May, 1983 The first EVE system was installed in Milwaukee, WI at Spectrum Communication Services. AMTELCO introduced EVE at the ATSI meeting in June, 1983 which was held in Florida.
Spring, 1984 Several EVE owners and potential owners gathered in St. Louis, MO for a meeting to discuss the current equipment and future development of the system. John Morley led the discussions.
Fall, 1984 Over 50 people attended the first AMTELCO EVE Conference which was held at Lincolnshire in Chicago, IL. After much discussion and brainstorming, the group made the decision to form a formal equipment user group and selected their first board of directors (Mari Osmon, Jim Marchbank, Larry Gignac, Todd Kamp, Sandy Arbuthnot, Jan Cosby, Earl Kunz and Jeanette Parent). The user group was named NAEO (National Association of EVE Owners). We elected to hold two meetings per year and annual dues of $100.00 per service. All association functions were done on a volunteer basis. Larry Gignac was named as first president.
Spring, 1986 At the Baltimore, MD meeting, the first EVE audio training program was presented to NAEO. The program was developed, written and prepared by Sandy Arbuthnot, Jan Cosby, Jeanette Parent and Mari Osmon on a volunteer basis. The program was well-received.
Fall, 1988 At the meeting held at Cherry Hill, PA, the group met while Hurricane Gloria was destroying the surrounding area. All went home with a “We survived Hurricane Gloria” t-shirt.
Spring, 1990 At the meeting held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Joe Everly and John Morley made a presentation of the future direction of development of the EVE system. Many of the features previewed became the base for the Infinity system. At the same time, NAEO decided to included owners of PCMX equipment.
Spring, 1991 First joint EVE and PCMX meeting was held in St. Petersburg, FL at the Tradewinds Hotel.
