This Week's MUG News - 6/8
This Week's MUG News - 6/8
- Subject: This Week's MUG News - 6/8
- From: Chuck Joiner <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2003 20:49:10 -0400
June 8 2003
The MUG Center
http://www.mugcenter.com
The Week's Front Page News At The MUG Center
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MACGROUP-DETRIOT, USER GROUP LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE & MORE APPLE REGIONAL
LIAISONS ON THE USER GROUP REPORT
Our focus on the Apple Regional Liaison Team continues with three more
members, and we start our coverage of the events surrounding Macworld
CreativePro Conference & Expo, including the User Group Leadership
Conference .
- Terry White of MacGroup-Detriot and Adobe outlines the successes and
innovative projects that are taking his group into the future, his
activites at the recent MacDesign Conference, and his presentation about
MUG web sites at the upcoming User Group Leadership Conference.
- Roy Atkinson of the Down East Macintosh Users Group and Regional
Liaison Team member for the Northeast United States talks about his
group, why they have Austrailian members on their listserv, and the
reactions he's had from groups in his area to his "first contact" efforts.
- Thomas Piper of the appleJAC Macintosh Users Group discusses his role
as the Central United States Regional Liaison, how he got started in user
groups, and what he would like to accomplish in the coming months.
- Lynn Poos of the Silicon Mountain Macintosh Users Group is the only
domestic third-term member of the Regional Liaison. He shares his insight
into the development and evolution of the team, and helps user groups in
his territory and beyond understand what the RLT offers them.
The User Group Report is the Internet radio show hosted by Chuck Joiner
that features interviews with people making news in the user group
community. You can listen here:
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http://www.mugcenter.com/usergroupreport/2003/309.html>
Platinum Sponsors For User Group Leadership Conference Announced
PLATINUM SPONSORS FOR USER GROUP LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED
The first round of Platinum Sponsors for the upcoming User Group
Leadership Conference (UGLC) conference has been announced, and includes
both vendors know for their long-term, consistent MUG support, as well as
some new to MUG events. They include:
- Apple User Groups
- Adobe
- Audible.com
- Circus Ponies
- Macworld CreativePro Conference & Expo
- Microsoft
Look for more sponsorship information and announcements in the coming weeks.
Vendors: Interested in sponsoring the only nationally-focused Macintosh
User Group leadership event on the East Coast? Find out how to connect
with the most involved and influential segment of the Macintosh communty
by contacting User Group Advisory Board member Lesa Snider .
All Macintosh User Group leaders and members are encouraged to help
support those who support user groups when making purchasing
recommendations or decisions.
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http://www.mugcenter.com/#uglcplatinum>
MACINTOSH USERS GROUP OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY ANNOUNCES MACWORLD
CREATIVEPRO BUS TRIP
The Macintosh Users Group of Southern New Jersey has announced that they
will be running a one-day bus trip to Macworld CreativePro Conference &
Expo in New York City on July 17. The bus will leave from Glouster County
College and the cost of the trip is $22. Contact the leadership of the
group on their web site for additional details and reservations.
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http://www.mugcenter.com/#mugsnjbus>
USER GROUP ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER APPEARS ON "INSIDE MAC" RADIO SHOW
Lorene Romero of the User Group Advisory Board made a guest appearance on
the Inside Mac Radio With Scott Sheppard on May 30th to talk about the
user group events at the MacDesign Conference in Chicago.Other guests on
the show included Jeff Baudin of Micromat, Inc., Jai Chulani, eMac
Product Manager, Apple and Sam Levin, Senior Mac Technologist. You can
listen via a downloadable MP3 file.
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http://www.mugcenter.com/#ugabinsidemac>
STEVE WOZNIAK HIGHLIGHTS MARYLAND APPLE CORPS' 25th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak was the guest speaker at yesterday's
celebration of the Maryland Apple Corps's 25th anniversary celebration,
entitled "MD25MD."
The event featured a catered lunch, a massive raffle by a host of
sponsoring vendors, and presentations by Apple Senior Systems Engineer
Dave Marra, MaMUGs President Dan East, User Group Advisory Board Chairman
Chuck Joiner, Maryland Apple Corps' memberVictor Nazarian, Association of
Personal Computer User Groups President Peggy Ireland, and Fred Showker,
Director, User Group Academy & Editor, M.U.G. It was clearly Woz who was
the highlight of the afternoon, entertaining and enlightening attendees
on the pre-Apple exploits of he and Steve Jobs that led to the formation
of the company, how he, as an engineer, saw things differently than his
contemporaries, and much more. Congratulations to the Maryland Apple
Corps on not only their 25th anniversary, but on a top-notch MUG event.
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Coming Up This Week On The MUG Event Calendar
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JUNE 12
Digital MUG Chat - World Without Borders
MetroMac - David Pogue
JUNE 13
Atlantic City Area Mac Users Group - Dave Marra of Apple
JUNE 14
Washington Apple Pi - Computer Sale & Show
Thanks!
---Chuck
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Chuck Joiner
Editor-In-Chief
The MUG Center
http://www.mugcenter.com
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