Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2000 10:12:13 -0700
To: lwn@lwn.net
From: Julie Donnellan 
Subject: ESC Shows 2001 Schedule - Big Changes


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRESS CONTACT: 		
Wendy Lewis
FS Communications
650/691-1488
wendy@fscomm.com


CMP MEDIA ELECTRONICS GROUP ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE
FOR 2001 U.S. EMBEDDED SYSTEMS CONFERENCES


Rapid Growth Leads to New Locations and Dates for Embedded
Industry's Premier Educational Events and Trade Shows


San Francisco - June 5, 2000 -- CMP Media's Electronics Group today 
announced the 2001 schedule for the Embedded Systems Conferences, including 
important date and location changes affecting all three North American 
venues for the industry's top educational forum for engineers and designers 
working with embedded systems.

To meet requirements for expanded conference facilities and exhibition 
floor space, the West Coast show will move from San Jose to San Francisco's 
Moscone Convention Center in 2001, and the date has been changed from the 
fall to the spring.

The Embedded Systems Conferences are the largest of their kind within the 
United States, with more than 23,000 expected total attendance at the three 
year 2000 events.  Sponsored by EMBEDDED SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING magazine and 
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TIMES, the conference programs include comprehensive 
classes and tutorials taught by embedded experts, keynotes by major figures 
in the industry, and panel discussions on new technologies and 
controversial topics.  The events also feature the largest product 
exhibitions in the industry and are frequent sites of major new product 
introductions.

The Embedded Systems Conference schedule for 2001 is as follows:
* Embedded Systems Conference San Francisco:  April 9-13, 2001, Moscone 
Convention Center
* Embedded Systems Conference Chicago:  July 9-11, 2001, Navy Pier
* Embedded Systems Conference Boston:  September 4-7, 2001, Hynes 
Convention Center
Similar dates for 2002 and beyond are also being established. The dates and 
locations for the 2001 Embedded Executive Conference and the Embedded 
Systems Conference Europe will be announced later this year.

The move to San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center will provide a 
continuous show floor for the industry's largest exhibition of development 
tools, semiconductors, and services for embedded design. The change in 
location will also provide attendees with many more hotel rooms within 
walking distance of the event.  Additionally, the Moscone Center provides 
ample expansion potential for future growth needs.

"Virtually every customer metric we have analyzed demonstrates that we have 
outgrown the San Jose facility," said Mike Flynn, Embedded/DSP Group 
Director at CMP Media.  "Factor in a surging market, and the move to San 
Francisco is a natural - and necessary - one."

The Embedded Systems Conference Boston, will become the second largest 
event in the portfolio, and will take place in the fall of 2001.  The 
Embedded Systems Conference Chicago will be held at the Navy Pier in the 
summer of 2001, with a two-day show floor of exhibit booths and 
demonstration stations.  Additional conference information can be found 
on-line at www.embedded.com.

Other conferences produced by CMP's Electronics trade show group include 
ICSPAT 2000, DSP World Spring Design Conference, and the Analog & 
Mixed-Signal Applications Conference. In addition to EMBEDDED SYSTEMS 
PROGRAMMING and ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TIMES, CMP also publishes 
ELECTRONICS BUYERS' NEWS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS DESIGN, and INTEGRATED 
SYSTEMS DESIGN magazines for the electronics engineering market.


CMP Media is now part of Miller Freeman, Inc., Miller Freeman's U.S. 
division, headquartered in San Francisco.  A wholly-owned subsidiary of 
United News & Media plc (UNEWY), CMP is the leading high-tech media company 
providing essential information and marketing services to the entire 
technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers, and users of technology 
worldwide. With its portfolio of newspapers, magazines, custom publishing, 
Internet products, research, consulting and conferences, CMP is uniquely 
positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated solutions tailored 
to meet their individual needs. Online editions of the company's print 
publications, along with products and services created exclusively for the 
Internet, can be found on CMPnet

Exhibitor		Thayer Goodenow			
Contact:  		CMP Media, Inc.				
Phone:		415/278-5221				
Email:		tgoodenow@cmp.com 		

Attendee Contact:	Krista Halverson	
Toll free:		415/278-5328	
E-mail:		khalverson@cmp.com

Press			FS Communications
Registration:		650/691-1488
			wendy@fscomm.com