New York City InDesign User GroupMeeting Summary
The Best of InDesign: Tips & Techniques
Tue, Aug 26th, 2008 at 6:00 PM
Fashion Institute of Technology
Event Details On Tuesday, August 28, 87 members of the New York InDesign User Group assembled at FIT to show their support to their longtime chapter leader, Scott Citron, who was injured in a serious car accident in LA, and to hear four InDesign experts offer up their best ID tips and tricks.
We kicked off the meeting with a recorded message from Scott, who gave a quick update on his recovery progress and thanked everyone for their support and words of encouragement. You can download the recording of Scott’s message at the botton of this page.
Following Scott’s message, recognized InDesign experts Jeff Wichtel, Michael Murphy, Chris Converse, and Bob Levine wowed the audience with scores of valuable tips and tricks guaranteed to make the work of any InDesign user easier. Michael Murphy, whose tricks centered on getting the most with the Option/Alt key, has kindly put together a PDF, which you can download at the bottom of this page.
The meeting ended with the largest raffle the group has ever seen and with an auction which started as a silent one, which then turned LIVE thanks to our volunteer auctioneers Lucy Albanese, Matteo Bologna, and Ashwini Jambotkar.
Both the raffle and the auction were great successes. Nearly $4,500 was raised to help Scott and his family deal with the mountain of medical bills and lost income that's expected over the coming weeks.
In response to the many requests I've received from members who were unable to attend the meeting but wanted to send monetary gifts, we have set up three alternatives: Online Auction, Café Press gear, and a Paypal account.
• Erica Gamet, Denver IDUG chapter representative, has volunteered to run the online auction. She put together an impressive site at http://auction.idugdenver.net/, where a variety of items including software, services, books, and subscriptions are up for bids. The online auction will close on September 15 at 5:00p.m. EST.
• Sandee Cohen has immortalized Scott’s first words after the accident by creating some cool gear, which you can order at the Café Press (http://www.cafepress.com/get_well_scott). To read the story behind this gear, visit http://tinyurl.com/644yhu.
• Bob Levine, Michael Murphy, and Terry Perito (Scott’s brother-in-law) have set up a Paypal account. Terry will forward all gifts directly to Scott.
To send your gift via Paypal, please visit http://getwellscottcitron.blogspot.com and click the “Donate” button found on the bottom right side of the page. Thank YouThank-yous go out to everyone who participated in this special meeting:
- to the members, partners, and sponsors for their generous donations and contributions to the raffle and auction
- to the talented speakers for their time and knowledge
- to the volunteers for staffing, running the meeting, and making it fun
- to everyone who purchased raffle tickets, or participated in the auction and/or won the bids
- and to everyone who was there...
Your generous support meant the world to Scott, to his family, and to all of us who consider ourselves friends of Scott. Job OpportunitiesInsider Software, the developer of FontAgent Pro, Smasher, and other products for designers and IT managers, has an opportunity in New York City for an energetic and enthusiastic individual who is one part creative professional with an interest in fonts, one part people person who enjoys working on major deals, and one part techie with an excellent grasp of technology such as LDAP/Open Directory/Active Directory and replication servers. Earning potential of more than 100k annually with generous base salary. Benefits include medical, dental, etc. Please contact (bob at insidersoftware dot com) if you are interested. Upcoming Industry EventsCreative Suite 4 Launch Webcast!
In an unprecedented move, Adobe disclosed the announce date for Adobe Creative Suite 4. In support of this announcement, on September 23rd, Adobe will be delivering an Online Launch Webcast. You can register to hear one of these special launch webcasts at http://www.adobe.com/go/somethingbrilliant.
Adobe Acrobat 9 launch event!
Noha Edell is hosting this event with Essex Computers on Thursday, September 18th in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. For more details and to register, please visit:
http://www.essexusa.com/events/upcoming-events.htm.
Adobe MAX: Explore the future of design and development!
November 16-19, 2008
San Francisco, California, USA
MAX is Adobe's annual event for forward-thinking designers, developers, and decision-makers. Join thousands of other Adobe users and experts for three unforgettable days of education, inspiration, and community.
Event highlights:
• Unique opportunities to connect with thousands of peers
• Over 200 sessions organized into three tracks
• 50 intensive skills labs on Adobe products and solutions
Focus on designers
New this year is a dedicated Design track. If you plan to design websites, create rich interactive content, or use print and web together more effectively, join us to expand your skills and be inspired.
To register now or get more information, go to http://www.adobe.com/max. Comments from the evaluation sheets“Some really useful tips! I’m going to rush home and try them out. Hurry back, Scott, we miss you!!”
“Awesome as always! But it wasn’t complete without you! Get better, be strong, listen to your doctors!”
“Scott, hope you get better real soon. More fun having you here.”
“My first NY IDUG meeting; great people and great tips. Thank you.”
“Great tips - everyone was fabulous. Get better Scott!”
“I liked the information about making an interactive Acrobat file from InDesign. Also, I liked the Option Key shortcuts.”
“Missed You. Thanks for scheduling these speakers. They shared some great tips - some of which you inspired...so thanks!! Get Well!”
“Very impressed with how many speakers were scheduled to present and the tips were all different.”
“Thanks to all the presenters. Every speaker gave great tips to help us work faster and smarter.”
“Always worth attending! I value the tip that I can pick up and use.”
“Thank you for doing the meeting. Scott is in our prayers – hoping for a speedy recovery.” Next MeetingOur next meeting will be held on October 22 at FIT. Stay tuned for more information about this landmark event, at which we will be previewing some of the great new features of CS4.
Thanks again,
Noha Edell
New York City InDesign User Group
nedell@mac.com
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