KansasFest 2008 Keynote Speaker Announced!

[kgagne <kgagne@gamebits.net>]

KANSAS CITY, MO -- January 2, 2008 -- Lane Roathe, cofounder of id
Software and former managing editor of Softdisk, will be the keynote
speaker at KansasFest 2008.  At Softdisk, a monthly magazine of
original software for the Apple II, Mr. Roathe teamed with John Romero
and John Carmack to create the internal gaming division, producing
such hits as Dark Castle, Catacombs, and Star Axe.

Mr. Roathe begin his career as a programmer for Tristar Computer
Solutions, where he cut his teeth on Alpha Micro mini computers.  He
then moved to UpTime, the monthly Apple IIe and IIgs disk magazines
for which he wrote the disks' underlying shell.  He performed a
similar function at Softdisk, where he met John Romero and John
Carmack.  Together, the three struck out on their own and founded id
Software, the software development team that produced such PC games as
Commander Keen and Wolfenstein 3D, the latter which was eventually
ported back to the IIgs.  Mr. Roathe's career has continued to envelop
all aspects of programming and management.  His current positions
include lead programmer for Method Solutions, a video game production
company that develops exciting and exceptional video games on
consoles, PCs and wireless phone handsets; as well as president,
cofounder, and lead developer for Ideas From the Deep, which provides
software publishing, development and contracting services, and
specializes in platform independent development titles and libraries. 

KansasFest 2008 is set for Rockhurst University in Kansas City,
Missouri, from July 22nd through July 27th.

KansasFest, the Apple II summer gathering also known as KFest
originally hosted by Resource Central, has been brought to you by the
KFest Committee since 1995.   year is like no other.  Any and all
Apple II and Macintosh users, fans, and friends are invited to attend
this year's "summer camp for geeks"; you'll be glad you did! 

Registration information will be posted in early 2008 to the
KansasFest web site at http://www.kansasfest.org/

CONTACT:
  KansasFest 2008
  kfest-help@kfest.org
  http://www.kansasfest.org/