The Trenton Computer Festival is the longest continuously running personal computer show in the World. It was started in 1976 at Trenton State College by Sol Libes and Allen Katz. TCF has attracted attendees from across the United States and Canada. It moved to Mercer County Community College as it grew larger, and in 1999 moved to the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center. in Edison, New Jersey. In 2005, TCF returned to The College of New Jersey, formerly Trenton State College, to celebrate its 30th anniversary. In 2006 TCF was extended by David Soll to include an information technology professional conference on the Friday before the festival. In 2010 the ARRL NJ State Convention started co-locating with TCF. Also in 2010 was the start of STEM seminars and STEM Outreach, scheduled by TCNJ's Susan Donohue.
TCF, Inc. is a non-profit educational corporation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
TCF is run by volunteers from the following non-profit organizations. Funds from TCF are used to support their operations:
Amateur Computer Group of New Jersey
The College of New Jersey
New York Amateur Computer Club
Mt. Airy VHF Radio Club
Delaware Valley Radio Association
IEEE Region 1
Princeton Chapter - ACM / IEEE Computer Society
IEEE Princeton Central Jersey Section
The show features:
On Friday - An information technology professional conference conducted by Princeton ACM/IEEE Computer Society
IT professional conference founded and chaired by David F. Soll in 2006
On Saturday:
An indoor flea market
An indoor retail market
User group displays
Exhibits by national vendors (i.e. Creative Labs, Microsoft, Intel)
Many seminars and talks by experts on a variety of topics
Special events
Keynote speaker on a topic critical to personal computing
Amateur Radio License Exam Ham Cram and Exams
On Saturday evening, a banquet dinner including a featured speaker.
The 2006 31st TCF was held on the weekend of April 22 & 23 at The College of New Jersey.
The 2007 32nd TCF was held on the weekend of April 28 & 29 at The College of New Jersey.
The 2008 33rd TCF was held on the weekend of April 26 & 27 at The College of New Jersey.
The 2009 34th TCF was held on the weekend of April 25 & 26 at The College of New Jersey.
The 2010 35th TCF was held on the weekend of April 24 & 25 at The College of New Jersey.
The 2011 36th TCF was held on the weekend of April 2 & 3 at The College of New Jersey.
The 2012 37th TCF was held on March 10 at The College of New Jersey.
The 2013 38th TCF was held on March 16 at The College of New Jersey.
The 2014 39th TCF was to be held on March 15 at The College of New Jersey.
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