http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/8/d/9/event_50687321.jpegOur September meeting will feature Mark Poulalion, Publishing Systems Integrator of Bonnier Corporation. Mark trains editors and designers in publishing workflow systems including InDesign and InCopy. For the past 18 months he has been instrumental in the setup and coordination of the migration of their 50 magazines to iPads. Mark has been in publishing for more then 20 years.

– See how the publisher of Popular Science, Transworld Snowboarding, Parenting and 45 other magazines has been producing iPad versions over the past 18 months. With a total of 488,899 downloads since the iPad was first shipped in April 2010.

– You will see how they take their print ready InDesign files used in print and prepare for an interactive experience on the iPad using their two preparatory systems: MagPlus and the Bonnier Reader.

– You will also get insight into some of the obstacles they have had to overcome do to the workflows.

– Finally, Mark will review some of the alternatives on the market, including Woodwing and the Adobe

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Agenda

5:30 pm to 6:00 pm: Registration & Networking
5:45 pm to 9:00 pm: Food Line
6:00 pm to 6:30 pm: Announcements
6:30 pm to 8:45 pm: Mark Poulalion, “Perpetuating The Use Of Cool Technology”
8:45 pm to 9:00 pm: Raffles - Grand Prize - Adobe InDesign CS5.5

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RAFFLE TICKETS - Cover Meeting Costs

Our user group depends on your donations to cover our Room Rental, Speaker Fees, Promotion Fees, Food and other meeting costs. Our Orlando Adobe InDesign User Group does not charge a membership fee.

Please plan to buy raffle tickets.

Students with Valid, ID: 1 ticket $10, 4 raffle tickets $15, 8 tickets $20, 16 tickets $25

Come to learn, support our group and we all are winners.

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REGISTER PLEASE - for accurate food count and show support

A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors:

MAX YOUR MACS LLC
Printing Association of Florida
Abbott Communications Group
Training Brain
Rasmussen College

Our group is a non-profit and dependent on your participation!
Contact: Randylyn Masse, randylyn1@me.com

Thanks for all your help:

Your response to our request for volunteers was greatly appreciated. Notes and minutes are now being written by or scribe Victoria Mandracken, vfmandracken@gmail.com and are available as part of this meeting followup. Please send any notices for special events, job or intern request to her so in the future we may include them in our summaries. Randylyn Masse, randylyn1@me.com is now managing our volunteers. Volunteers are needed. Please contact her if you are available to assist with any of the following areas: Social/Network Marketing, Publicity, Food, Raffle Prize Manager, Ticket Table, Sponsors, Announcements and Minutes, Photography, and Speakers.

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BENEFITS OF ADOBE USER COMMUNITY

Job networking, mingle with industry colleagues. Speakers are industry experts, local designers, authors and Adobe representatives. Find Special Discounts for training and software via www.indesignusergroup.com.

Adobe Creative Suite applications work transparently on both Macintosh and Windows operating systems. You’re guaranteed to discover new methods and techniques to accomplish critical tasks.

Artists, designers, students, interested professionals or beginners, print and new media, everyone is invited. This means all of you - everyone - AIGA, AD2, American Advertising Federation, Florida Creatives, Professional Photographers Society, UCF, SCC, VCC, IADT and more!

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We look forward to seeing you all at our next meeting.
Please remember to register as always.

Edward Feldman and Douglas Mitchell, Chapter Representatives
efeldman@mac.com | trainingbrain@me.com

Victoria Mandracken, Scribe | vfmandracken@gmail.com
Michael Hamilton, Meetup | motherspitchfork@gmail.com (frfensocc@hotmail.com)
Randylyn Masse, HR and Volunteer Team Manager | vfmandracken@gmail.com

Adobe InDesign User Group is a special interest group (SIG) of the Florida Macintosh User Group (FLMUG). If you or your company wishes to sponsor or present please contact Edward Feldman via email at efeldman@mac.com . Suggestions for meeting topics are welcome.