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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 236/238 in the South Hall, one level above the show floor. The Lounge 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.
Thanks to IDG/Macworld Expo for donating the space for the User Group Lounge!
The room will be hosted by volunteers from the user group community. Be sure to stop by and say hello!
Flash! The User Group Lounge has prizes! Invited guests will be giving away hardware, software and books generously donated by:
Tuesday, January 9
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Meet Apple's User Group Advisory Board!
Richard Crispin
Waterloo Region Macintosh Users’ Group
Lorin Evans
Washington Apple Pi
Gail Glore
WiredWomen
Chuck Joiner
Hershey Apple Core
Rose Lynn
Gold Coast Macintosh Users Group
Lorene Romero
North Coast Mac Users Group
Jonas Skardis
Santa Fe Mac Users Group
Warren Williams
AppleWorks Users Group
Join the members of Apple's User Group Advisory Board to discuss the state of Macintosh User Groups: where we are, where we can go, and how to get there! |
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Richard Crispin & The Consortium of Canadian User Groups
The CCUG is a not-for-profit federation of Canadian MUGs. Their goal is to enhance the view of user groups within the Computer Industry and the general public. Their proactive efforts include speaker tours, presence at computer expos, trips to MacWorld, and multi-group events at Apple. Come connect with them to advance these and other future member-oriented goals. |
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"MUG Nuts & Bolts" Session:
Retaining Members
David Krafchick
DBUG
Have some of you noticed your group getting smaller? Is it the industry's hard times? Is it members moving on? Is it time to pack it in? Don't let the title fool you. Keeping members is no small task, and one size does not fit all. Come learn about tools you can use to increase member retention and improve your group's stability. |
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Sam Crutsinger
President, The Global Online Macintosh Users Group (goMUG)
goMUG is working to bring the MUG experience to a global population using Internet technologies.Join Sam to find out how they are doing it and how you can be a part of the effort, no matter where you live. |
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Deb Shadovitz, MacCentral Columnist, Matriarch of Mac Efficiency and author of The GoLive Bible
Join Deb and members of the GoLive Mailing List to discuss how to use GoLive to build and improve your group's web presence.
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Wednesday, January 10
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Bryan Chaffin,
Editor-In-Chief of
The MacObserver
Join Bryan to discuss recent events in the Mac community, all the news from Macworld Expo, and anything controversial.
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"MUG Nuts & Bolts" Session:
"How To Maximize Your User Group's Web Site Content And Utility Without Making It Your Life's Work"
Dave Game
Charlie Carlon
Jan Barkan
Gold Coast Macintosh Users Group
Learn how to better serve your user group's members by making your website more informative and effective.
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Dennis Sellers
Senior Editor,
MacCentral
Dennis is the senior editor of MacCentral , the world's largest online Macintosh news site. I’m 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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The Mac Show hosts will discuss their Best and Worst of Macworld Expo!
"At every Expo, various organizations pontificate on the Best of Show. Well, we're no different, but our Awards are! The Award criteria are set by our listeners. In the past, we've given out Awards for Best Hair, Cushiest Floor, Loudest Booth and the like. So come on down and let us know who should win an award and why!"
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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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Ilene Hoffman of MacFixit
Ilene is known for a wide variety of accomplishments, including:
- iMac Fast & Easy 2ed Edition
- Administrator of the forums on MacFixit
- Contributing Editor to MacTech and Tech Republic magazines
- Keeper of THE LISTS:
Ilene will discuss these as well as how to get the most out of your Macworld Expo experience and maybe even attend a party or two.
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Thursday, January 11
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Rodney O. Lain
columnist for AppleLinks and The Mac Observer
Rodney is a columnist and news editor at Mac Observer.com, where he writes his bi-weekly 'iBrotha' column, which was originally published at MacAddict.com. He also writes a 'Mac Spirit' column at Applelinks.com. His day job is an IS manager with a Fortune 500 company, where he putzes with Windows on a daily basis. Everyone has his cross to bear.Very active in the Macintosh community, he evangelizes the Mac at a local Micro Center in Minneapolis, as well as speaks regularly at local Apple user groups. He is currently a member of the Minnesota MUG, 'Mini apples.
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The User Group Academy
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Mike Flaminio
Editor-In-Chief of
Insanely Great Mac
Insanely Great Mac's Michael Flaminio will be on hand for another User Group Lounge chat! Michael will be excited to talk about Insanely Great Mac and Content Feed, the Internet news syndication service, in addition to the happenings at Mac World Expo.
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MacAttorney is the world's premier Macintosh user group for attorneys who use the Macintosh computer, with over 2,600 members worldwide. Join Randy and members of MacAttorney to discuss issues of Macintosh use in the law office.
