Leaders From Apple Computer, MIT, Sun Microsystems, Trellix and UPI to Keynote At Seybold Seminars New York/Publishing '98
PR Newswire - March 11, 1998 08:42
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Apple Computer's Steve Jobs at Special Keynote Session
FOSTER CITY, Calif., March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Seybold Seminars, the
leading educational conference and exposition for publishing professionals,
today announced its line-up of keynote speakers for Seybold Seminars New
York/Publishing 98, held March 16-20, 1998 at New York City's Jacob K. Javits
Convention Center. For the first time at a Seybold Seminars event, all
exposition attendees, in addition to conference attendees, will be invited to
attend all of the keynote sessions at the New York event.
Heading the line-up of keynote speakers is Steve Jobs, co-founder and
interim CEO of Apple Computer. Apple has a long-standing commitment to the
design and publishing industry, as the Apple Macintosh launched the desktop
publishing revolution and has been a major platform for Web publishing
development. This will be Job's fifth appearance addressing publishing
industry executives and professionals as a Seybold Seminars keynote speaker.
Jobs will be speaking at a special keynote session on Tuesday morning,
March 17 on the opening day of the exposition.
Keynote speakers for the Seybold/Wired Web Publisher Conference, held
March 16-17, include Nicholas Negroponte, director of MIT's Media Lab,
Wired magazine columnist and acknowledged digital guru; and John Gage,
Sun Microsystems co-founder, and Chief Scientist and Director of the
Science Office, Sun Microsystems, Inc. The Seybold Publishing Systems
Conference, held March 19-20 will feature keynote speakers James Adams, noted
journalist, author and CEO of United Press International (UPI); and
Dan Bricklin, Founder and CTO of Trellix Corporation and the inventor of
Visicalc, the first electronic spreadsheet, and of the first Web word
processor.
"Seybold Seminars has long been recognized for bringing together leaders
of the publishing, new media and computing industries to provide visionary and
provocative keynote sessions," said Bruce Gray, vice president and general
manager of Seybold Seminars. "This year, to highlight our new dual conference
offerings focused on both Web-based and traditional publishing, we are excited
to have keynote speakers with expertise and fresh ideas from across the entire
spectrum of the publishing market -- who will address and debate the most
compelling challenges and opportunities facing publishing professionals
today."
Keynote Addresses:
Seybold/Wired Web Publisher Conference:
Monday, March 16, 9:00-10:30 a.m.
Nicholas Negroponte, Director, MIT Media Lab
John Gage, Director of Science Office, Sun Microsystems
Moderators: John Duhring, Associate Conference Director, Seybold
Seminars; Craig Cline, Vice President of Content, Seybold Seminars
Steve Jobs Special Keynote Session:
Tuesday, March 17, 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Steve Jobs, Co-Founder and Interim CEO, Apple Computer
Moderators: Eric Hippeau, Chairman and CEO of Ziff-Davis; Craig Cline,
Vice President of Content, Seybold Seminars
Seybold Publishing Systems Conference
Thursday, March 19, 9:00-10:30 a.m.
James Adams, CEO, United Press International
Dan Bricklin, Founder and CTO, Trellix
Moderators: Thad McIlroy, Associate Conference Director, Seybold
Seminars; Craig Cline, Vice President of Content, Seybold Seminars
For more information, be sure to visit the Web site at
www.seyboldseminars.com, or call 888-800-8922. For international inquiries,
call 650-372-7072.
Seybold Seminars, produced by ZD COMDEX & FORUMS, focuses on the most
innovative issues and technologies in the publishing industry. Seybold
Seminars produces publications, seminars, conferences, events and a Web site,
the collection of which provides continuing, year-round information and
education on every area of publishing, from print through Web/Internet.
About ZD COMDEX & FORUMS
ZD COMDEX & FORUMS is the world's leading producer of information
technology events, with products ranging from the IT industry's largest
exhibitions to renowned educational programs, custom seminars and specialized
vendor marketing programs. It brings together the high-profile, high-impact
COMDEX and WINDOWS WORLD brands with the educational focus and depth of
NetWorld+Interop, Seybold Seminars and other leading industry events.
ZD COMDEX & FORUMS serves more than 6,000 exhibiting companies and two million
attendees through 65 events in 20 countries. These events have revolutionized
the way computers are bought, sold and distributed. ZD COMDEX & FORUMS is a
division of Ziff-Davis.
About Ziff-Davis
Ziff-Davis, a Softbank company, is high tech's leading integrated media
and marketing company. ZD content is the trusted source of information for
the global audience of business buyers and savvy consumers who believe in the
benefits of adopting new technology. Ziff-Davis enables marketers to
identify, reach, and retain this audience through an integrated system of
media products and marketing services including: research, events, print,
Internet, television, and education.
For more information about Seybold Seminars New York/Publishing 98,
contact Marcia Trask, ZD COMDEX & FORUMS Public Relations at 650-578-6897 or
marcia_trask@zd.com. For press registration, contact Gael Sandoval at
650-372-7068 or gael_sandoval@zd.com.
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