The MUG Event Calendar is buzzing with events and guests for the second week of October.

Adam Engst of TidBITS, Take Control and MacNotables is back for the second week in a row, this time visiting a group in his home state of New York. Not to be out-done, fellow MacNotable and Macworld Senior Editor Christopher Breen will speak to a group in his home state of California.

But that’s just where it starts. Apple celebrity Guy Kawasaki be the honored guest at another New York group, Ian Schray of Softpress will visit a Florida group, Danilo Diaz of Microsoft will present Office 2008 to a Pennsylvania MUG, Michael Stoddard of Adobe will show off Creative Suite 4 in Australia, Andrew Welch of Ambroia Softwre will show up at an Alaskan group, and Christian Pickman will demonstrate the stable of Micromat products to a California group.

Other topics in this busy week include a Photoshop World roundup, a demo of the Eye-Fi media card, Adobe Photoshop Elements 6, eBay, MobileMe, BeLight’s Art Text 2 and much more.

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The MUG Center is pleased to bring you another special Mac User Group discount offer, this time from our friends at Computer Systems Odessa for their product, ConceptDraw Office.

ConceptDraw Office is a single solution, seamlessly comprised of ConceptDraw MINDMAP, ConceptDraw PROJECT and ConceptDraw PRO to provide users with all the requirements of managing a workflow or project. The functionality of one stand-alone application is significantly extended, by utilizing the capabilities of the other applications within ConceptDraw Office.

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Macworld Senior Editor and MacNotable Christopher Breen is back out visiting Mac User Groups, this time in Fresno, California.

On October 7, Chris will be the guest of the Fresno Macintosh Users Group (FMUG), taling about “Apple: past, present and future.” You can bet that will include discussions of the iPhone 3G, the App Store, how Apple stands in this economy, and tales of being the owner of one of the largest iPod fleets ever assembled.

Chris is a favorite user group presenter, so if you’re in the Fresno area, visit the FMUG web site for details on time, location and how you can attend.

It is that time of year again: the Portland Macintosh Users Group will hold their semi-annual event, MacCamp, at the Silver Falls State Park on October 24-26.

This year’s event features workshops on Photoshop Elements 6, Microsoft Office, Numbers ‘08, hard drive backups, “From Terminal to Safari - How to get more out of your Macintosh” and much more.

Space is limited, so if you’re planning on attending a weekend of Mac fun and information, and one of the longest-running Mac User Group-produced events around, download the registration form and sign up now!

The complete schedule of sessions includes:
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The start of October ushers in a busy month on The MUG Event Calendar, with some notable guests and the first wave of meetings following the Adobe Creative Suite 4 launch.

Adam Engst of TidBITS, Take Control and MacNotables will visit, in person, a group in Chicago, and on the same night, part way around the world, Liam Donohoe, the General Manager of Apple Ireland will address a group in that country. Later in the week, Mike McHugh of Adobe will show off the new edition of Creative Suite 4.

But that’s just where the CS4 meetings start. Presentations of the package will be delivered in Canada, Florida, and at other Australian groups.

Other topics on the agenda for the week include iMovie, Digital Photography, genealogy, Bento, Aperture and more.

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ClubMac, the Mac User Group in Dublin, Ireland will host a very special guest at their October meeting: Liam Donohoe, General Manager for Apple Ireland.

Liam is scheduled to provide an update on Apple’s activities in their country, and will undoubtedly talk about the new versions of the iPod, iTunes 8 and more.

The meeting will be held on October 1 at the Merrion Cricket Club. Visit the ClubMac web site for details on how you can attend.

Adam Engst, publisher of TidBITS and the Take Control ebook series, has announced two different Mac User Group appearances for October.

Adam gets out of the gate fast, visiting the Chicago Apple User Group on October 1 “live and in person.” Then, on October 8, Adam is back in his home state of New York for a presentation to MUG ONE.

Guests at each meeting can expect Adam to talk about recent developments in the Macintosh world, including new iPods, the iPhone 3G, the App Store situation, the new edition of his book, Take Control of Buying a Mac, and much more.

Adam and Tonya Engst are both long-time user group supporters, and provide consistent support to MUGs through the TidBITS User Group Program.

To attend, be sure to visit each group’s web site for details on time, location and visitor policies.

Macware, a leading retail publisher of creative and business Mac software, has partnered with The MUG Center to MUG members a 50% discount on EmailCampaign, their email marketing software.

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This week’s MUG Event Calendar is highlighted by Final Cut Pro User Group meetings and a regional Mac expo.

Adam Pratt of Adobe will be presenting the new Creative Suite 4 in Ohio, and there are Final Cut Pro User Group meetings scheduled from coast to coast, north to south this week, with six different FCPUG’s showing off a wide variety of hardware, software and techniques for Mac video enthusiasts.

A MUG-sponsored expo in California features not only appearances by photography expert Derrick Story, Mac authors and experts Tom Negrino and Dori Smith and graphics wizard Burt Monroy, but also a host of Mac vendors showing off their offerings.

Other topics on this week’s schedule include iWeb, the iPHone 3G, FileMaker, Bento, MobileMe and more.

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On Saturday, September 27, the North Coast Macintosh Users Group (NCMUG) will again host the Macintosh Computer Expo (MCE) at The Glaser Center in Santa Rosa California.

This year’s event includes a variety of prominent speakers from the Mac community, including digital photography effort Derrick Story, authors and Mac experts Tom Negrino and Dori Smith, graphics wizard Burt Monroy and more.

The highlight of the event will be the vendor exhibitions, including many long-time supporters of Mac User Group events around the globe. The complete list of exhibiting vendors includes:
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