Apple User Group Bulletin (June 25, 2003)
Apple User Group Bulletin (June 25, 2003)
- Subject: Apple User Group Bulletin (June 25, 2003)
- From: Apple User Group Relations <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 11:04:39 -0700
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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 | June 25, 2003
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Dear User Group Leaders,
New York City will soon play host to the User Group Leadership
Conference and to a variety of user group events surrounding Macworld
CreativePro Conference & Expo. We encourage you to participate in the
events for leaders and to pass along the information on all the Expo
user group events to your members, so they can share in the fun and
friendship that happens whenever Macintosh users get together.
See you there!
Macworld CreativePro Planning Committee:
Pat Fauquet
Sandy Foderick
Sarah Friedlander
Trish Huffman
Chuck Joiner
Lynn Poos
Carmela Robertson
David Roemer
Lesa Snider
Elsa Travisano
Warren Williams
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CONTENTS
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Macworld CreativePro NY 2003 News - Leaders
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1] - User Group Leadership Conference
2] - Adobe User Group Leader Breakfast
3] - User Group Booth Slots Available
4] - Looking for a Few Good Volunteers
Community News - Leaders
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1] - RLs and Macworld Events on The User Group Report
2] - Submit Those Reviews!
3] - AUG Discussion Mailing List
4] - Mac 911 Content for UG Newsletters
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Apple User Group Bulletin - Members
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Community News - Members
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1] - User Group Activities at Macworld CreativePro
2] - Macworld CreativePro Hotel Discounts
3] - New User Groups Formed in New Zealand
4] - KOMOMUG Member "Embedded" on USS Abraham Lincoln
5] - MacGroup-Detroit Hosts Adam C. Engst
6] - Group Milestones
Special Offers
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1] - Circus Ponies
2] - Hemera
3] - Design Tools Monthly
4] - Total Training
5] - Digital Video Professional Association
6] - The MUG Store
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MACWORLD CREATIVEPRO NY 2003 NEWS - LEADERS
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1] - User Group Leadership Conference
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All user group officers, board members and potential leaders are invited
to attend the User Group Leadership Conference, to be held on July 15,
the day before Macworld CreativePro Expo begins. There are no per-group
limitations, so plan to have your entire leadership team come and get
involved.
User Group Leadership Conference
Tuesday, July 15, 2003
The New Yorker Hotel
481 Eighth Ave at 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Registration
11:30 a.m. - 1:20 p.m. Welcome & Adobe working lunch
1:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. Sessions
5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. Pizza Party
Session topics:
- Welcome
- Website workshop with Adobe's Terry White
- Getting along with others: how to get vendors to support your user
group
- The lost art of board building
- Creating a useful CD for your group
- How to build your MUG's website with little or no help
- Fundraising ideas that your members will really enjoy
- Welcoming Windows users
- Workshop: What would you do if... MUG challenges and opportunities
- Pizza party
Conference highlights include a luncheon presentation by Terry White,
Technical Resources Manager for Adobe Systems and President of MacGroup
Detroit user group. Terry will offer professional feedback on sample
user group web sites; UGLC registrants may submit their sites for
consideration until July 8.
Registration for UGLC is $50 (US). Space is limited, so reserve your
spot now.
http://www.mugcenter.com/uglc/uglcnyc2003/uglcnyc2003.html
For information on student discounts, contact the Campus Group Advisory
Board at email@hidden.
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2] - Adobe User Group Leader Breakfast
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Don't forget to register for the Adobe User Group Leader Breakfast, to
be held on Thursday, July 17th. Come network with your fellow user group
leaders, meet old friends, make new friends and see cool product demos
by Adobe product managers. We promise that you won't leave empty-handed!
All user group leaders, board members and Ambassadors are encouraged to
attend--there is no per-group attendence limit for this breakfast.
Adobe Leader User Group Breakfast
Thursday, July 17, 2003
The New Yorker Hotel
481 Eighth Ave at 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
6:45 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. - Registration
7:20 a.m. - Doors open for breakfast
7:45 a.m. - Presentation begins
9:45 a.m. - Program ends
Register online at:
http://www.acteva.com/go/usergroups
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3] - User Group Booth Slots Available
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The Macintosh User Group Booth at Macworld CreativePro will be hosted by
the Long Island Macintosh User Group (LiMAC) and will feature the
following user groups exhibiting during the course of the Expo:
Boston Macintosh Users Group
Connecticut Macintosh Connection
Long Island Macintosh Users Group
Main Line Macintosh Users Group
MetroMac, Metropolitan New York Macintosh Alliance
Macintosh Association of Central New Jersey
Princeton Macintosh User Group
There are still a few slots available in the schedule. If your user
group would like to have international exposure at Macworld, email the
User Group Advisory Board at email@hidden for details.
