ Language
1996 – Robin Raskin, Editor-in-Chief of Family-PC Magazine
1995 – Bill Machrone, Technology VP for Ziff-Davis Publishing
1994 – Steven Levy, Editor of Wired and MacWorld Magazines
1993 – Gordon E. Eubanks, CEO Symantec Corporation
1992 – Paul Grayson, Micrographix and National Chair for Missing Children Alert
1991 – Alfred Poor, PC Magazine ???
1990 – David House, Senior VP, Intel Corp.
1989 – Bill Gates, CEO and co-Founder of Microsoft Corp.
1988 – Chris Rukowski from Rising Star??? Not sure of year
1987 – Claudia Choi, Editor-In-Chief of Family Computing Magazine (only banquet)
1986 – Philip Lemmons, Editor of BYTE Magazine
1985 – Seymour I. Rubinstein, Originator of Wordstar
1984 – Steve Ciarcia, Ciarcia’s Circuit Cellar columnist, Byte Magazine
1983 – Dr. Ken Iverson, IBM, Creator of APL
1982 – Dr. Gary Kildall, President of Digital Research Inc., Creator of the CP/M Disk Operating System
1981 – Dr. Adam Osborne, Author – “Microcomputer Tunnel Vision or Why I Designed and Built a New Microcomputer”
1980 – Carl Helmers, Executive Editor of BYTE Magazine
1979 – Wayne Green, Publisher of Kilobaud Microcomputing and 73 Magazines – Remarkable Opportunities for the Hobbyist
1978 – David Ahl, Publisher of Creative Computing Magazine – “The State of the Art in Computer Games”
1977 – Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mauchly, Co-Inventor of the first large-scale general-purpose electronic digital computer – “The Circumstances Surrounding the Invention of the First Digital Computer”

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Outdoor Flea Market Information

The Trenton Computer Festival (TCF), in its 28th year, is a selling and educational show. Educational and training programs run constantly, informing the attendees of the latest in computer technology. Exhibitors are advised to bring large quantities of computer-related merchandise to sell during the show period. Attendees show interest in buying complete computer systems, disks, printers, supplies, parts, books, software, modems, etc – just about everything related to personal computer systems. Surplus and closeout products will sell well!
Trenton Computer Festival, Inc., owner of the Trenton Computer Festival, is a 501-C-3 not for profit organization. The following clubs and organizations share in the proceeds of the Festival: Amateur Computer Group of New Jersey, The College of New Jersey, the Central Jersey Computer Club, the New York Amateur Computer Club, the Computer Education Society of Philadelphia and the ACM/IEEE Princeton Central Jersey Section.
TCF is now professionally managed by KGP Productions, Inc., manager of over 25 computer shows per year for the past 23 years. TCF at the NJ Convention Center, will be bigger and better than ever before, allowing more space for vendors, attendees, an outdoor fleamarket with over 500 spaces, over 100 speaker sessions, amateur radio testing, games contest and other special activities, all under one roof.
We will mail approximately 100,000 show flyers and will be advertising in magazines, newspapers, and on radio and TV. Attendance is projected to be in the 10,000 range.
2003 FLEA MARKET INFORMATION & FORM
Setup Hours Flea Market – Friday May 2 from 8 PM to Saturday May 3 – 8 AM (All night!), Setup Sunday 7 AM
Showhours:(in) Saturday May3-10AMto5PM and Sunday May4-10AM to 4PM
Outdoor Flea Market (rain or shine)
FLEA MARKET OPENS 9 AM Saturday & Sunday
The outdoor Flea Market features approximately 500 vendor parking spaces. Parking spots cost $50.00 each and include one exhibitor badge. There is NO quantity discount for multiple spots. No table or power is provided. Tent/canopy rental is available from Miller Party Rentals, Edison, NJ. For tent rental contact Steve Kohn at (732-985- 3050). Spots are the size of a standard parking lot space. Bring tables, chairs, umbrellas, etc. A confirmation of your reservation will be mailed to you. Your space assignment and vendor badges will be mailed about 10 days prior to the show.
Your spot assignment and admission passes will be mailed to you about ten days prior to the show. (Call if you do not get it)
To Make Flea Market Space Reservations Send a completed copy of the Exhibitor Space Reservation Form, along with a check for the total cost of the space you want reserved, to the address shown on the form. Include $15.00 for each additional exhibitor badge. Everyone at your spot must have a badge. Space will be assigned in order of receipt. Note: TCF reserves the right to limit the number of spaces purchased by any one company or individual. There will be a returned check charge of $25.00.