Randy B. Singer is president of MacAttorney, a practicing civil litigator and co-author of The Macintosh Bible. |
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Ben Stanfield, Les Harris & J Cobb, editors of
MacSlash
MacSlash is "your daily dose of Mac news and discussion." Powered by open source code from Slashdot, MacSlash aspires to imitate the elder site's iconoclastic approach to computers, technology, and life in general, but with a Macintosh slant. Several stories are posted each day for readers to discuss.
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"MUG Nuts & Bolts" Session:
Successful User Group Newsletters
Elsa Travisano
MUG ONE
Janet Mobley
North Coast Mac Users
Newsletters can serve a multitude of purposes for your group, including member benefit, information source, new member incentive, and promotional tool. Join the newsletter editors of two successful MUGs to discuss what makes a successful newsletter, how you can improve yours, and to get ideas that will benefit your group.
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Friday, January 12
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Brown Bag Brainstorm Session with Diane Cohn, 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 leaders of the MUG Community and She Who Is Apple's Chief Defender Of The User Group Faith. |
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Cys Bronner
& The World Without Borders Global Community Staff
You know them, you love them, you chat with them all the time. Come and meet the people who run the Web's biggest and best Macintosh chat site:
GCS Cys - Cys Bronner
GCSChoo - Dave Rittenhouse
GCSBinker - Tad Farthing
GCSPhotoBug - David Price
GCSNormira - Lyn Price
GCSTrish - Trish Huffman
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Chris Breen
columnist for
magazine
Join Chris as he talks about his "911" column in Macworld, offers more tips and tricks than anywhere else, and helps make sense out of the Expo information overload.
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Thanks to the user group volunteers who will staff the Lounge during Macworld Expo!
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Jan Barkan
Gold Coast Macintosh Users Group
An eight year Macintosh user, Jan has been involved with computers for 30 years, since the days of IBM Typewriter terminals and paper printouts. Retired after more than 20 years with the Coast Guard, Jan is currently an Application Analyst with McKesson HBOC, working in the MIS department at Miami Children's Hospital. A member of both the Upper Keys Macintosh User Group and Gold Coast Mac, Jan has served for a number of years as a Director of Gold Coast Mac, and is currently in charge of product reviews for their newsletter and was a volunteer at the first Apple User Group University in New York. He's especially interested in Digital Photography and graphic design.
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Jackie Christopher
Quad Cities Macintosh Users Group
Jackie has been a leader for Macintosh Users Groups for over 10 years. She has held every office including President for two years when the MUG was established, Newsletter Editor, Vice President, Apple Ambassador, Program Chair and is currently Apple Ambassador. Jackie is a Division Manager for Deere & Company (John Deere) in Moline, IL. Her current assignment is Customer Engagement Manager for the Enterprise Support Solutions Center at Deere. Past managerial assignments include Application Development Manager for the SAP implementation project, Project Manager for e-commerce, and Project Manager for Internet Applications.
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Alfred Darby
Lewiston/Auburn Macintosh Users Group
Alfred has been involved with his local MUG for the past five years providing, leadership in a variety roles including Membership Director, Technical Advisor and currently as President. LAMUG provided the energy to start the first annual NCEE/METE computer show in 1997 and has continued to provide support and organization for the expo. Alfred has also been a member of the Macintosh Trainers Association. He spends his professional time as a Unix Administrator at one of New England's largest hospitals and in the past has applied his abilities on the behalf of Unum Life, GH Bass, Scott Paper, IBM, Philip-Morris, and MediaOne.
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Rose Lynn
Gold Coast Macintosh Users Group
Rose is proud to serve the Macintosh community in a variety of capacities, including "Content Queen" of the 2nd Apple User Group University, a member of Apple's User Group Advisory Board, a past president of Gold Coast Macintosh User Group, a member of the Florida Association of Computer Users and the The Association of Personal Computer User Groups. Rose's day jobs include full time management of our family owned catering business and maintaining Insurance and Real Estate licenses
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Lynn Poos
Silicon Mountain Macintosh User Group
Currently the secretary-treasurer of the largest active MUG in the State of Colorado, Lynn has been involved with the Mac since the late 1980's. Lynn has also been involved with Apple Computer on several promotional ventures and consulting. He holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor's Degree in Police Science and Administration. Retiring in 1993 after thirty-four years with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Lynn moved to Colorado and was appointed by the City Council to serve on the Colorado Springs Liquor and Beer Licensing Board, where he has served since. In 1998 he was appointed by the Governor to chair the Colorado Juvenile Parole Board, a position he currently holds.
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Garr Reynolds
Kinki Macintosh Users Group
Garr is president of KMUG in Osaka, Japan. Professionally, Garr is a corporate learning specialist at Sumitomo Electric's head office in Osaka. There he is responsible for special projects coordination and the design of cross-cultural management seminars. Garr frequently makes formal presentations outside the company on such issues as change management, career development, design, and branding. Before going to Japan Garr worked on cross-cultural management issues at the East-West Center in Honolulu. Garr has an M.A. in Organizational Communication from the University of Hawaii.
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