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4] - Looking for a Few Good Volunteers
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Our volunteer slate is mostly filled, but there are still a few spaces
available for helping out with user group activities at Macworld
CreativePro. If you'd like to lend a hand, contact the Apple User Group
Advisory Board and the Macworld CreativePro Planning Committee at
email@hidden.
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COMMUNITY NEWS - LEADERS
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1] - RLs and Macworld Events on The User Group Report
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Want to get to know your Regional Liaison? Interviews with new and
returning Regional Liaison team members have been highlights of recent
editions of the User Group Report, and more interviews are to come.
In the latest Report, hear from Macworld CreativePro Planning Committee
members about all the user group activities planned for July's Expo.
http://www.mugcenter.com/ugr/ugrarchives.html
You can listen to the UGR in streaming audio, or download the MP3 file
to take along on your iPod. Post the link to your website so your group
members can listen too. Instructions for your webmaster can be found at:
http://www.mugcenter.com/ugr/ugr.html
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2] - Submit Those Reviews!
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Groups who have ordered the latest User Group Mailbox should be
receiving it any day now, if it hasn't already arrived. Remember to demo
the included Not for Resale copies of AppleWorks, Keynote and the World
Book Jaguar Edition at meetings and review them on your group's website
or in your newsletter. Then send the PDF or url of your reviews to
email@hidden (AppleWorks and Keynote) and email@hidden
(World Book Jaguar Edition).
Watch for an Apple web page featuring the reviews you submit.
The Mailbox can be ordered by user group Ambassadors with access to
Apple Sales Web (part L28231A-US). Questions about the Mailbox? Contact
email@hidden.
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3] - AUG Discussion Mailing List
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For lively sharing of ideas and info with fellow user group leaders,
head for the Apple User Group Discussion Mailing List. Recent hot
topics include handling newsletter exchanges, attracting guest speakers
and
vendors, insurance, user groups and Apple Stores, motivating group
officers and building effective boards.
The AUGD list is a great place to ask (and answer) group-related
questions, interact with other leaders from around the world and share
success stories. You can opt to receive messages individually or have
them delivered in a daily digest. If haven't yet signed up for the augd
list, what are you waiting for?
http://lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/augd
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Your group's newsletter editor will stand up and cheer at the latest
news from Macworld Magazine and the MUG Center. Starting this month,
Macworld Contributing Editor Christopher Breen will provide selections
from his renowned "Mac 911" column, featuring tips, tricks and solutions
to tough Mac problems, for reprinting in Mac user group newsletters.
Breen's columns are posted on the MUG Center's Newsletter Content Email
List along with contributions from user group newsletter editors from
around the globe. Make sure your group's editor gets the information on
signing up for the TMC-NLC list:
http://www.mugcenter.com/nlcontent.html/nlcontentlist.html
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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
June 25, 2003
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COMMUNITY NEWS - MEMBERS
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1] - User Group Activities at Macworld CreativePro
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Macworld CreativePro Conference & Expo New York 2003 will be chock full
of activities for and by user groups:
* User Group Leadership Conference
Tuesday, July 15, 11:15 a.m.-7:45 p.m.
The New Yorker Hotel - 481 Eighth Avenue at 34th Street
The UGLC will feature a luncheon presentation by Adobe's Terry White,
workshops and sessions for user group leaders, and a closing pizza
party and networking session. All user group leaders are welcome.
Registration required. $50 (US), special student leader rates.
* Mega-MUG Meeting
Wednesday, July 16, 6-7:30 p.m.
The Javits Center - 655 West 34th Street
Room 1E08
Open to all Expo attendees, the Mega-MUG Meeting is part of the
Birds-of-a-Feather (BOF) Meeting track. All user group members,
leaders and show-goers interested in learning more about the user
group experience are welcome.
* Adobe User Group Leader Breakfast
Thursday, July 17th, 7-9:45 a.m.
The New Yorker Hotel
User group leaders can network, get a good meal and see product demos
by Adobe product managers. All user group leaders are welcome.
Pre-registration and confirmation required.
* Final Cut Pro User Group Network CreativePro Evening Event
Thursday, July 17, 2003, 5-10 p.m.
The New Yorker Hotel
Meet vendors and hear from product designers and managers for Final
Cut Pro and DVD Studio Pro. Cash bar, snacks will be served. Doors
open at 5 p.m. for sponsor table exhibits in Crystal Ballroom. Meeting
starts at 6:30 p.m. Admission: $5.00 (US)
* Macintosh User Group Booth
The Javits Center
Booth #156
The User Group Booth will be hosted by the Long Island Macintosh User
Group and staffed by representatives of a number of area user groups.
