<div>Interesting. After going to a local lan party with my then-7 year old son we got hooked on Rise of Nations which is made by Big Huge Games in Towson. (And thanks for that SW, we'll have to do it again sometime) </div>
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<div>Any other game companies in Maryland ? <br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 11:58 PM, Emil Volcheck <<a href="mailto:volcheck@acm.org">volcheck@acm.org</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Dear Colleagues,<br><br>We invite you to attend an organizational meeting to help rejuvenate<br>the Baltimore Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (BACM).<br>
<br>BACM will have a program of speakers beginning in the fall. For<br>September, we have confirmed a speaker: Sid Meier, creator of<br>"Civilization", the famous series of world-building games, and who is<br>also the head of Firaxis Games in Hunt Valley.<br>
<br>In the meantime, to get BACM working again, we will hold a public<br>meeting to elect officers. We are inviting all ACM members in the<br>Baltimore region to attend.<br><br>Where: Towson University,<br> York Road Building, Room YR 205<br>
7800 York Road, Towson, MD<br><br>When: Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 7:15 PM<br><br>Agenda:<br><br>* Presentation of Chapter Development Plan<br><br>* Election of officers<br><br> The acting officers are ready to serve and willing to stand for<br>
election (see below), however other nominations are welcomed!<br> Nominations may be made from the floor by any ACM member.<br><br>* Engineering Society of Baltimore (ESB)<br><br> We will discuss a proposal to join the ESB as an Associate Society.<br>
<br>* Membership dues<br><br> We will discuss and vote on a proposal for a rate of $25/year.<br><br>* Other organizational matters as needed (bylaws, banking, etc.)<br><br><br>We expect the meeting to last no more than an hour.<br>
Afterwards we will adjourn for dinner at a local restaurant.<br><br>Please reply if you plan to attend and whether you would like to<br>join us for dinner so we can make a reservation.<br><br>We thank the Towson University Department of Computer and Information<br>
Sciences for hosting this meeting.<br><br>For maps and directions, see below.<br><br><br>To receive notice of upcoming events, please send your email<br>address to Emil Volcheck <<a href="mailto:volcheck@acm.org">volcheck@acm.org</a>> .<br>
<br>We hope you can attend and participate on the 29th.<br><br>Sincerely,<br><br>Emil Volcheck, acting president, <a href="mailto:volcheck@acm.org">volcheck@acm.org</a><br>Jay Smart, acting vice president<br>Joyce Little, acting secretary<br>
Tom Panfil, acting treasurer<br><br>----------------------------------------<br><br>Directions<br><br><br>For a map of Towson University, visit URL<br><br> <a href="http://www.towson.edu/main/maps/" target="_blank">http://www.towson.edu/main/maps/</a> .<br>
<br>The York Road building (YR) is at grid cell E6, which is<br>about 1.7 miles inside the Baltimore Beltway.<br><br>Parking is available across the street in the front lot of the<br>Administration Building (AD, grid E5-6). An electronic parking<br>
station is available that takes cash and credit cards. You will need<br>to pay $2 for one hour of parking until 8 PM. Parking is free<br>starting 8 PM. There are usually plenty of spots at the Administration<br>Building. There is a pedestrian footbridge to the Glen Parking<br>
Garage. Enter the York Road building from the northeast side.<br>The York Road entrance is to Bill Bateman's restaurant and the<br>Glen Parking Garage only.<br><br>Driving directions are at URL<br><br> <a href="http://www.towson.edu/main/abouttu/visitor/dircampus.asp" target="_blank">http://www.towson.edu/main/abouttu/visitor/dircampus.asp</a> .<br>
<br>For convenience, they are<br><br>From I-95 (northbound and southbound): Take the Baltimore Beltway<br>I-695 west (toward Towson). Take exit 25, Charles Street. Proceed 1.7<br>miles. Turn left on Towsontown Boulevard and proceed to the first<br>
stoplight on Osler Drive. Follow the campus signs or refer to the<br>campus map for information about your specific destination.<br><br>From I-83 (northbound and southbound): Take the Baltimore Beltway<br>I-695 east (toward Towson). Take exit 25, Charles Street. Proceed 1.7<br>
miles. Turn left on Towsontown Boulevard and proceed to the first<br>stoplight on Osler Drive. Follow the campus signs or refer to the<br>campus map for information about your specific destination.<br><br>From I-70 (eastbound): Take the Baltimore Beltway I-695 north (toward<br>
Towson). Take exit 25, Charles Street. Proceed 1.7 miles. Turn left on<br>Towsontown Boulevard and proceed to the first stoplight on Osler<br>Drive. Follow the campus signs or refer to the campus map for<br>information about your specific destination.<br>
<br>From Baltimore (Penn Station): Proceed north on Charles Street for<br>five miles. Turn right on Towsontown Boulevard and proceed to the<br>first stoplight on Osler Drive. Follow the campus signs or refer to<br>the campus map for information about your specific destination.<br>
<br>(We add the following.)<br><br>From 295/B.W. Parkway (northbound): Follow 295 into Baltimore until it<br>becomes Russell St. Proceed past Camden Yards, and turn right onto<br>Pratt St. Continue east past the Inner Harbor (avoiding the left<br>
lane). Turn left onto President St. and proceed onto I-83 north.<br>Travel on I-83 about 5.5 miles, take exit 10A for Northern Parkway<br>(eastbound). Continue about 2 miles, turn left on York Road<br>(northbound), then go about 2 miles to the York Road building. Then<br>
turn left onto Cross Campus Drive, then turn left into the<br>Administration building entrance to the parking lot.<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>CALUG mailing list<br><a href="mailto:CALUG@unknownlamer.org">CALUG@unknownlamer.org</a><br>
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