This is tentative / not yet 100%: Bell Labs (at the historic Murray Hill, NJ location) is planning a Unix event on Wednesday, June 5. They invited us to do a mini-version of Unix Town that afternoon.
It's official now, and it's delayed. The event is Wednesday, October 23 and VCF is invited to have demos there. I visited this morning and saw the space where we'll be. We can fit about 10 tables. There is a freight elevator and we don't have to deal with any stairs. They are looking into 220V in case we need that. This is NOT a public event: it's invitation-only. VCF can bring a finite number of people. I don't yet have an exact number but right now the offer is for people who can do VCF East-style booths. BL will be setting up their own exhibit in the same room. There will also be speeches by BL alums (presumably including Ken, Brian, etc.) and there will be lab tours (we're welcome to take part; I've already had the tour a couple of times over the years.) Hours are not yet set. You should expect to need the whole day off work. Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/y5wnuzs9 We'll also have a dress code for this event. Yes I know it's not in the spirit of Unix greybeards :) but everyone should wear khakis (or better) and a collared shirt (ideally a VCFed polo; not MARCH; Jeff B. can speak to our remaining inventory of VCFed shirts). We are guests of Bell Labs and we should look professional.