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I am delighted to have been asked to give the opening keynote address to the upcoming Access Conference 2013 in St. John's, Newfoundland. Since this is the 20th anniversary of the conference, I've been asked to speak with that in mind. My title is "What a Long Strange Trip It's Been" and I aim to look back at the last 20 years both in terms of the history of the conference itself as well as technology. Although I have a personal history in relation to the conference, I have gaps in my knowledge that I'm hoping some of you can fill. I'm familiar with the Google Doc that Peter Binkley and others have pulled together to try to document the history of the conference, but I could also use help with the following: * Pictures, particularly from the early days when we had funny haircuts * Personal anecdotes, particularly from the early days when we didn't realize we had funny haircuts * Thoughts about where we were back then and where we are now Thanks in advance. I'm hoping to keep a certain piece of now legendary and yet seldom seen piece of clothing out of this presentation, but who knows what might happen. Please email these directly to me so it can be a surprise next month. Roy