* User Group Guides
The Javits Center
Internet Cafe
User group volunteers will be on hand to help Expo attendees locate
products and services around the show floor.
* User Group Lounge
The Javits Center
Room 3D01
Meet with Mac luminaries and relax with fellow user group members.
Watch the MUG Center for the schedule of sessions.
* Final Cut Pro User Group Network Theater
The Javits Center
FCPUG Network Theater
See short films and works created in Final Cut Pro by FCPUGN members
and meet the filmmakers who created them.
For full details on user group events at Macworld CreativePro go to:
http://www.mugcenter.com/macworld/mwnyc2003/index.html
For information on Macworld CreativePro Conference & Expo go to:
http://www.macworldexpo.com/
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2] - Macworld CreativePro Hotel Discounts
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Special room rates and "perks" are still available for user group
attendees of Macworld CreativePro at the New Yorker Hotel.
The New Yorker is located within convenient walking distance to the
Jacob K. Javits Center and Times Square, and in close proximity to Penn
Station. Room rates start at $105 (US) per night. Special "perks"
include:
* One continental breakfast voucher per customer
* $10 (US) per day discount on parking
* 20 percent off all food and (non alcoholic) beverages at the Tick Tock
Diner, La Vigna or the Lobby Cafe
To take advantage of this special user group package, book your
room online at:
http://www.mugcenter.com/macworld/mwnyc2003/roomblock.html
If you wish to call the hotel directly (212-971-0101) and reserve your
room, ask for "in-house" reservations and mention that you are booking
the room under the "Macworld/CZ Productions" special room block.
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3] - New User Groups Formed in New Zealand
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Regional Liaisan Graeme Moffatt reports the launch of three new user
groups within the past month! Aukland Macintosh Society, Nelson
Macintosh User Group and Golden Bay Macintosh User Group (Takaka) join
the growing ranks of Mac user groups in New Zealand.
Details of these and all the other New Zealand Mac User Groups can be
found at:
http://nzmac.netfirms.com
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4] - KOMOMUG Member "Embedded" on USS Abraham Lincoln
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KOMOMUG, the Apple User Group for KOMO TV in Seattle, had an "embedded"
photographer on board the aircraft carrier UUS Abraham Lincoln in March.
Grant M. Haller used his PowerBook, a satellite, and miniDV deck to edit
and send photos from the Persian Gulf. Now home, Grant Haller showed
KOMOMUG how it was done. You can read the logs that accompanied his
photos at:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/lincoln/journal
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5] - MacGroup-Detroit Hosts Adam C. Engst
MacGroup-Detroit (Michigan's largest user group) will host Adam C.
Engst, Macworld Contributing Editor and publisher of TidBITs, at their
June 22 meeting. Adam will speak about iPhoto 2 and wireless
networking.
http://macgroup.org/
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6] - Milestones
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Apple CIDER of Rochester, NY held their 25th annual picnic on June 11.
Members of the MacRIT campus user group and other local Apple user
groups were invited to take part in the festivities.
http://www.applecider.org/
PAUG, the Penninsula Apple Users Group of Redwood City, CA will
celebrate their group's 20th anniversary with a picnic on July 19.
http://homepage.mac.com/ipaug/20-yrs.html
Congratulations to Apple CIDER and PAUG!
Does your group have a milestone you'd like to share? We'd love to
spread the word on 5 year, 10 year, 15 year (or more) anniversaries,
hitting the 100 member mark, or other achievements that are important to
your group. Send us your milestones at email@hidden.
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SPECIAL OFFERS - APPLE USER GROUP BULLETIN - June 2003
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These special offers are brought to you by the Apple User Group Advisory
Board. You must be a current user group member to qualify for these
savings. Not a member? Join a user group today and take advantage of
all the benefits of user group membership.
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1] - Circus Ponies
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Getting organized just got easier. Circus Ponies NoteBook is a new iApp
that helps you organize your stuff in the digital hub. NoteBook helps
you keep track of photos, e-mails, graphics and documents. Take notes,
build outlines, and share information. Create project journals or
portfolios. Clip and annotate e-mails and news stories. Add formatted,
searchable notes. Add emphasis with built-in highlighters, stickers, and
keywords. Find anything using NoteBook's patented indexing technology.
Regular price: $49.95 (US). MUG special offer price: $29.95 (US).
