- Attention All Smalltalkers, Attention All Smalltalkers - 

The (Boston Area) Massachusetts Smalltalk Users Group is back!

Who:  After a brief hiatus, we have re-organized under new management.  A
bunch of former STUG members, and some new member-want-to-be's, have decided
to band together and discuss all things Smalltalk.

Why:  Because Smalltalk is still happening, still great, and is still the
preferred OO technology out there!

And also...

	*  It's a great way to learn about the latest happenings in the
ST/OOP community
	*  It's a great way to network with other Smalltalk folks
	*  It's a great place to get answers and to pose questions
	*  It's a great place to discuss issues related to the Smalltalk
open source initiatives (Go Squeak!  http://www.squeak.org)
	*  And we've got FREE refreshments!

First Guest:  We are delighted to announce that our first guest speaker will
be none other than Eric Clayberg!  Eric is a respected member of the
Smalltalk community.  He was a founder and Executive Vice President of
Objectshare Systems, Inc. and Vice President of Development for
ParcPlace-Digitalk, Inc.  Eric is currently a Vice President of Product
Development of Instantiations' Smalltalk Systems Division.  He is the
primary author and architect of over a dozen commercial Smalltalk add-on
products including the popular WindowBuilder Pro (TM) product line.

Eric will be presenting the new 5.0 release of VA Assist Pro (TM), his
company's productivity tool for Visual Age for Smalltalk.  VA Assist Pro
(TM) adds hundreds of enhancements to the standard VisualAge environment
including dynamic spelling correction, color syntax highlighting, universal
drag drop, powerful ENVY management and enhanced GUI tools.  Further
information on it is available at http://www.smalltalksystems.com/.  Eric
will also give us his views on the current state of the Smalltalk world.

When:  
Thursday August 5, 1999 and the first Thursday of each month after that... 
6:15 PM - 7 Snacks, Organizational Kick Off, Get to know everyone else! 
7 - 8:15 PM Eric's Presentation
8:15 PM - 8:45 PM Questions & Answers, etc.

Where:	  
Kronos Incorporated 400 Fifth Avenue Waltham, MA 02451-8746

Directions: 
	DRIVING NORTH ON ROUTE 128/95:
	Take Exit 27A (Totten Pond Rd.). At the top of the exit ramp take a
sharp
	right (you will almost reverse direction) onto Third Avenue. Take
your first
	left, immediately before the Westin Hotel, onto Fifth Avenue. Follow
this
	road up the hill, until the end, and KRONOS is the last building on
the left.

	DRIVING SOUTH ON ROUTE 128/95:
	Take Exit 27A (Totten Pond Rd.). At the second set of lights take a
right
	onto Third Avenue. Take your first left, immediately before the
Westin
	Hotel, onto Fifth Avenue. Follow this road up the hill, until the
end, and
	KRONOS is the last building on the left. 

	Here's a map:
http://www.mapblast.com/mblast/map.mb?&CT=42.39086:-71.257587:20000&IC=42.39
086:-71.257587:8:&GAD2=400+5th+Ave&GAD3=Waltham,+MA++02451-8706&W=425&H=250&
CMD=LFILL

We hope to be on the Web soon!  An announcement will be sent out when our
web site is ready.

Contact:  We are in the process of setting up an electronic mailing list for
the group.  For more information, and to get on our forthcoming mailing
list, please send a note to:  mastug_chrisn at yahoo.com

Please let us know if you are planning on coming to our August 5th meeting
so we can provide the right amount of refreshments.  

We hope to see you there!