Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!know!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!emory!wa4mei!nanovx!dragon!cts From: cts@dragon.uucp (Charles T. Smith, Jr.) Newsgroups: comp.org.decus Subject: Re: Location and dates of May decus Message-ID: <399.27066163@dragon.uucp> Date: 30 Sep 90 21:19:31 GMT References: <1642.27009373@dcs.simpact.com> <15489@shlump.nac.dec.com> <1631.26fabe84@dcs.simpact.com> <659@slammer.UUCP> <1990Sep26.213529@tgv.com> <3522.2701d205@fps.mcw.edu> <1990Sep28.152920.3299@bony1.uucp> <1657.27047d00@dcs. Followup-To: 047d00@dcs.simpact.com> Lines: 24 Organization: Computer Projects Unlimited Lines: 23 As a resident of the greater Atlanta area, I get the local papers and local radio, and yes, the condition of the areas around the convention center have not gone unnoticed. Groups (including DECUS, I expect) have expressed their views to the city administration, as well as a number of individual letters. (I've also heard someone mailed the mayors office, the convention bureau, and public safty director a copy of a computer bulliten board where Atlanta was discussed in rather negative terms; I suspect this may have come from DECUServe) In any case, some steps have been taken to clean up the area, including better lighting, more cops, motorcycle patrols, and so forth. There have also been efforts to get the homeless out of the area. At least one of these programs is under court challenge, claiming that Atlanta is merely trying to get the homeless away from the convention people rather than trying to solve the problems. Also, with the Olympics coming to Atlanta in 96, there is quite a bit of effort to clean things up as well. I expect that when Decus returns in 91, things will be quite a bit nicer.