(Download a PDF of this letter: AMW51 invitation)
Please register online: AMW51 Registration Form
Invitation letter text:
We’re pleased to invite you to the 51st Asilomar Microcomputer Workshop, held 23-25 April 2025 at the Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, California, on the Monterey Peninsula. Please join us!
Since the beginning, AMW has offered a friendly, informal venue for exceptional technical minds to gather as peers. We limit registration to about 100 for the best workshop experience. Since COVID has not gone away–and some of us are in vulnerable groups–we will again stream the program for remote attendees and continue to maximize safety in the meeting and social gatherings by asking attendees to be fully vaccinated, boosted, and tested daily.
Like in 2024, we will meet in Asilomar’s Fred Farr Forum on Asilomar Avenue opposite the Main Entrance. The Fred Farr meeting room opens directly onto a large patio where all social receptions will be held. We have requested that the sleeping rooms be conveniently located in or near this Fred Farr complex. We will assign shared rooms, although single rooms may be requested for an additional charge.
A Zoom link for each day will be emailed to all registrants. Both scheduled talks and RAT Talks will be hybrid. You should get a Discord user ID to post comments and questions for the speakers and follow the out-of-band discussion threads there.
We are continuing the old Workshop rule of “no wallflowers.” Active participation by everybody is the essence of the workshop. Whether you are scheduled as a session speaker, a member of a panel discussion, and/or speak during our RAT Session, we’d like to hear from you. Overt commercialism is discouraged. Newcomers—in-person and remote—will have the opportunity to introduce themselves with a brief elevator speech to all.
There are potential sessions on drone technology, the downside of ubiquitous computing, and Intel’s meltdown. We are also retaining several recent successful innovations in the Workshop’s format. As our program takes shape, your responses to questions in the registration form always help us add topics of interest. Our website, www.AMW.org, provides additional info. Thanks to donations, 2025 rates are unchanged from 2024!
The 2025 rates. (In-person rates are for shared occupancy. Single-room upgrade is $250 as space allows):
- “Early Bird” rate expires on Sunday, 23 February, 2025: $999 In-person; $149 remote.
- Regular rate from Monday, 24 February until Sunday, 23 March 2025: $1,299 in-person; $199 remote.
- Rush rate starts on Monday, 24 March 2025: $1,499 in-person; $249 remote. Starting on this date, registrants will only be accepted as our facility space allows.
The fee covers everything except your travel: workshop registration, shared lodging, handouts, and all meals and refreshments. We work hard to keep the fees as low as possible. Please let us know if the cost might keep you from attending, as a limited number of scholarships may be provided on a case-by-case basis. Even if you cannot attend, your tax-deductible donations can help sponsor things like breaks, scholarships, etc. Please contact registration@AMW.org if you have questions about pricing or donations.
Please register as soon as possible using one of the following options:
- Online webform and send direct PayPal payments to: paypal@amw.org
- Mail registration form with payment to AMW, PO Box 2505, Cupertino, CA 95015-2505
- Print, scan, and email paper registration to registration@AMW.org and then pay via PayPal
- Print, scan, and fax paper registration to (650) 969-8461 and then pay via PayPal
Payment information appears at the bottom of the Registration Form. Let us know if you need a receipt.
We all look forward to another great workshop!