Macworld Expo SF 2004 Heavy on Education

IGDG's Paul Kent, Macworld Conference Expo Chairperson, wrote us to say that:

Macworld Conference & Expo returns to San Francisco January 10 – 14 and brings with it our best-of-class educational program. Our world renowned conference agenda brings together over 125 sessions, 150 faculty members, thousands of attendees and an environment unmatched for education, inspiration and thought provoking discussion. With sessions for advanced, intermediate and beginner users, there are skill development opportunities for everyone.

Here's what Paul wrote that one can expect at Macworld this year:

PowerTools - 2 day intensive training courses on your favorite products:

Adobe Creative Suite • Dreamweaver, MacOSX Server • Filemaker 7 • AppleScript • Photoshop • Music and Audio Production with your Mac • Developing Dashboard Widgets for Tiger • DVD Studio Pro • Expanding your Creativity • Developing Interactive Solutions • Enterprise Security • Acrobat • Motion • Final Cut Pro

Workshops - 1 day immersive experiences on key topics:

Becoming a Power User • Troubleshoting • Airport (Wireless) Networking • Final Cut • Getting Started in the Game Industry for Creative Professionals

MacIT Conference - the most comprehensive 3-day conference on Apple's IT and Enterprise Computing technologies:

Join us as we present tracks on Servers and Services, Client Issues, Interoperability, Network Management and a special track of introductory material for new network administrators. We'll even be taking a special look at Apple's new Tiger Server!

Users Conference - something for everyone at this look at products, tips and techniques from across the Mac community:

We'll look at Music and Audio, Digital Video, Digital Photography, Creative ideas, Inside Mac OS X and cool tips and software suggestions in our Best of the Mac track! Sessions taught by a world class faculty of educators, journalists. We’ll also present the first public training classes on Apple’s forthcoming OS update – Tiger!

Hands-On MacLabs – curriculum’s are designed specifically to walk you through the paces of key software programs to make you more immediately more productive:

Limited class size provide you the most personalized attention from instructors at these half day, hands-on training classes. Classes on Mac OS X Administration, DVD Studio Pro, Motion, Adobe Creative Suite, PDF Workflow, Photoshop.

For course descriptions, pre-requisites and skill level expectations, check out the Macworld Expo web site. [Bill Fox]