"Da Greatest" comes to MacWorld - here's the line-up with Ali :
Keynote Speakers Announced for IDG's MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco
Business Wire - December 30, 1997 18:16
Lineup to include Actor Gregory Hines, Legendary Olympian
Muhammad Ali, Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Donald Glaser
and Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh
IDG Expo Management Co., producers of MACWORLD Expo/San
Francisco, Tuesday announced some surprises to its keynote lineup
for the upcoming MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco.
The company also unveiled its keynote schedule for the new
Macworld/Pro technical conference.
The premiere showcase for software and hardware vendors
supporting the Mac OS platform, MACWORLD Expo will be held at the
Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, Jan. 6 - 9.
The new Macworld/Pro conference offers advanced educational
content to MACWORLD Expo's general conference. Macworld/Pro kicks
off with pre-conference workshops on Jan. 5 and continues with a
two-day conference Jan. 6 - 7.
MACWORLD Expo Keynotes
MACWORLD Expo kicks off with three back-to-back keynotes, the
first of which will be delivered by Apple Computer's interim CEO
Steve Jobs. All of the MACWORLD Expo keynotes will be held in the
Yerba Buena Ballroom of the San Francisco Marriott Hotel.
As announced earlier, Jobs will deliver the MACWORLD Expo opening
keynote from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Jan. 6.
Following Job's opening keynote, cyberartisan and technology
visionary Kai Krause of MetaCreations hosts "A FireWireside Chat
with Kai and Friends," at 10:15 a.m. Krause and several prominent
colleagues and industry leaders will discuss the conversion of
the Web, television and computers.
Now that computers have video, televisions have computers and the
Web moves, where is everything headed? Attendees will learn in
this session that's sure to bring about spirited debate.
The third MACWORLD Expo keynote, "AppleMasters, Forward Thinkers
and World-Changers," is at 11:45 a.m. and features extraordinary
people - artists, athletes, scientists, educators, designers,
writers, producers, architects, musicians, to name a few - who
use the Macintosh to make the world a better place.
Among a few of the AppleMasters in this keynote include: Author
and Fantasist Douglas Adams, Legendary Olympian and World
Heavyweight Champion Boxer Muhammad Ali, Physicist and Nobel
Prize Winner Dr. Donald Glaser, Dancer/Actor/Director Gregory
Hines, Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh, Video Animator Jim Ludtke
and Video Broadcast Designer Harry Marks.
Each will demonstrate firsthand how they use Apple technology in
their creative lives. For further details on these and other
AppleMasters, visit the Web site at www.applemasters.apple.com
Macworld/Pro Keynotes
Prior to the official start of MACWORLD Expo, Mac Webmasters,
managers and Internet professionals will gather for a brand new
technical conference, Macworld/Pro. The conference runs Jan. 5 -
7. The Macworld/Pro lineup for Tuesday, Jan. 6 and Wednesday,
Jan. 7 includes Wall Street Journal reporter and author Jim
Carlton, Macintosh industry veteran Scott Knaster of Microsoft
and Colin Crawford, CEO of Mac Publishing, LLC , a joint venture
between IDG and Ziff-Davis.
Macworld/Pro speaker Jim Carlton, a Wall Street Journal reporter
and author of the book, "Apple: The Inside Story of Intrigues,
Egomania and Business Blunders," will take attendees inside the
minds of key Apple executives and explain in detail key business
decisions that were turning points for Apple to date.
Attendees of Carlton's session - which will be held from 9 a.m.
to 9:30 a.m. on Wed., Jan. 7 - will gain first-hand knowledge of
the heroes and villains of Apple's strategy and technology
initiatives over the past decade and what signposts remain to
signify a healthy Apple.
From 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Tues., Jan. 6, Macintosh industry
veteran Scott Knaster presents his vision for a Mac-Internet
world. Drawing on his work with Apple, ACI US, General Magic and,
presently, Microsoft's MS-Bay team, Knaster presents a historical
look at Mac Internet technology and the development of the
promise of next generation Internet environments for Mac users.
Knaster's discussion will offer demonstrations and analysis of
the Mac's unique benefits for Macintosh professionals and users
alike.
The keynote portion of Macworld/Pro closes on Wed., Jan. 7 from
11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. with a look into the future of Macintosh
technology from the unique vantage point of Colin Crawford, one
of the key movers and shakers in the Macintosh industry. Crawford
adds closing notes to the Macworld/Pro conference as he presents
how Apple and the Macintosh platform are positioned to make
significant contributions to the computer industry as we approach
the new century.
"We are pleased to offer such a diverse - and incredibly strong -
range of speakers at this year's MACWORLD Expo," said David B.
Egan, president of IDG Expo Management Co. "Attendees of the
keynote sessions for the show and its new technical conference
will gain first-hand insight and understanding that will help
them make informed purchasing decisions and better understand
Apple's role in a dynamic marketplace."
Attendees may register for any of the keynote sessions on-site
beginning Jan. 4. Keynotes are open to conference attendees,
analysts and press only and are on a first-come, first-served
basis.
About MACWORLD Expo
MACWORLD Expo San Francisco, produced by IDG Expo Management Co.,
is the world's most comprehensive Macintosh OS event, featuring
the latest Mac-focused technology. High-tech buyers, corporate
and small-office decision makers and home consumers attend
MACWORLD Expo to discover the latest developments and experience
the hottest products the Mac platform offers.
The conference program covers beginning and advanced uses of the
Mac in areas such as the Internet, Web, design, education,
entertainment, and more. A new addition to this year's
conference, Macworld/Pro, will offer a first-of-its kind,
technology-intensive professional development series for
Macintosh design, management and networking professionals.
"Da Greatest" does not mean Bill Gates !
Jim K. |
