MCE - Macintosh Computer Expo

Bert Monroy:

Bert Monroy was born and raised in New York City where he spent 20 years in the advertising industry as an art director and creative director for various agencies as well as his own. Upon discovering computers with the introduction of the Macintosh 128 in 1984, he embarked on a new digital career. He embraced the computer as an artistic medium and is considered one of the pioneers of digital art. Bert’s work has been seen in every major trade publication of the computer industry. His work has also been featured in scores of books which include Making Art on a Macintosh, The Photoshop WOW Book, The Illustrator WOW Book, The Art of Digital Painting, The Grey Book and The Photoshop A to Z in Japan.

For more information about Bert’s work please see his website at http://www.bertmonroy.com/

Here is a “in progress” list of our upcoming speakers

http://ncmug.org/mce.html

They include, Ronnie Roche, Mary Norbury Glaser, Derrick Story, Lesa Snider King, Bert Monroy, Dori Smith, Tom Negrino and Shawn King.

What a great line up we have this year -Lorene

I am pleased to announce that Endicia http://www.endicia.com/ has just signed up to be a Premium Sponsor for MCE 2025.

-Lorene

Shawn King is the host of Your Mac Life (YourMacLifeShow.com), the most popular, longest-running Macintosh-focused broadcast in the world. In his 13+ years as a broadcaster, Shawn has covered every Mac event in existence and interviewed countless celebrities.

His ability to take complex concepts and make them understandable by the average person in a no-nonsense, clear manner-mingled with a lot of fun and humor for good measure!-has made him a popular speaker at groups and conferences across the country. He’s a regular speaker at Macworld
Expo and he contributes to Macworld.com. In recent years, Shawn developed a passion for digital photography and throughout his travels, has had the amazing opportunity to both learn from and shoot
with some of the best photographers in the world.

He now teaches a popular beginning digital photography course with his wife, Lesa
Snider King. Visit Cameracon.com to learn more about it.

We have 3 new vendors who have signed up to support MCE

Marshall Electronic
Pearson Education dba Peachpit
Graphics Authority

-Lorene

Lesa Snider King will be one of the speakers during our Mac Computer Expo (9/27). She was just interviewed by Tom Piper of the Apple User Group Advisory Board.
http://tinyurl.com/4lx8lz

-Lorene

Marsee Henon, O’Reilly Media User Group representative, signs up for the Sponsor Level for MCE 2025. Two O’Reilly authors, Lesa Snider King and Derrick Story, will be guest speakers at our event -Lorene

Sheridan Jones, Director of Product Marketing for the Microsoft Mac Business Unit, has just signed up to be a Premium Sponsor for the Mac Computer Expo. Whaooo! Talk about supporting a Mac User Group.

-Lorene

Derrick Story is a professional photographer, writer, instructor, and the Photography Evangelist for O’Reilly Media. He’s authored many books including his latest, The Digital Photography Companion.

Derrick’s video tutorials are available through Lynda.com, featuring Aperture, iPhoto, and digital photography training. His photo articles are a regular staple for Macworld Magazine.

Derrick is also a member of the conference faculty for Macworld Expo SF, where he teaches classes on iPhoto, Aperture, and digital imaging. You can visit his commercial site at www.storyphoto.com. He
also runs a virtual camera club at www.thedigitalstory.com, featuring weekly photography podcasts, reader-submitted photos, and pro tips.

For a complete overview of Derrick’s publishing, go to: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/54

Exciting news! Mac Computer Expo (aka MCE) is getting geared up for 2025. The date of this wonderful event is Saturday September 27th. As always, it will be hosted by the North Coast Mac Users Group (NCMUG) in Santa Rosa, CA.

More information to come soon. -Lorene