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Inside Mac - July 17th 2004

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Warwick Davies - Group Vice President - IDG World Expo

Warwick Davies is a Group Vice President at IDG World Expo responsible for the Macworld Conference & Expo and LinuxWorld Conference & Expo brands, having recently joined the company in July 2003.

Before joining IDG World Expo, he was an independent consultant helping companies quickly and profitably discover and launch international business opportunities in the high tech and biotech sectors. Prior to running his own consulting business, he was Vice President of Expositions and International Business Development at DCI, one of North America's premier business and technology conference and exposition organizers. At DCI, Warwick conceived and launched DCI's international conference program, including events in the UK, Germany, France, Japan, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain. He also held worldwide responsibility for DCI's Customer Relationship Conference and Exposition.

Prior to joining DCI, Warwick held a series of international sales, marketing, operations and administration management positions with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Lufthansa Germana Airlines, Hertz Corporation and the British Government.

Warwick is also author of The Freeport Experiment, a book detailing the success and failures of the UK free trade zones. He holds a BS in Economics from Northeastern University.

Macworld Conference & Expo - Boston

IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows, conferences and events for technology markets, announced that the opening feature presentation at Macworld Conference & Expo in Boston will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Macintosh with the members of its original design team. This panel presentation will lead off a feature presentation line-up that also includes photojournalist Rick Smolan and the return of Macworld's geek trivia contest, the MacBrainiac Challenge.

Macworld Conference & Expo will take place July 12 - 15, 2004 at the new Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC). Macworld is returning to Boston for the first time in seven years, and is the first event to be held in the BCEC.

New York Times technology columnist David Pogue will host a panel of members from the original Macintosh design team in the event's opening feature presentation, "The Macintosh at 20 - A Celebration of 20 Years of Innovation." Attendees will hear from Jef Raskin, Andy Hertzfeld, Bill Atkinson and Jerry Mannock, who will share anecdotes and perspectives on the development of the Macintosh.

These veteran Mac luminaries will also examine the evolution of the Macintosh, and explore what the future holds for the Mac and the technology community at large. The opening feature presentation will take place on Tuesday, July 13 at 10:00 am.

Renowned photojournalist Rick Smolan will also deliver a feature presentation at Macworld on Wednesday, July 14 at 10:00 am. Smolan, who co-founded the best-selling "Day in the Life" series, is also the co-founder of Against All Odds Productions, which specializes in the design and execution of large-scale global projects that combine compelling story-telling with state-of-the-art technology. Smolan recently completed a new project, America 24/7, which turned more than one million photographs submitted by more than 25,000 photographers into a best-selling book that chronicles life in America.

Macworld Boston will also present the return of the MacBrainiac Challenge, an entertaining, unpredictable geek trivia contest featuring the Mac community's most popular personalities. Hosted by Christopher Breen, contributing editor of Macworld, the MacBrainiac Challenge will pit two teams against one another to compete for the coveted MacBrainiac Award. Teams will be headed up by Andy Ihnatko, columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and Macworld, and Peter Cohen, senior editor of MacCentral. The MacBrainiac Challenge will take place on Wednesday, July 14 at 3:00 pm.

"Over the past several months, IDG World Expo has been reaching out to the Mac community to engage them in the development of Macworld Boston, and the response has been overwhelmingly positive," said Warwick Davies, group vice president of IDG World Expo. "We are committed to producing an event in Boston that celebrates the dynamic spirit and sense of community that is unique to Mac users. The feature presentation line-up is the first of many show attractions that we have developed to educate, entertain and inspire the Mac community at Macworld Boston this summer."

Feature presentations are open to all registered attendees.

Richard Harrington - RHED Pixel

Richard Harrington is a certified Project Management Professional, Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop and After Effects, and Apple-certified trainer in Final Cut Pro. Additionally, he has completed AvidÕs Master Editor Workshop and the Avid Certified Instructor Program. He is also a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals Dream Team.

His visual communications consultancy, RHED Pixel, creates motion graphics and produces video and multimedia projects. He is a faculty member at The Art Institute of Washington, a popular speaker at conferences, and an instructor for Future Media Concepts.

Richard Harrington is the author of the best-selling book, Photoshop for Nonlinear Editors. He is also the co-author of Final Cut Pro 4 On the Spot and After Effects 6 On the Spot. He can also be found as a moderator Creative CowÕs Photoshop Forum.

He also shares his expertise as a guest speaker at industry conferences such as DV Expo, Photoshop World, the New York and LA DV Shows and Digital Media DC.

Scott Sheppard - Executive Producer / Host

Scott Sheppard is the founder and editor of the popular Macintosh Web Site, http://www.OSXFAQ.com He is also a monthly Contributing Editor to Macworld UK magazine and produces a daily audio broadcast of Mac news and information Inside Mac Radio.

Scott Sheppard previously hosted the Inside Mac Show broadcast by CNET radio.

Scott has been using Apple computers for more than 25 years, as well as spending many years as a Wintel user, giving him the unique perspective of having spent a lot of time on both sides of the computer fence.

Greg Douglas - Director of Network Operations

Gregory Douglas has fifteen years of experience in the radio, television and computer- related areas. He was the Director of Network Operations for Personal Achievement Radio, which included responsibilities for the production, operation and distribution of the "PAR" format. As the primary individual in charge of the on-air sound for "PAR", Mr. Douglas interacted with the motivational authors, Nightingale-Conant, ABC Radio Networks, PAR O & O's and affiliates and the broadcast talent. He pioneered the transition to digital for the flagship PAR studios. In addition, Mr. Douglas was M.I.S. Manager for Douglas Broadcasting Inc. where he was responsible for the traffic and business computer functions as well as the computer networking of DBI/PAR radio outlets.

Previously, he was the General Manager of DBI's Seattle operation and Station Manager at WBPS-AM in Boston. Also, Mr. Douglas has been involved in almost all areas of broadcasting, including traffic, business, engineering, production and sales.