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Macworld Expo and Apple's User Group Advisory Board present the User Group Lounge (UGL), the place to meet, take a break, and get up close and personal with notable "Mac celebrities."
The UGL will be located in Room 3D04, just off the main show floor. It will be open during show floor hours, and will feature a wide variety of events and speakers. Please check the schedule below on a regular basis.
User Groups are invited to place copies of their newsletters or publications on the Newsletter Exchange Table in the Lounge. We do ask that you limit the number of copies so that there is room for all. You are free to replenish the supply of your materials as the show progresses. Sorry, but floor-standing or tabletop displays are not acceptable.
Thanks to IDG/Macworld Expo for donating the space for the User Group Lounge!
A variety of vendors have stepped forward to support the User Group Lounge by donating products to be given away in random raffles throught the Expo. You have to be there to win! Thanks to:
Wednesday, July 17
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Richard Crispin & The Consortium of Canadian User Groups
The Consortium of Canadian User Groups was formed circa 1995 on the occasion of the NAUGSAW (National User Group Symposium & Workshop) '95 event held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The job of hosting NAUGSAW had been awarded to ClubMac, a Toronto Mac Users Group, but its Executive had the foresight to invite a number of other Mac User Groups from southern Ontario to come together and promote the event. Such was the success of this effort that, upon completion of NAUGSAW, the participants unanimously decided that CCUG should continue on in a role of coordinating the efforts of the regional User Groups as well as providing an avenue for the sharing of information between the Executives of any and all User Groups in Canada.
Today, the core of CCUG is made up of representatives from the Toronto, Oshawa, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo, and Belleville Mac User Groups, all located in Ontario. Richard Crispin, current President of CCUG, has also served on the UGAC as well as his own MUGís Executive.
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With more than 15,000 members in the United States and 51 other countries, the AppleWorks Users Group (AWUG) is the world's largest computer user organization. AWUG publishes the AppleWorks Journal and provides other support services for AppleWorks.
Warren Williams, the President of the AppleWorks Users Group, is a Professor Emeritus of Educational Technology at Eastern Michigan University. Dr. Williams has written more than 500 articles published in psychological journals and technology magazines and newsletters.
Cathleen Merritt, the Director of the AppleWorks Users Group, holds Masters degrees in Education and Educational Technology. Ms. Merritt, who manages AWUG's daily operations, has published more than 350 articles in educational technology magazines and newsletters.
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MacOS X Migration
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John Allen
Apple Senior Systems Engineer
Mac OS X represents a revolution for those of us in the Apple community. This session addresses how this change impacts your user group and some of the top reasons you and your members will want to move forward with Mac OS X. We will explore ways you can help your members move smoothly to Mac OS X and how Mac OS X and its technologies can take your members to another level. The discussion will focus on how to address your membership’s issues and challenges in moving over to Mac OS X. User group leaders who are interested in learning how to help their members transition to Mac OS X will find this presentation valuble. Come share your insights and experiences in your migration to Mac OS X.
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Welcoming Windows Users
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Dave Marra
Apple Senior Systems Engineer
In addition to his many MUG shows, Dave Marra is also very active presenting to some of the largest Windows/PC user groups in the U.S. Discover some of the unique strategies and methods he uses when working with these diverse and often anti-Mac audiences. With solutions like Mac OS X, QuickTime 6 and Virtual PC, it has never been easier to attract Windows users. By welcoming Windows users and showing them how easy it is to "switch" to the Mac, Macintosh User Groups can make new friends and, most importantly, gain new members.
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"Dr. Macintosh"
Bob LeVitus
Bob LeVitus, often referred to as "Dr. Macintosh," has written 39 popular computer books, including: Dr. Mac: The OS X Files, or, "How to Become a MacOS X Power User" and "Mac OS X For Dummies" for Wiley, "The Little iTunes Book" and "The Little iDVD Book" for Peachpit Press, as well as "Stupid Mac Tricks" and "Dr. Macintosh," for Addison-Wesley. His books have sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide.
He is presently a newspaper columnist (Dr. Mac) for the Houston Chronicle and other newspapers. He's been published in more than two-dozen computer magazines over the past fifteen years. A tireless publicity hound, Bob's achievements have been documented in major media around the world. He's known for his expertise, trademark humorous style, and ability to translate "techie" jargon into usable and fun advice for regular folks.
Always a popular speaker at computer user groups and trade shows, Bob has spoken at more than 200 seminars here and abroad, presented keynote addresses in three countries, and produced a series of training seminars in five cities.
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Thursday, July 18
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Brainstorm Session with
Garr Reynolds
Apple's User Group Program Manager
If you have to pick only one session to attend, this is the one. Come ready to offer your opinions, ideas and feedback on Apple's User Group Program. This is your chance to meet with The User Group Advisory Board, members of the Regional Liaison Team, and other leaders of the MUG Community and Apple's User Group Program Manager.
