Conference Schedule of Events
Location - Zephyrhills SR. High School, Zephyrhills, FL
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Friday, March 7, 2008
1:00 - 4:00 PM
Board Directors Meeting – Quality Inn - Mtg Room
5:30 - 8:00 PM
Early Registration - entry area
6:00 - 8:00 PM - Stage Area
Sponsor – FACUG
Reception (meet & greet old friends)
– finger foods/beverages provided –A 45 minute presentation on "Where Technology is Taking Us". Hear startling, educational, and entertaining predictions in a video
….presented by Doc (Dave Dockery) President, Tampa Bay Society.30 Minutes of TRIVIA FUN with DOOR PRIZES !!!!!!!!!!!
Microsoft Windows Lounge - Nick Kawamoto
Microsoft will be offering a Windows Lounge featuring 6 Windows Vista PCs, so attendees can check their e-mail and experience the product first hand.
This will be offered in Room #6 all day Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
7:30 – 10:00 AM - Registration - Entry Area
8:00 - 8:45 AM - Breakfast Event - Cafeteria
Sponsor: Smart Computing
8:55 - 9:50 AM -- Stage Area
Smart Computing Presentation ......Lindsay Albers & Jen Clausen
10:00 - 10:45 AM Presentations
- Room 1: Techniques for Creating Award-Winning Newsletters.....Robert Black
- Room 2: Back to the Basics, a Magical Mystery Tour.....Mike & Nancy Sexton
- Room 3: Identity Theft - Protect Yourself.....Hewie Poplock
- Room 4: Take a Tour of Windows Vista with "Dave and Dave".....Dave Gerber Dave (Doc) Dockery
- Room 5: Tech Session - Ai Squared .....Scott Moore
10:55 - 11:40 AM - Presentations
- Room 1: Tech Session - User Group Relations.....Gene & Linda Barlow
- Room 2: Internet Neutrality and the Internet Preservation Act of 2007.....JB Hillard
- Room 3: Building a Data Driven Website.....Barry Rimmer
- Room 4: Exciting Digital Photography and Video Editing.....Ken Larrabee
- Room 5: Tech Session - Smart Computing.....Lindsay Albers & Jen Clausen
11:50 – 12:35 PM - Lunch Event – Cafeteria
12:45 – 1:40PM – Stage Area
Ai Squared Presentation ....... Scott Moore
1:50 - 2:35 PM - Presentations
- Room 1: Learn How to Build a PowerPoint Presentation (Part 1) .....Brigitte Haag
- Room 2: Computer Education - The Backbone of Every User Group .....Dave Gerber
- Room 3: Backup Strategies - Hardware and Software Choices .....Chuck Vroman
- Room 4: Share the Wealth: Use a Home Network .....Phil Sorrentino
- Room 5: Tech Session - Trend Micro .....David Perry
2:45 - 3:35 PM - Presentations
- Room 1: Learn How to Build a PowerPoint Presentation (Part 2) .....Brigitte Haag
- Room 2: Newsletter Design - Hook’em and Hold’em .....June Wentworth
- Room 3: Learn All About Digital Media from the Mac Pro .....Brian Sakowicz
- Room 4: My Growing Love Affair with New Windows Vista .....Ron Purkhiser
- Room 5: Tech Session - Microsoft ..... Eric Kamont
3:45 - 4:45 PM - Vendor Panel - Stage Area
MC - Sam Wexler
4:45 - 5:30 PM - Dinner Event -Cafeteria
Sponsor: Microsoft
5:40 - 6:45 PM - Stage Area
Microsoft Presentation .......Eric P. Kamont , Nick Kawamoto & Terri Stratton
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Sunday, March 9, 2008
7:30 - 8:30 AM Late Registration - Entry Area
8:00 - 8:45 AM - Breakfast Event - Cafeteria
8:55 - 9:50 AM - Stage Area
Corel Presentation .......... Frank Hodgson
9:55 - 10:30 AM - Stage Area
10:40 - 11:25 AM - Presentations
- Room 1: How User Groups Can Benefit from Web 2.0 Technologies.....Dave Dockery
- Room 2: Become a Green Star Certified User Group in 10 Steps.....Carl Lofstrom
- Room 3: Learn What a GPS Can Do For You.....Brigitte Haag
- Room 4: Tech Session - Corel.....Frank Hodgson
- Room 5: Tech Session - Verbatim.....Bill Baillie
- Room 7: Tech Session - Pinnacle System .....Robert Evans
11:35 – 12:20 PM - Lunch Event – Cafeteria
Sponsor: Pinnacle
12:40 – 1:30PM – Stage Area
Pinnacle Presentation ......Rob Evans1:45 - 2:15 PM
FACUG Presentation -
Tom Theil and Sam Wexler
2:15 - 2:45 PM - FACUG Annual Meeting – Stage Area
- Association Status Reports- President, Secretary, Treasurer, Board Members
- APCUG Report – Stu Silverman
- Home Page Contest
- Newsletter Contest
- Introduction of new Officer’s & Board of Directors
- Plans for Fall 2008
2:50 - 3:45 PM - Vendor Fair
3:45 PM - Wrap Up Session / Door Prizes – Stage Area
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