Lorca Hanns of BMUG West once again is acting as the unofficial culinary consultant to Mac User Group community and everyone else at Macworld Expo, pointing us to the annually updated list of alternative eating places around the Moscone Center for Macworld Expo.

Lorca also threw in some personal recommendations this time. “If people want a real foodie experience on a budget Dine About Town (SF’s event to get people to eat out and try new places -
similar events happen in Boston and NYC) is running from Jan 15th-31st ($22 for lunch, $32 for dinner).”

If that seems a bit high to you to be considered affordable, you clearly have never bought lunch in Moscone.

MUG Center Editor Chuck Joiner will be presenting ““User Groups 2.0: The Future of the Mac User Group Community” in the User Group Lounge at Macworld Conference & Expo on Wednesday, January 10, starting at 1 PM.
With a number of User Groups 2.0 articles available, and two User Groups 2.0 Virtual Conferences already, Chuck will talk about the positive response to these concepts, describe some of the lessons learned and reveal how you and group can adopt the User Groups 2.0 philosophy to thrive and grow.

The session will be held in Room 250 on the Mezzanine level in Moscone South. Visit our User Group Lounge 2008 page for the complete schedule of presenters and events in the User Group Lounge, and subscribe to our Macworld Expo MUG Events iCal to integrate all the Mac User Group events at Expo into your schedule.

The countdown to Macworld Conference & Expo has begun, and if you want to keep up with all the Mac User Group-oriented events and activities at the show, then you need to check out The MUG Center’s Macworld Expo 2008 page.

We have a special version of The MUG Event Calendar just for the show, as well as an iCal version so you can take all the information along with you.

There are also complete schedules for the User Group Lounge, information on which groups are exhibiting in the User Group Booth, information on the Final Cut Pro User Group Network SuperMeet and much more.

More information is still being added, so check back regularly or while you’re at the show and don’t miss anything at the year’s biggest and best Mac event.

Coming to Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco? The Hotel Mark Twain, near Union Square is offering Mac User Group members another great deal this year.

Call the hotel directly at 877-654-4106 and ask for the MUG rate and receive rooms for $115* for standard rooms with one queen or two double beds.

They also have some new deluxe rooms with iPod docking stations, laptop computer pillows, ceiling fans and other amenities - these will be offered at $15 off the deluxe room prices per room per night.

The Hotel Mark Twain is a casual and comfortable hotel with a very friendly staff - in the heart of San Francisco and about 7-9 blocks from Moscone.
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Tickets are now on sale for the 7th annual Macworld Final Cut Pro User Group SuperMeet on January 16, 2008 as part of Macworld Expo week.

This year, the SuperMeet has moved to a much larger venue, the new, state of the art Mission Bay Conference Center (Robertson Auditorium) located on the life sciences campus of the University of San Francisco. The theatre will hold 600 people comfortably with the adjacent foyer holding a few hundred more. Located located less than 2 miles from the Moscone Center and convenient to BART, the facility also boasts with ample parking nearby on the campus, making it easy for anyone to attend.

While the speaker for this year’s event hasn’t been announced yet, attendees can once again expect the largest gathering of FCP gurus on the planet, exhibits by the leaders in video production hardware, software and equipment an always-amazing raffle and more.

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Adobe will once again host a Professional Association & User Group Breakfast on Wednesday, January 16 at The W Hotel, in conjunction with January’s Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco. The event will run from 7 AM 10 AM.

Always a highlight of Expo week for user group leaders and ambassadors, the event will feature demonstrations of Adobe’s lastest innovations. Specific presenters will be announced closer to the event.

Space is limited to two representatives per group, so be sure to check with the leadership of your MUG to be appointed as either an ambassador or a designated representative and then register to attend. Space is limited, but there will be a wait list on-site.

Need help finding what you’re looking for at Macworld Conference & Expo? Visit the User Group Guide booth on the Concourse for personalized help in locating products, exhibitors, conferences. There’s a lot going on at the biggest Mac event of the year, and this is where you can get help sorting it all out.

Macintosh User Groups will have a home on the Exhbit Hall floor again this year. Booth #4144 in the West Hall will host this year’s User Group Booth.

Scheduled to exhibit are:

• Diablo Valley Macintosh Users Group
• East Bay Macintosh Users Group
• Japan Apple User Groups
• MacNexus
• North Coast Macintosh Users Group
• Stanford/Palo Alto Macintosh Users Group
  

The User Group Lounge, Room 250 on the Mezzanine level in Moscone South, is the place where user group leaders and members gather to interact with each other and with notable Macintosh personalities.

Macworld Conference & Expo 2008 will be the place to be for Mac enthusiasts and anyone in the Apple/Macintosh universe in January, and that includes any and all members of the Mac User Group community. The MUG Center is the only place you’ll find complete information on all the user group-related events at Expo, delivered in a variety of formats.

MUG Event Calendar - Macworld Conference & Expo 2008

MUG Event Calendar - Macworld Conference & Expo 2008 (iCal version)

Adobe Professional Association & User Group Breakfast

Final Cut Pro User Group Network “SuperMeet”

User Group Lounge

User Group Wine & Cheese Reception

User Group Booth

User Group Guides 

User Group Discounts for Macworld Expo