From: lamg@aol.com (LAMG) Subject: EVENT: Learn about Virtual Communities from ThePalace creator Jim Bumgardner at MacFair Date: 4 May 1997 03:19:41 GMT Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Come and see The Palace creator Jim Bumgardner's seminar on Building Virtual Communities on Saturday, May 17th from 10-11:20am at MacFair LA 97. Admission to all three days of exhibits and seminars (including Jim's) is $55 if you preregister by May 9th, and $45 for LAMG members. Non-members pay $75 at the door. Visit the MACFAIR LA website at http://www.macfair.com to find out more information about other seminars and about the TERRIFIC PRO-INTENSIVE COURSES that are offered this year. * * * * LAMG, the Los Angeles Macintosh Group, a California nonprofit organization, proudly presents: MACFAIR LA '97, Southern California's largest Macintosh Conference & Exhibition featuring 120 exhibitors, Online Pavilion, seminars, keynotes, pro-intensive course tracks, a job fair, and a giant raffle with prizes last year in excess of $100,000. (This year we'll be raffling at least ONE Macintosh system each exhibit day!) WHERE: Burbank Hilton Hotel & Convention Center 2500 Hollywood Way, Burbank (across from the Burbank Airport) WHEN: Pro-Intensive Courses: Thursday, May 15 - Sunday, May 18 Exhibits, Seminars & Job Fair: Friday, May 16 - Sunday, May 18, 9am - 6pm * * * * HELP SPREAD THE WORD! Please, please, pleeeze FORWARD this email to any and all friends, family, colleagues, and others to get the word out about MacFair LA. To link to MacFair LA's web site go to: http://www.macfair.com/index.html#addme and adding the badge and corresponding code to your website. For those of you who aren't aware of it, MacFair LA is presented by the LAMG, a nonprofit user group, and this is our flagship event. And ya know...you can NEVER be a member of TOO MANY user groups! :) * * * * A RUN-TIME GUIDE TO MACFAIR LA is available for download from our website at http://www.MACFAIR.com. The guide provides more detailed information about the Pro-Intensives and Seminars. FYI: the guide is a MAC ONLY application, and you will need to decompress the file with STUFFIT expander or some other utility before you can read the file. * * * * MACFAIR LA PRO-INTENSIVE COURSES: A RARE OPPORTUNITY & GREAT VALUE Here's your chance to learn from the experts at a price you can afford. In these 3-hour lectures, you will learn from the secrets from noted authors, instructors from UCLA and AFI, as well as from the industry leaders like Macromedia, MetaTools and Claris themselves. Take one Pro-Intensive course or take a 2- or 4-Course track and SAVE! You can even CREATE YOUR OWN 4-COURSE TRACK and mix and match from your favorite pro-intensives! Most of these classes are RARE chances to learn the tricks from experts such as: * ThePalace creator, Jim Bumgardner * NeTProfessional editor, Raines Cohen * MetaTools product designer, Phil Clevenger * TidBits editors and authors, Adam & Tonya Engst * Bryce artist and author, Susan Kitchens * Women's Wire editor, Laurie Kretchmar * mTropolis instructor, Jack Kurtz * Mac evangelist and author, Bob LeVitus * Macworld contributing editor & LAMG VP, Tom Negrino * Macworld columnist and author, David Pogue * Virtual Pool creator, Ed Ritchie * digital photographer, Robert Sanders...and MANY, MANY, MANY others! (Links providing more information about these speakers can be found at the end of this document.) SEATS ARE LIMITED, SO REGISTER TODAY FOR: * Web Design Track (4 Courses) * Designer's Track (4 Courses) * Photoshop Track (2 Courses) * Macromedia Director Track (2 Courses) * CD-ROM Game Developer Track (2 Courses) * MiniCAD Track (2 Courses) * Business Track (4 Courses) * Claris Solutions Track (2 Courses) * Individual Pro-Series For more information visit: http://www.macfair.com/intensive1.htm. DISCOUNTS DISCOUNTS DISCOUNTS! Early-bird discounts for those who preregister by May 9th. And, still more discounts for LAMG members. To register, call 310.319.1826, visit http://www.macfair.com/registration0.htm. To find out more about LAMG membership benefits, visit our website at http://www.lamg.org or call 310.319.1821. For more information about MacFair LA '97, visit our website at: http://www.macfair.com or call our automated fax back * HELP SPREAD THE WORD! Please, please, pleeeze FORWARD this email to any and all friends, family, colleagues, and others to get the word out about MacFair LA. To link to MacFair LA's web site go to: http://www.macfair.com/index.html#addme and adding the badge and corresponding code to your website. For those of you who aren't aware of it, MacFair LA is presented by the LAMG, a nonprofit user group, and this is our flagship event. And ya know...you can NEVER be a member of TOO MANY user groups! :) * * * * THE 7TH ANNUAL MACFAIR LA '97. Presented by the LAMG, the Los Angeles Macintosh Group, a California non-profit, member-supported computer user group. Sponsored by Apple Computer. Co-sponsored by Claris, LA Daily News, Earthlink Network, Epson, MacHome Journal/NeTProfessional, MicroPublishing News, Motorola, Multimedia Source Book and Power Computing. Additional info can be found by visiting http://www.macfair.com, by calling 310.319.1826, or by using our automated fax-back system 310.319.1835 (courtesy of Micromat Computers). FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT: * ThePalace creator, Jim Bumgardner http://www.thepalace.com/jbum/ * MetaTools senior product designer, Phil Clevenger http://www.MetaTools.com * NeTProfessional editor, Raines Cohen http://www.NetProLive.com * TidBits editors and authors, Adam & Tonya Engst http://www.tidbits.com/ * Bryce artist and author, Susan Kitchens http://members.aol.com/auntialias/ * Women's Wire editor, Laurie Kretchmar http://www.women.com/guide/whoweare.html * mTropolis expert instructor, Jack Kurtz http://www.smartlink.net/~jkurtz/usergroup.html * Mac evangelist and author, Bob LeVitus http://www.awpi.com/LeVitus * Macworld contributing editor & LAMG VP, Tom Negrino http://www.negrino.com * Macworld columnist and author, David Pogue http://www.concentric.net/~pogue * Virtual Pool creator, Ed Ritchie http://www.celeris.com * digital photographer, Robert Sanders http://www.equinoxcomm.com/equinox3.html [MODERATOR'S NOTE: Commercial postings are offered on this newsgroup as a public service. 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