Special Apple User Group Bulletin (Jan. 1, 2003)
Special Apple User Group Bulletin (Jan. 1, 2003)
- Subject: Special Apple User Group Bulletin (Jan. 1, 2003)
- From: User Group Relations <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2003 11:07:25 -0800
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A p p l e U s e r G r o u p B u l l e t i n | January 1, 2003
- Special Macworld Edition -
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Dear user group leaders,
Macworld Conference & Expo is practically here, and user groups will be
front and center in an impressive range of Expo activities. Here is the
latest Macworld news for your group leaders and members, as well as
information on forthcoming changes to Apple's Learn & Earn program.
Happy New Year, and best wishes for 2003, from all of us on the Apple
user group team.
User Group Advisory Board:
Gail Glore
Trish Huffmann
Chuck Joiner
David Roemer
Lorene Romero
Elsa Travisano
Warren Williams
Regional Liaison Team:
Sandy Foderick
Amaya Gergoff
Michael Henigan
Colya Kaminiarz
Jed Mark
Chise Mishima
Lynn E. Poos
Alain Pougeoise
Yuan-Yuan Sun
Steve Welsh
Campus Group Advisory Board:
Arman Assa
Ken Bereski II
Evan Chaney
Matt Davis
Melissa Murphy
Rowan Rozanski
Jeff Mosqueda,
Apple
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CONTENTS
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Macworld News - Leaders
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1] - User Group University Onsite Registration
2] - UGU Sponsor Updates
Community News - Leaders
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1] - Learn & Earn to Become Apple Sales Training Online
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Apple User Group Bulletin - Members
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Macworld News - Members
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1] - CNET's Inside Mac to Highlight Macworld User Group Activities
2] - MUG Event Calendar, Macworld UG Road Map
3] - Macworld Student Activities Multiply
4] - User Group Lounge Schedule Posted
5] - Mega-MUG Meeting, User Group Booth Raffles
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MACWORLD SAN FRANCISCO 2003 NEWS - LEADERS
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1] - User Group University Onsite Registration
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Pre-registration for User Group University SF 2003 has closed. UGU
registration is now available onsite only, and will cost $50. Space will
be limited for onsite registrants, so be sure to get there early.
For more information on UGU, go to:
http://www.mugcenter.com/ugu/ugusf2003/ugusf2003.html
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2] UGU Sponsor Updates
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The list of vendor sponsors for User Group University San Francisco 2003
continues to grow. Here are the most recent updates to the roster.
General Sponsor
Anark:
http://www.anark.com
Additional Sponsor
Asanti:
http://www.asante.com
Welcome Bag Collateral Sponsor
Design Tools Monthly:
http://www.design-tools.com
To see the complete list of UGU SF 2003 sponsors, go to:
http://www.mugcenter.com/ugu/ugusf2003/sponsors.html
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COMMUNITY NEWS - LEADERS
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1] - Learn & Earn to Become Apple Sales Training Online
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Since September, Ambassadors for Apple-recognized user groups in the
U.S. and Canada have had access to Learn & Earn, Apple's online training
tool for learning about Apple products and technologies.
The Learn & Earn program year ended on December 13, 2002. On Tuesday,
January 7, 2003 at noon, PST, Learn & Earn is slated to be replaced with
a brand new program: Apple Sales Training Online (ASTO).
Watch for details on the new program at the Apple Sales Training
Online website, slated to go live when the program launches.
http://salestraining.apple.com
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A p p l e U s e r G r o u p B u l l e t i n | Members
- Special Macworld Edition - | January 1, 2003
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MACWORLD NEWS - MEMBERS
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1] - CNET's Inside Mac to Highlight Macworld User Group Activities
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Listeners to this coming Saturday's broadcast of Inside Mac, CNET
Radio's new weekly Macintosh radio show, will have the chance to learn
about user groups and their activities, both at Macworld Expo and
beyond.
User Group Advisory Board members Chuck Joiner and Lorene Romero will
join co-hosts Bob LeVitus and Scott Sheppard for the live, two-hour
broadcast, along with Adam C. Engst of TidBITS, Ilene Hoffman of The
Hess Memorial Macworld Party List and Ron Margolis of The DV Guys.
Inside Mac features Macintosh news, reviews, information and interviews.
Listeners can call in during the broadcast to ask questions, make
comments and participate in call-in contests.
The show will air on Saturday, January 4 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. PST.