To order, go to
https://www.circusponies.com/pages.aspx?page=hedgehog
This worldwide offer expires December 31, 2003. *For MUG Members ONLY*
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2] - Hemera
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Save up to $50 (US) off The Big Box of Art 800,000, the world's largest
Mac DVD image collection. Regular price is $149.99 (US).
The Big Box of Art 800,000 is packed full of quality images for the Mac:
vector clip art, photos, illustrations, Photo-Objects images and Web
graphics. That's 800,000 images on 8 DVDs, perfect for every Macintosh
project. You won't believe how fast it finds images or how quickly it
gets that image to your project.
1. Save $25 (US) instantly by purchasing through this MUG Exclusive
Offer.
2. Receive an additional $25 (US) off if you own any other image
collection of 125,000 images or more, through a special mail-in rebate.
Read more about The Big Box of Art 800,000 at:
http://www.hemera.com/_remote/jumppages/294/
This worldwide offer expires December 31, 2003. *For MUG Members ONLY*
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3] - Design Tools Monthly
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Free issue and 50 percent off a new subscription
You know that stack of magazines in your office that you wish you had
time to read? And all those websites you need to scour for updates? If
you prefer to spend your time being creative, get Design Tools Monthly
instead. For the past eleven years, Design Tools Monthly has provided
"the Executive Summary of Graphic Design News" to subscribers in more
than 40 countries. If you're a graphic design professional, you owe it
to yourself to see how Design Tools Monthly will save you thousands of
dollars in time and trouble each year.
Our regular price is $229 (US) per year, but Mac user group members can
get their first year for just $99 (US) or $125 (US) outside the
U.S. & Canada.
Please contact us for a free sample issue, or to subscribe:
http://www.design-tools.com/mug
or call (303) 543-8400.
This worldwide offer expires September 30, 2003. * For MUG Members ONLY
*
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4] - Total Training
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The most trusted name in video-based training is offering 20-50 percent
off of two of its most popular training CD-ROMs.
"Total Training For Apple OS X," retail price $49 (US), can be ordered
for only $24.50 (US) plus applicable tax and shipping.
You can also get the newly released "From Design to Print: A WorkFlow
Series" which teaches you exciting tips and tricks on how to take a
project through Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat to
produce a professional print piece. This program retails for $49 (US),
but can be yours for only $39.20 (US) plus applicable tax and shipping.
This is a "phone-only" special. To receive your discount, call
888-368-6825 and ask for Larry.
For more information, go to
http://www.totaltraining.com
This worldwide offer expires September 30, 2003. *For MUG Members ONLY*
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5] - The Digital Video Professionals Association
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The Digital Video Professionals Association (DVPA) is the world's
largest organization devoted exclusively to meeting the needs of those
who use DV technology. The organization is known for its many member
benefits including the Online University with over 25,000 streaming
video training files that teach programs like Final Cut Pro, AppleScript
Studio, Photoshop, After Effects, Director, and many more.
User Group members can sign up for any DVPA membership and receive
four FREE Sound Effects CDs from Music2Hues. Sign up for the
DVPA All Access membership and also receive a large collection of
royalty-free video and animation clips from major stock libraries
including ArtBeats, Creatas, Digital Juice, Digital Vision, Sekani, and
Videometry.
For complete details and to see sample files of all of the video clips,
go to
http://www.dvpa.com/special/MUG
This worldwide offer expires September 30, 2003. *For MUG Members ONLY*
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6] - The MUG Store
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It's raining eMacs at the MUG Store! The MUG Store has hundreds upon
hundreds of specially priced brand new prior-model eMacs for sale,
starting at just $649 (US), plus a $99 (US) rebate on any one of four
Canon printers. Simply click on the New Apple Product link when you
enter the MUG Store site, then click on the eMac picture, and you'll see
all the great eMac deals available. Models and prices only good while
supplies last. There's never been a better way to put a robust G4 system
on your desk!
Remember that your user group gets 1 percent back toward anything the
MUG Store sells every time one of your members orders from the MUG
Store.
http://www.applemugstore.com
Password schedule:
4/1/2003- 6/30/2003 User ID: yao / Password: ming
7/1/2003- 9/30/2003 User ID: apple / Password: music
This offer is available to members of U.S. user groups.
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A complete list of all deals currently in effect can be found at:
http://www.mugcenter.com/vendornews/vendornews.html
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Elsa Travisano, Editor
Apple User Group Advisory Board
email@hidden
Lorene S Romero, Vendor Relations
Apple User Group Advisory Board
email@hidden
Jeff Mosqueda, Publisher
Apple
email@hidden
Get involved. Join a user group near you.
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http://www.apple.com/signmeup/
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