18TH YORK DCS USER GROUP MEETING - AT THE HOLIDAY INN CONFERENCE CENTER!
Make your plans now to attend the 18th Semi-Annual York DCS User Group Meeting!
!!! WE WILL BE DOING COMPLIMENTARY UPGRADES TO THE LATEST DCS RELEASE RIGHT AT THE MEETING !!!
*** WE HAVE MOVED TO THE HOLIDAY INN CONFERENCE CENTER - AKA THE HOLIDOME!!!***
The meeting will be in theHoliday Inn Holidome’s newly remodeled restaurant/meeting facility on Wednesday evening, October 15, 2014. This location allows over 150 attendees to be comfortable during dinner and presentations.
I’ll be your host for the meeting along with Marty Fitzhenry.
Below is a photo of the Holidome's recently remodeled restaurant/conference meeting room where we'll be having our meeting...
Don Klose has, once again, graciously agreed to be our scribe for the evening.
Altland House, the new owners of the hotel, will once again cater our meeting. This time, due to popular request, we will once again have cafeteria-style service. You will be able to purchase your dinner via a cafeteria line as you enter the meeting room.
Entrees will include meat loaf and turkey, both with side items. a vegetarian entree, sandwiches, desserts, and soft drinks. All sales will be cash, no credit cards. Alcoholic drinks will also be available
Whether you're contemplating installing MTH's DCS on your layout or you are already a DCS operator, this is your opportunity to meet with other DCS enthusiasts over dinner to swap ideas and discuss the absolute best way to run trains!
As in the past, MTH executive management will be in attendance to discuss the company’s plans for DCS, and to answer all your questions about DCS, PS2/PS3 engines or anything else MTH. Also, MTH will be providing copies of their new 2015 Volume I O Gauge Catalog at the meeting! Be among the first to get your copy!
If you're already operating DCS and desire more information, or you're just interested in learning more about DCS from some of the OGR Forum's resident experts (mostly self-proclaimed 
), this is the place to be!
If any of you were kind enough to donate to my retirement fund by purchasing a copy of The DCS O Gauge Companion, I’ll be available to autograph your CD or printed copy of the book.
The Holiday Inn Conference Center (HOLIDOME) is located at 2000 Loucks Road.
From Interstate 83, take US 30 West (Lincoln Highway) to PA 74 (Carlisle Avenue). Go right approx. 1/2 mile to Loucks Road. Turn right onto Loucks Road. The Holiday Inn will be approx. 1/4 mile ahead on the right.
Please refer to the map below if you’re not familiar with the area.
We've reserved the Holiday Inn so that we can have privacy and handle a larger crowd. Although the restaurant holds more than 150 people, be sure to reserve your place as soon as possible - the group gets larger every meeting!
If you're planning to attend, please be certain to post your intention on this thread so that we can provide the caterer with an accurate head count. Alternatively you can instead E-mail me directly using the address in my profile.
Please note the following schedule of events:
•6:00 – 7:00 Several of us will be upgrading TIUs and remotes to the latest release of the DCS software, and we will also be doing remote cloning for those of you who need it. There will be no charge for this service! So if you're a bit skittish about upgrading your own DCS software, or cloning your remotes, this is a great opportunity to both get it done for you and to learn how easy it is to do it yourself in the future. Make sure that you have fresh batteries in your remotes!
•6:15 – 7:15 Dinner will be available.
•7:00 – 7:30 “Ask a Beta Tester!” We’ll have several DCS beta testers and other DCS experts on hand who will endeavor to answer all of your DCS operational questions. This can include how a particular DCS feature or function works, how to do something in DCS, problem resolution, or anything else. The feedback we’ve gotten from past meetings was that this informal Q&A session is extremely well-received and is something that you won’t want to miss, so plan to be there and bring your questions!
•7:30 - 8:00 - Dave Hikel will present the latest information regarding his DCS App for smart devices. This should include a video/slide show and an actual demo of the app.
•8:00 – ??? - MTH will provide us with a look into their product roadmap and answer questions from the OGR Forum about DCS, PS2, PS3, and the company’s other products.
If you have any questions for MTH please submit them in advance to make sure that they get asked and answered, and to allow time for MTH to conduct any necessary research. You may either post questions on this thread or E-mail them to the address in my profile.
The cut-off date for questions is the end of the day, Sunday, September 28th so that MTH has enough time to prepare a response.
Upgrading DCS sets and cloning of remotes will be done by Marty Fitzhenry, Robert Robertory (RJR), Bob Snyder, and Pat Marinari.
Again, if you're planning to attend, please be certain to post your intention on this thread so that we can provide the caterer with an accurate head count. Alternatively, you can instead E-mail me directly using the address in my profile.
Also, it would be a good idea if everyone who attends wears their York ID "badge" to introduce themselves.
I look forward to meeting with as many of you as can be there for an evening of camaraderie, great food, great conversation, great information, and lots of fun!