CNET Radio is broadcast locally in San Francisco, nationwide on XM
Satellite Radio, and worldwide on the internet.
For information on where to tune in, go to:
http://www.osxfaq.com/radio/01-2003/01-04.ws
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2] - MUG Event Calendar, Macworld UG Road Map
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Are you looking for a guide to all the user group events and activities
happening at Macworld Expo? Check out the MUG Event Calendar for your
online guide at a glance, then pick up a copy of the Macworld User Group
Road Map when you get to the Expo.
The Macworld Expo edition of the MUG Event Calendar is an online
directory with links, listings, locations and times for the User Group
Booth, User Group Guides, User Group Lounge sessions, the Mega-MUG Birds
of a Feather session, student activities and more.
The MUG Event Calendar is available at the MUG Center:
http://www.mugcenter.com/mugcalendar/2003/macworld012003.html
The Macworld User Group Road Map is a handy printed guide to Macworld
user group happenings. The Road Map can be picked up in the User Group
Lounge, Room 250 on the West Mezzanine, on the exhibit hall floor at
the User Group Booth, #2245, at the User Group Guides station in the
Internet Cafi, and wherever user group members congregate.
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3] - Macworld Student Activities Multiply
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The Campus Group Advisory Board and many other campus group leaders will
be playing an instrumental role in several events at Macworld Expo SF.
Highlights include:
* "Students and User Groups: We're All Learning"
Monday, January 6
User Group University (registration required)
* "A MUG Problem Solving Workshop", presented by Campus Group leaders
Monday, January 6
User Group University (registration required)
* "Student Productions: The Pulse of Digital Video on Campus"
Tuesday, January 7, 2 p.m. and Thursday, January 6, 3 p.m.
Final Cut Pro Theater, Booth #455
* "iMovie: Providing Reels of Fun"
Wednesday, January 7, 6 p.m.
Mega-MUG Birds of a Feather Session, Gateway 102, South Hall
* "Campus Groups and the Community"
Wednesday, January 7, 6 p.m.
Mega-MUG Birds of a Feather Session, Gateway 102, South Hall
* Campus Groups Booth
Wednesday, January 7, all day
User Group Booth, Booth #2245
* "Introduction to the Campus Group Advisory Board"
Thursday, 11 a.m.
User Group Lounge, Room 250, West Mezzanine
* "The Exciting Potential of Campus Groups"
Thursday, January 8, 1 p.m.
User Group Lounge, Room 250, West Mezzanine
* "Campus Groups Workshop and Reception"
Thursday, January 8, 6 p.m.
(registration required - contact email@hidden)
* User Group Guides
Tuesday, January 6 to Friday, January 10
Internet Cafe, South Hall
For more details on participating in these events, visit the Student
Events at Macworld Expo page at the MUG Center:
http://www.mugcenter.com/macworld/mwsf2003/student.html
For questions, or to register for the Campus Groups Workshop and
Reception on January 8, email the Campus Group Advisory Board at
email@hidden.
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4] - User Group Lounge Schedule Posted
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The schedule for events and speakers in the User Group Lounge has been
posted at the MUG Center. The roster includes sessions with well-known
authors, columnists, publishers, Mac community leaders, and members of
the Apple Campus Advisory Board, Apple Regional Liaison Team, and the
Apple User Group Advisory Board.
http://www.mugcenter.com/macworld/mwsf2003/ugl.html
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5] - Mega-MUG Meeting, User Group Booth Raffles
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Vendors have been especially generous in providing raffle prizes for the
Mega-MUG Birds of a Feather session on Wednesday, January 8, and for the
User Group Booth.
For a list of participating vendors, and rules for entering each raffle,
go to:
http://www.mugcenter.com/macworld/mwsf2003/bof.html#raffle
http://www.mugcenter.com/macworld/mwsf2003/booth.html#raffle
Many thanks to all these companies for supporting user groups, and hats
off to UGAB Vendor Relations Coordinator Lorene Romero for making it all
possible.
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Apple User Group Bulletin
Elsa Travisano, Editor
President, MUG ONE, Oneonta, NY
Member, Apple User Group Advisory Board
email@hidden
Jeff Mosqueda, Publisher
Program Manager, Worldwide User Group Relations
3 Infinite Loop, Mailstop 303-3PR
Cupertino, CA, USA 95014
Lorene S Romero, Vendor Relations
Past President, North Coast Mac User Group (CA)
Member, Apple User Group Advisory Board
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