[AUSOM-Announcements] AUSOM in November

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AUSOM Announcements - November 2009

Monthly meeting - Saturday, 7 November 2009

Main presentation: 21st Century Education with Apple as a Core
Coburg Senior High Principal Don Miller will talk about the present  
and future of innovative education at the school.

The meeting runs between 9.30am and 5.00pm, with Don's keynote  
presentation at 1.00 pm.

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

Meeting location
Melbourne PC User Group
2nd Floor, Chadstone Place
Chadstone Shopping Centre
1341 Dandenong Rd
CHADSTONE VIC 3148

Melways Reference: 69, D4

For full details see <http://ausom.net.au/access/>

Coming up at Saturday meetings ...

5 December
Digital video film festival.

Multimedia SIG - Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Topic and speaker:
To be confirmed.

The Multimedia Group 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 7.30pm to 10pm  
(doors open at 7pm).

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

Retirees & Others SIG - Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Topics and speakers:

'Nailing the Ancestors'

1.  Kate Boyce will demonstrate the resources available and a  
suggested procedure for tracing a family tree from square one.

2.  Barbara Gibson will discuss what can and what can't be done to  
resuscitate old family photographs that are the worse for wear.

3.  Pat Tasker will show how easy it is to put photos and other images  
into a fully customised iPhoto  PhotoBook.

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://ausom.net.au/nextmeetings/>

The Annual Raffle
This year it will be stunning! There are five prize bundles and 4000  
tickets only. First prize is either a MacBook Pro 13" or iMac 20".  
This year we have some generous sponsors and we ask you to support  
them please.

For details, see AUSOM - Raffle

Tickets to sell have been mailed to AUSOM members. Ticket sales/ 
returns will be at the Saturday meetings. All mail needs to reach us  
by 27 November and all entries close at midday 5 December. The draw  
will be that day at 15.00 hrs.

Queries? Email office at ausom.net.au, or phone 1300 360 813 and leave a  
message.

AUSOM members only survey
To understand how best to meet members' future needs AUSOM Committee  
of Management has put a 10 question survey on the AUSOM website. The  
questions have been limited to gathering essential data needed to  
develop, tailor and provide relevant products and services.

Members have a chance to win a refurbished iPod touch 16Gb by
completing the survey and and emailing vice-president at ausom.net.au  
with your name and member number.

The survey is for AUSOM members only and requires a password  
(available in the October edition of AUSOM News).

The survey will close on 14 November 2009, and the iPod Touch winner  
will be announced at the Main Meeting on 5 December 2009.

First Class
AUSOM FirstClass is perhaps the easiest to use, most convenient online  
Apple Macintosh resource in Australia. It's certainly one of the most  
comprehensive. Its discussion and file exchange forums allow you to  
share the resources of this association of around 800 members,  
providing you with the most up-to-date Apple Macintosh information,  
files and support.

To use AUSOM FirstClass you first need to be an AUSOM member or a  
member of an affiliated User Group. There is an additional FirstClass  
annual subscription fee of $50, after which you can register on the  
FirstClass system.

For more information, see AUSOM - FirstClass


Disc of the month: Festive Fun Volume II
As the single biggest seller out of all of the Disc of the Month  
titles in 2008, we decided to re-release it. It contains;
	• 3000+ pieces of Christmas Clip Art
	• 990+ pieces of Christmas Music and Videos
	• 880+ Christmas Card & Gift Tags
	• 600+ Christmas Activities
	• 300+ Christmas Fonts
	• 35+ Christmas Applications
	• 30+ Christmas Stories
All on a single DVD… which has an RRP of $15.

The Disc of the Month goes on sale on the first Saturday of each month  
at our Monthly Meeting. It can be purchased a the Saturday meeting or  
ordered 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://ausom.net.au/discofthemonth/>

Now ... about the Apple Store affiliate program
By participating in Affiliate Programs, AUSOM can earn small but  
useful commissions from on-line purchases you make, without any cost  
to you.

Clicking on the Apple Store button on AUSOM's homepage, <http://ausom.net.au 
 >, will take you directly to the Australian Apple Store, and you  
conduct your business there in the normal way. You are under no  
obligation to purchase anything — you may simply 'window-shop' if you  
wish.

Why not give it a whirl and give AUSOM the chance to financially  
benefit?

We'll include some information about other affiliates in future  
editions.

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 third 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 meeting, otherwise it may be held  
over until the next meeting.

Next CoM Meeting: Wednesday 18 November 2009

About AUSOM Incorporated
The Apple Users Society of Melbourne is Australia's largest and most  
active Apple User Group and this AUSOM-Announcement is a brief summary  
of upcoming meetings. 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://ausom.net.au/>

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