Sponsors, acknowledgements and thanks
We should like to thank our major sponsors for their generous
donations. Without their assistance, this conference would not
have been possible:
and for invaluable financial and logistical support:
- Avicom, for provision of high-quality audiovisual equipment
- Netcom, for network cabling, equipment and installation
which made the extended conference LAN possible
- Software Connection, for donating a copy of Microsoft
Office
- Microdata, for a contribution to conference expenses
- Old Mutual, for stationery
And further,
- Ed Gragert & I*EARN, for their sustained interest
in and support of schools networking in South Africa.
- Herschel School and staff, particularly Mrs Pamela
Duff, Mrs Joan Houston, Mrs Julia Rothquel and the Herschel caterers,
administrative staff, Estate management, hostel matrons and security
personnel.
- The Parow Teachers' Centre and Cape Town Teachers'
Centre for logistical support and postage.
- Table View High School, Diocesan College, Pinelands
High School and The Grove Primary School for the loan
of computer equipment and more.
- Rondebosch Boys' High School for the loan of linen.
- Jenni Tuomi for special catering arrangements.
- Uninet, for Internet access and their support of school
networking.
- Fred Goldstein, Russell Vincent and Peter
van Heusden of ITS at the University of Cape Town,
for technical assistance and their ongoing support of the WCSN.
- Lorinda Dunckley, for secretarial work.
- Bev Armstrong, for moral support and sundry help.
- Aubrey van Breda and Rochelle Koen for looking
after hostel facilities.
- Student helpers, especially Callum Donaldson and Michel
van Damme, Roscoe Cairney and Chris Stott, and James Rogers.
- The student electronic media team: Gavin Pollock, Wyatt
Pokorny, Gareth Lloyd, Gillian Turner, Jocelyn Newmarch, Portia
Gogela and Nontsikelelo Dinga.
- The Information Desk team, especially Megan, Lara and
Daniel.
- All presenters (especially Tim Bouwer and Jeremy Gibbon
for services above the call of duty) and those who contributed
in so many varied ways.