Spots (Parking space sized) are $50.00* Each (No quantity Discount)

Limited space – reserve early!! A few spots will be sold on Saturday morning, come inside and register at ticket counter.

Each spot includes one admission badge, extra flea market badges are $15.00 each.

Flea Market Setup: Friday Night 8:00 PM until Saturday Morning 8:00 AM

Flea Market Hours: Sat. 9 AM to 5 PM & Sun.  9 AM to 4 PM

Only computer and electronics may be sold, no food or adult rated material  is to be sold.

Click here for order form
(Adobe PDF Reader Required)

If you are not able to download and print this form, we can fax it or mail it to you by calling KGP Productions at (800) 631-0055

Important Note: A copy of your driver’s license must accompany each flea market vendor application. If buying a spot at the door on Saturday morning, bring a photo copy of your driver’s license or you will not be allowed to sell.

Weekly
Fleamarket: Sat. 9-5 & Sun. 9-4
Indoors: Sat. 10-5 & Sun. 10-4
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26th TCF Festival
Mark your calendars!

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MANAGED BY KGP PRODUCTIONS (Click here for KGP Site)
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Proceeds to go to the various non-profit clubs and scholarship funds at The College of NJ.
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TCF-2001 is owned by Trenton Computer Festival, Inc., a 501-C-3 non-profit organization!
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Now being held at:
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New Jersey Convention Center
in the Raritan Center
Route 514 – NJ Tpke. Exit 10
Edison, New Jersey

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Same show, new location, new managing company.
Featuring 10 acre outdoor fleamarket, hundreds of inside booths, and many seminars,
guest speakers, and other special activities.
—Over 140,000 sq. feet of indoor vendors and national exhibitors!
(All indoor exhibitors and speaker programs in one building!)
Speaker program (Sat. & Sun.) and Keynote Speaker Saturday afternoon!
1,000 Spot Outdoor Fleamarket
Computer Robotics Display & Demonstrations
National Vendors! Computer Clubs!
New: RESTAURANT in Flea market
Free parcel check area – drive up and pickup!
Free parking for over 5,000 cars!
Free shuttle bus on Sat. to Metuchen Train Station (NY & Phila)

Trenton Computer Festival, Inc. has a web site as well, get speaker and other info at:
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tcf-nj.org

TCF’2001 show info call KGP Productions at
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(800) 631-0055

Mon-Thur 9 AM to 5 PM
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How Mailing Lists Are Compiled And Used

Consumer Data Collected To Form Mailing Lists

Huge chunks of the budgets businesses run with are dedicated to marketing the company and its products or services.  Obtaining and using debt consolidation leads and market data to sell products is one of the ways companies survive and is more important for some businesses than others.  In order to communicate with a target market, businesses must first possess information about the people they plan to sell to.  Information is then compiled into databases to produce mailing lists or calling lists.  A business will then utilize these lists do launch direct mail campaigns, cold call campaigns and internet based marketing campaigns to sell products or services to potentially new customers, or old ones.

Using a mailing list does not always have to be about selling something, they are also used to promote brand recognition.  A company will put out ads for products or services on sale or to sell to new customers directly; however, other strategies like free coupon books, publications and newsletters are designed to inform a consumer as well as put the company in front of their face.  The same customer information used for selling is also used to promote the company with no specific products or services mentioned.

Companies compile quality  leads and mailing lists in a variety of ways.  One of the most common is from current customer information databases that a company maintains.  All relevant customer information is gathered and then special promotions, events, and other messages are sent out to the individuals on a mailing list.  An email list is also a popular way to communicate with current or potential customers.  Businesses commonly launch email marketing campaigns using an email list. While researching some alternative health options, I found this howto site about getting rid of ailments I won’t mention here, but the point is that the site falls flat when it comes to gathering optin emails from its visitors. Pay close attention during your internet travels and see how different sites you various marketing strategies to gain more contacts for their business. Remember, it makes no difference if the site is a computer site, health site or even a comedy site because the email list is the key to future business.

Customer contact information for people that are not currently customers can also be gathered by a company.  If you have ever typed your address or other contact info into an online form to enter a contest, get a free product or service or for any other reason, your name was likely added to a database used to compile mailing lists or generate leads of some other kind.  For generating commercial mortgage leads, some businesses will hold promotional contests to win cars, vacations and other prizes that first require customers to fill out entry forms.  This data is later used to compile mailing lists.

As you can see, a mailing list and the information it contains is an important growth tool for companies.  Data on current and potential customers can be gathered from a variety of places that a business then uses to create brand recognition or directly sell products and services.