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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.
Thanks to IDG/Macworld Expo for donating the space for the User Group Lounge!
The User Group Lounge will also have prizes! Several vendors have donated prizes to be raffled off after many of the hourly sessions. Contributors include:
The room will be hosted by volunteers from the user group community. Be sure to stop by and say hello!
Wednesday, July 18
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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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- 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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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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Thursday, July 19
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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 leaders of the MUG Community and Apple's User Group Program Manager.
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Dennis Sellers
Senior Editor,
MacCentral
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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The Mac Show host 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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Kristina DeNike
Director of Product Evaluation
Magazine
Kristina DeNike is Director of Product Evaluation for Macworld Labs where she oversees all product testing. Previously, Ms. DeNike worked at PC Magazine where she was Senior Project Leader for Networking Applications. Before PC Magazine she was Test Manager at MacUser and MacWeek labs where she helped develop and beta test multiple versions of MacBench (the former Macintosh industry product testing standard.) She has contributed her expertise to The Mac Bible, authoring a chapter on storage. Prior to working for Ziff Davis, Kristina was with the United Daily News out of Taiwan.
Kristina has risen to the top in her field in what has traditionally been a man’s industry. Ultimately, Kristina has the authority to determine which product reviews appear in Macworld magazine and Macworld.com. As the major voice in the Macintosh market, this gives her tremendous influence over the success of new products.
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Apple Makes The Grade:
Students And Apple
David Roemer
Apple User Group Program Intern
David Roemer is currently spending his second summer as an intern with Apple. David is a student at the Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. He is the founder and president of Emory University’s only student technology organization, the Apple Student Core. While at Emory, David has worked for three years as an Apple Campus Representative. David is a senior who is studying marketing and management (and Apple and golf).
David will discuss some of the many ways that students can make a difference while using Apple technologies. Possibilities include joining or starting a user group, joining the Apple Student Developer Program, summer internships and learning more about the Apple Campus Rep Program at colleges and universities around the nation. Find out what these programs are all about and what they can mean to you. Come to this informal session with your ideas about improving the partnership between students and Apple.
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Dr. Macintosh:
Bob LeVitus
Bob LeVitus, often referred to as “Dr. Macintosh,” has written 37 popular computer books, including “Mac OS X For Dummies,” “The Little iTunes Book,” “Stupid Mac Tricks” and “Dr. Macintosh,” as well as recent titles such as”Macworld Microsoft Office 2001 Bible” (with Dennis Cohen) and “Internet For iMacs For Dummies,” (with Natanya Pitts). His books have sold more than a million copies worldwide.
Bob is a syndicated newspaper columnist (Dr. Mac) for the Houston Chronicle, Austin American-Statesman, and several other newspapers. 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.
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Friday, July 20
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Company Vendors - What They Can Do for You and How You Can Prepare for Them
Dave Marra
Apple Senior Systems Engineer
Dave is a frequent and favorite presenter at MUGs across the U.S and Canada because of his knowledge and high-energy presentation style.
Learn some of the innovative ways to work with company vendors--including Apple--to have them present to your User Group. We will discuss the best tricks to getting the best presenters as well as how to prepare your meeting for their show.
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Shane Anderson
of
Is Mac evangelism still a viable means to building the Mac's market share? Shane Anderson, Chief Evangelist of the famous Mac EvangeList Digest will be talking to us about the state of Macintosh evangelism in a new age of hybrid computing platforms. Are the lines between Windows and the Macintosh blurring even further, or is the choice of a Mac becoming an increasingly easier one. Shane will take us through some of the reasons he believes that the Macintosh market can only go one way, up.
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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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The Speaker Host for the User Group Lounge will be:
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Trish Huffman of
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Trish left her career in the medical field to stay at home with her ever-expanding family.As Special Events Coordinator,Games Producer,and recently-named MUG Producer at World Without Borders,she works closely with Cys Bronner, Founder/Community Director,to bring MUG events to the Apple Community Connection. She is a member of Triangle Macintosh User Group (TMUG) in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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The volunteers who will keep the User Group Lounge running smoothly include:
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Ken Bereski
Macintosh User Group of Boston College
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Christopher Douris
Loyal Ontario Group Intereseted in Computers
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Heidi Kreiner-Ley
Loyal Ontario Group Intereseted in Computers
Heidi joined Loyal Ontario Group Interested in Computers (LOGIC) in Toronto, Canada, shortly after buying her first Macintosh. She joined the Board of Directors that same year and now serves as Meeting Coordinator and Treasurer. In her working life, Heidi is a Real Estate Agent, Property Manager and Developer. She is also a spokesperson for a provincial educational group and a local environmental group.
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Jennifer Margolius
Macintosh Southern Tier Apple Club
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Lynn Poos
Silicon Mountain Macintosh User Group
Lynn E. Poos is Secretary/Treasurer of the Silicon Mountain Macintosh User Group, Inc. (SMMUG) in Colorado Springs, CO, the largest active MUG in the State of Colorado. He became involved with the Mac in the late 1980's, and has been a strong supporter since. In the spring of 2001, Lynn was appointed to the Regional Liaison Team as the Liaison for the South Central United States.
Lynn retired in 1993 after thirty-four years with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and moved to Colorado to relax. He immediately became active in SMMUG, and was selected to be their corporate Secretary/Treasurer. Relaxation was an alien concept and he too soon found many others things to do. He was appointed by the City Council to serve on the Colorado Springs Liquor and Beer Licensing Board, where he served until term limited in June 2001. Concurrently, he was appointed by the County Commissioners to the Juvenile Community Review Board for the Fourth Judicial District, which he chaired until he was appointed, in 1998, by Governor Owens to chair the Juvenile Parole Board for the State of Colorado, a position he currently holds.
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Sue Reid
Waterloo Region Macintosh Users’ Group
Sue is Treasurer of both WatRMUG, located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and the Consortium of Canadian User Groups (CCUG), a group of UGs located mainly in southwestern Ontario. Sue has been using Macs since the early 80’s and has a small collection, as do most of us, dispersed among various family members. When not enjoying her iMac at home, Sue is the End-User Trainer at an engineering, environmental and IT services company based in Waterloo which has more than 30 branches throughout North America, where she carries out internal training on various software packages using one of the "other" platforms. Sue has two beautiful daughters, a rather manly black cat, and a great old house in the downtown area of the City.
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Lorene Romero
North Coast Macintosh Users Group
Lorene has been the President of NCMUG for 3 years. She began 6 years ago as a new member who volunteered to help with a fundraising event. She serves on Apple's User Group Advisory Board as "Vendor Queen," working with vendors to improve relations and negotiate MUG discounts. It has become something she loves because everyone wins. In spite of an educational background in Clinical Psychology and12 years in the Mental Health field, she decided to work with computers.
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