Payment will have to be made up front in order to be able to book the flight and accommodation and the trip is being organised on a non-profit basis - AmigaSOC are just interested in promoting the show to UK Amigans. AmigaSOC spokesman Andrew Elia said, "AmigaSOC visited Cologne for the first time last year and we firmly believe that if this show is anything like that, you'll be kicking yourself if you miss it. Imagine a show like the generic computer shows that used to be held in Earls Court in the 80s. Imagine a show where 70% of those stands have Amiga stuff in there. Plus, we at AmigaSOC certainly don't want to miss any big announcements." AmigaSOC require all payments and bookings to reach them no later than September 20th, 1998, so you haven't got much time to get organised. For further details, contact The best-known Belgian user group, Waaslandia, have convinced the organisers of Belgium’s largest computer show, InfoMedia 98, that it would be a good idea to have some Amiga attendance. As a result, the biggest Belgian Amiga show has been born. Entry to the 6,000m2, show costs just 250 Bfr. (14Fl. £5 13DM) or 200 Bfr. (llFl. £4 10DM) for big groups. The organisers hope to have a whole hall filled with Amiga exhibitors, from local shops to international developers. There will be seminars, live IRC conferences and web cams. People who are still unsure about getting online can experiment in the “Cyberzone” which will be set up for that purpose. Amiga International will have a stand there and will bring Annex, the performers of the Amiga Theme, to perform their number. For people trying to find their local user group anywhere in the world, UGN will be on hand to help out. Waaslandia are planning group trips from all over Europe, so the cost for visiting Belgium shouldn’t be too high for the weekend. You can visit their website for more details of what’s planned, or for information about how to get to the event, so take a look at: http: titan.alo.be ~waasland infomedia98. Belgian Amiga show! Database in order to pinpoint the nearest user group to you and even get the distance (very roughly). AmigaSOC intend to take this database further by MasterlSo v2.1 now available AIO looks for dep ed We had a plea from this diskmag that we had to pass on: Amiga information Online is a monthly diskmag which is freely distributable and can be downloaded from Aminet in docs mags under the name AIOV??.lha. They are currently searching for a new deputy editor and a new utilities editor. If any Amiga Format readers think they are up to the job, please contact Amiga Information Online.