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Deals and New Products
Dan de Grandpre
Editor-In-Chief
Looking for news on all the product announcements at Macworld Expo? Looking for the best deals? Looking for both? This is the session for you. Come to see what catches the eye of the people who run one of the hottest sites on the Mac web.
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Jim Dalrymple
Dennis Sellers
Peter Cohen
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MacCentral
Come meet the editorial team of the #1 Mac Nnews site on the Web! If you're like the rest of us, you surf MacCentral at least a couple times each day. These are the people who bring it to you.
Jim Dalrymple is a co-founder of MacCentral, one of the most popular Mac-related news sites on the Web, and has spent years contributing to its extensive editorial content. In his current role at Mac Publishing as News Director, Jim manages the daily content of the site and acts as a liaison between MacCentral and the global Macintosh industry including Apple, Microsoft and many others. Jim resides in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Dennis is the senior editor of MacCentral , the world's largest online Macintosh news site. He is also the “Mac writer” for the nationally syndicated publication, “Computer User.” Besides Mac specific duties, Dennis is an educational correspondent for Journal Communications in Brentwood, TN; and a contributing writer for Nashville Computer User. Dennis has had over 2,500 magazine and newspaper articles published. His wide variety of writings include comics (for Comic Book Heroes), fitness (Muscular Development), photography (Rangefinder, Digital Camera Magazine), and a wide range of other subjects.
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Chris Breen
Columnist for
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Chris Breen has been writing about the Macintosh since the latter days of the Reagan Administration for such publications as MacUser, MacWEEK, and Macworld. He is the author of Mac 911 and Secrets of the iPod (Peachpit Press, 2002) and pens Macworld©&Mac246;s tips and troubleshooting column, Mac 911; as well as writes, directs, produces, and stars in Breen©&Mac246;s Bungalow, a video tutorial that appears each month on the Macworld website and CD. When not engaged in journalistic pursuits, Chris works as a professional musician in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Andy Ihnatko
Backpage Columnist for
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Apple Makes The Grade:
Students And Apple
David Roemer
Apple Marketing Intern &
Member - Apple User Group Advisory Board
David will lead an informal discussion during which student leaders will showcase what they're doing with their groups on campus. Join us to hear about the excitement that's building at schools around the world. Find out what resources are available to students such as the Apple Campus Rep Program, the Apple Student Developer Program, Apple internships, and more. All user group members are welcome at the session as we discover how these student groups can strengthen the entire user group community. All students -- even if they're not involved with a group yet -- are invited as well.
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Adam Engst
Publisher
of
Adam C. Engst is the publisher of TidBITS, one of the oldest and largest Internet-based newsletters, distributed weekly to hundreds of thousands of readers. He has written and co-authored numerous Internet books, including the best-selling Internet Starter Kit series and, most recently, iPhoto for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide. He has also written for many magazines, including Macworld, where he is currently a Contributing Editor. His innovations include the creation of the first advertising program to support an Internet publication in 1992 and the first flat-rate SLIP accounts for graphical Internet access in 1993 (with Northwest Nexus for Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh). His indefatigable support of the Macintosh community has resulted in numerous awards and recognition at the highest levels. In the annual MDJ Power 25 survey of industry insiders, he ranked as the second (2000) and third (2001) most influential person in the Macintosh industry, and he was named one of MacDirectory's top ten visionaries. And how many industry figures can boast of being turned into an action figure?
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Brown Bag Lunch with
The outspoken, outrageous host of the weekly Internet radio show about all things Macintosh will keep your lunch hour occupied with thoughts on the show's announcements, his ongoing tour of Macintosh User Groups, and much more. Grab a sandwich or a slice of pizza and join Shawn for an informative, entertaining session.
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Jason Snell
Editor
Jennifer Berger
Senior Reviews Editor
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Maintaining Your Group's Web Site With Little Or No Help
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Chuck La Tournous
of
Sure, everybody in your MUG wants to be involved in the website -- until it's time to do the actual work. In this session, Chuck La Tournous will guide you through creating and *maintaining* your group's website with little or no help. Use CGIs, SSIs and other web tricks (yes, you *can* use them on your Mac) to save you time and keep your site looking fresh -- even when your entire web team consists of...well, you.
Chuck La Tournous is the publisher of RandomMaccess.com, a popular Mac-oriented news and opinion site, and has been called the best Mac writer on the planet (but only by his mother). Chuck has been using and writing about Macs since the late Jurassic period, and specializes in "insourcing" graphics and advertising departments for companies both large and small. He is the former webmaster for the New Jersey MUG site, and plays bass with the Mac All-Star Band. (He's the guy who sings Elvis.)
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