Fwd: Mac OS X Conference Tracks

[Lorin Rivers]

They are looking for scripting. It'd be great to see some Rev stuff at 
this conference.

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> Dear Mac Reader,
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> I'm working on the Call for Papers for our upcoming Mac OS X
> Conference to be held in Santa Clara, California on October 25-28.
> Based on our feedback from the first two conferences, I have a
> pretty good idea about the core tracks we should develop:
>
> - System Administration
> - Programming and Scripting
> - Enterprise Computing
>
> But I'm interested in adding one or two other tracks as well, and
> I want to run some ideas by you for feedback. Here's what's on my mind.
>
> Digital Music -- I've learned over the years that musicians who use
> the Mac tend to be pretty savvy under the hood. I think a digital
> music track that deals with everything from low latency performance
> to getting your stuff published would be of interest to many in our
> audience.
>
> Home Automation -- Our session last year by Gordon Meyer was very
> popular and so have been the follow-up articles we've published on
> Mac DevCenter. I could see a comprehensive track that deals with
> everything from using your Mac to control home lighting, to security,
> to advanced operations.
>
> Digital Photography and Imaging -- Most of us are using digital
> cameras, but not to their potential. This track could deal with
> everything from image capture, to intelligent editing, to workflow.
> We have some real Photoshop experts on board now, not to mention
> a Hacks book that really digs into this subject.
>
> Mobile Computing -- I'm amazed at the convergence of technologies
> that enable us to work from just about any urban setting. But
> there's always more to learn and master, from optimizing performance,
> to security, to interoperability. This track would tackle the ins
> and outs of high-performance mobile computing.
>
> Life Sciences -- Mac OS X is very popular in the life sciences
> community, with estimates that Apple has a mindshare of at least
> 35 percent. This track would cover the tools available to biologists
> now, provide resources for sharing information, and explore the
> viability of Mac developers moving to LS as a career.
>
> I'd love to hear your feedback on these ideas and for you to lobby
> for the tracks that you'd like to see added to our next Mac OS X
> Conference. If you have a moment, please drop me a line before end
> of day, Tuesday, April 20 at derrick at oreilly.com.
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> Until next time,
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> -Derrick
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-- 
Lorin Rivers
<lorin at runrev.com>