Macworld Expo ‘Power Tools’ conferences expand

IDG World Expo on Tuesday announced the expansion of the Power Tools Conferences set to take place at Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, Calif. The even is planned for January 5 – 9, 2004, and takes place as it does every year at the Moscone Center.

The Power Tools Conferences gather Mac users interested in in-depth training on specific Mac-based applications and tools, where they learn from consultants, authors, product engineers and power users. The Power Tools Conferences have been expanded into two series spanning four days — 15 separate conferences in all.

This year’s roster of Power Tools Conferences include:

Web Design and Delivery, chaired by author Dori Smith

Final Cut Pro, chaired by Josh Mellicker and Guy Cochran of DVcreators.net

Mac OS X – Advanced Concepts & Administration, chaired by Schoun P. Regan and Kevin White of The Mac Trainers

QuarkXPress, chaired by Jay Nelson, editor and publisher of Design Tools Monthly

DVD Studio Pro, chaired by Bruce Nazarian of Gnome Digital Media

Dreamweaver, chaired by Dave McFarland of Sawyer McFarland Media

Professional Photoshop, chaired by Michael Ninness of Microsoft

FileMaker, chaired by John Mark Osborne of Database Pros

Color Management, chaired by Kevin O’Connor, publishing workflow consultant

Final Cut Pro 4 – Masters Workshop, chaired by Steve Martin, Apple certified trainer with Ripple Training

Video Compression, chaired by Ben Waggoner of Ben Waggoner Digital

The Macintosh Home Recording Studio for Musicians, chaired by David Mash of Berklee College of Music

How to Produce, Create & Deliver Interactive Solutions, chaired by Nick Floro of Seal Works

AppleScript, chaired by Sal Soghoian of Apple

Game Development, chaired by Jeannie Novack of Indiespace

For more details or to register for the event, please visit the Macworld Conference & Expo Web site.

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