Apple II convention – July 15–20, 2025
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The KansasFest Committee is excited to announce that KansasFest 2024 will be held July 16-21, at the University of Illinois Springfield, followed by the virtual meeting July 27-28. Since its beginnings in the late 1980s, KansasFest has been held in several locations with various names. After growing out of the AppleFest conference in Boston, the …
This year, KansasFest tried an experiment by splitting the conference into in-person and online components. From feedback we received, this was an overwhelming success. Attendees at the in-person event were able to concentrate on the live talks without any network disruptions. Attendees in the online event were able to enjoy the recorded in-person talks and …
KansasFest attendees will gather for SolderFest on Wednesday evening. Experts and novices will work side-by-side to learn, build, and fix with solder. Bring your own project or buy something at the vendor fair. Bring your own tools and soldering iron if you have them or borrow ours. Vince Briel, famous for projects like the Replica …
We have 90 people registered for the virtual event and 56 registered for in-person. Are you among them? Register now. Virtual registration remains open for nearly another month, and in-person registration closes tomorrow. Check out our YouTube channel to see what happened last year.
Apple /// luminaries Wendell Sander and Dave Ottalini will join us at KansasFest. They will present at the virtual event on July 29-30 with question/answer time. Registration is open now for this rare gathering of expertise on early Apple computers. Individuals attending in Kansas City receive complimentary registration for the virtual event. Dr. Sander was …
The lapel pins for KansasFest/A24EVR 2023 have arrived and are in the store! Note: If you are attending in person, a free pin is included with your registration, and will be given to you at check in. No need to order one, unless you want a spare!
While the evenings and nights of KansasFest are renowned for their spontaneity, the mornings and afternoons are reserved for sessions spanning a variety of uses, extensions, and applications of the Apple II family. Similarly, the virtual event features a variety of topics ranging from Apple II artwork to hooking your retro computer up to the internet. …
Registration for KansasFest 2023, both virtual and in-person this July, is now open.