[AUSOM-Announcements] What's On - AUSOM - August 2008

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AUSOM Announcements - August 2008

Monthly meeting - Saturday, 2 August 2008

Main presentation - Canon's Pixma range of printers
Michelle Tuddenhaum (Canon Australia)

Members and visitors attend Swinburne Univeristy, Prahran Campus (High  
Street, Prahran) on the first Saturday of each month (except January).  
The meeting runs between 9.30am and 5.00pm. Special interest group  
meetings cover using Apple Macs in digital photography, iPods, home  
movies, genealogy, finance, databases, the Internet, Excel, Word,   
networking and many other topics. The location is convenient to tram  
and train and there is ample parking. Lunch may be purchased on site  
and vendors sell small computer items such as CDs, DVDs, ink jet  
cartridges, cables, etc. We have a monthly raffle of valuable prizes  
such as iWork software, the iPod shuffle etc.

For more information go to <http://www.ausom.net.au/nextmeetings/index.html 
 >

Meeting location
Swinburne University Prahran Campus
Building PA
Corner Thomas & St John Streets
(Off High St, near Chapel St)
Melways 2L, H12
See <http://www.ausom.net.au/access/index.html> for a map and further  
details.

Multimedia SIG - Tuesday, 12 August 2008
'iPhone Accessories' and 'A Creative Software Title' - Stephen  
Williams, PICA Software

The Macintosh Multimedia Group [3MG] is a joint venture between AUSOM  
Inc and iMug. It meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the  
Balwyn Baptist Church (cnr Whitehorse and Parring Roads,  Melway 46  
F8) from 7.00pm to 10pm (doors open at 7pm).

For more information go to <http://www.ausom.net.au/nextmeetings/index.html 
 >

Retirees & Others SIG - Wednesday, 13 August 2008
'Using iMovie and Final Cut for  Video Editing' - Roger Threlfall and  
Chris McQuillan

This group meets on the second Wednesday of each month at the Balwyn  
Baptist Church (cnr Whitehorse and Parring Roads,  Melway 46 F8) from  
10am to 12noon.

For more information go to <http://www.ausom.net.au/nextmeetings/index.html 
 >

AUSOM Committee of Management Meetings
The AUSOM Committee of Management (CoM) usually meets on the Wednesday  
night two weeks before the next Main Meeting (this is usually, but not  
always the the second Wednesday of each month) at 247 Flinders Lane,  
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

If you'd like to submit information for the Committee's consideration,  
please email com at ausom.net.au or write to AUSOM Committee, 247  
Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000.  If the submission is received by the  
Monday evening prior to the Committee Meeting, it can be placed on the  
agenda for consideration at that next meeting, otherwise it may be  
held over until the meeting.

Next CoM Meeting: Wednesday 20 August 2008

Disc of the month - Audiophile
The August 2008 Disc of the Month is a collection of over 50 useful  
and interesting audio and music tools for the Mac. Cost $10.

AUSOM regularly produces a Disc of the Month that goes on sale on the  
first Saturday of each month at our Monthly Meeting. It can be  
purchased a the Saturday meeting, by contacting the AUSOM Office on  
1300 360 813 or ordering online; click on the AUSOM Store button on  
AUSOM's homepage.

For full details about this Month's Disc contents and past releases,  
please visit <http://www.ausom.net.au/discofthemonth/index.html>

AUSOM and the BabyBoomers Lifestyle Expo, 16-18 August 2008
Together with about 150 other exhibitors, AUSOM will have a stand at  
the 'BabyBoomers Lifestyle Expo', now in its fourth year. Drop in and  
see us at Stand 92.

The Expo is at Melbourne Exhibition Centre, 2 Clarenden Street,  
Southbank. As well as a range of exhibitors, there will be an  
extensive seminar program over the three days.

It's open Saturday-Monday (16-18 August) 10am - 5pm. Why not take  
advantage of the two-for-one ticket offer for AUSOM members? See the  
August edition of AUSOM News for details. Otherwise, the Admission Fee  
for Adults is $10 (Concession: $6).

If you're interested, your Boomer ticket will also provide entry to  
the Australian Business and IT Expo next door.

There's wheelchair access and refreshments on-site.  Last year 13,000  
visited the Expo over the three days.

For more details about the Expo: <http://babyboomerslifestyleexpo.com.au/index.html 
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About AUSOM Incorporated
The Apple Users Society of Melbourne, is Australia's leading Apple  
Macintosh User Group and this AUSOM-Announcement is a brief summary of  
the various meetings we conduct during the month and in the immediate  
future. For more information about AUSOM please call our  
Administration Office on 1300 360 813, email us at office at ausom.net.au  
or visit out website at <http://www.ausom.net.au/>

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