InDesign User Group

Washington, D.C. InDesign User Group

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November 8, 2007
A record 36 pizzas, courtesy of Fig Leaf Software, were consumed by a full-capacity attendance during the hour before the meeting started. Representatives from EEI Communications and Training Resources staffed "The Answer Desk," a new, regular pre-meeting feature. Members that attended were also able to pick up the premiere issue of FPO Magazine, courtesy of the publisher, Rob Sugar.
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September 18, 2007
We opened our fall season with more than 150 attendees, reconnecting with InDesign colleagues and friends after a long, hot summer. Over the past several months, many members have upgraded to CS3 and came to learn more about what's possible.
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June 13, 2007
Chuck Weger provided a gentle introduction to scripting. He demonstrated some of the Adobe samples along with a selection of his own, showing how they worked under the hood.
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April 18, 2007
What a day April 18th was. People were lined up out the door and down the sidewalk waiting for registration to open at the Washington area's launch of CS3. More than 450 attendees and sponsors had signed up for this sold-out all-day event organized by the DC-Area InDesign User Group.
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February 12, 2007
Early arrivals shared pizza, cookies, sodas and conversation in the Auditorium Lobby, amid ship models, memorial plaques, and posters informing us on the history and activities of the U.S. Navy.
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November 14, 2006
We had another great turnout, with nearly 170 InDesign users joining together to socialize and learn.
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September 20, 2006
Wow!! A record-breaking attendance of more than 200 people enjoyed dynamic presentations by two of the best — James Alexander and Noha Edell.
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June 7, 2006
WOW!! What a great turnout we had for our June 7 meeting — 188 InDesign® users and users-to-be showed up!
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April 18, 2006
We had another outstanding turnout, with about 130 people chewing down on fresh, hot pizza, soft drinks and water; and cookies.
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February 7, 2006
This meeting was one of the best attended we've had. More than 130 people showed up to enjoy food, drink, and camaraderie — and, oh yeah, to learn something more about InDesign.
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December 8, 2005
Our second meeting of the season had an excellent turnout, despite the weather.
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October 26, 2005
The D.C. Area InDesign user group had its first meeting of the season on October 26. It was held at the usual site, but the meeting format was anything but usual.
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May 12, 2005
This was a full-day seminar that started at 9:00 am and ended at 4:00 pm. Noha Edell, of Adobe Systems, and Chris Converse, of Chris Converse Design, presented every Creative Suite 2.0 application — plus InCopy® CS2 and After Effects® 6.5.
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March 15, 2005
Over 130 people were treated to one of the best programs we've ever put on in our nearly two years of existence.
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January 11, 2005
We had a great January meeting! And as promised, it featured Part 2 of the "Quark-to-InDesign® Conversion Road Show."
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November 16, 2004
Nearly 90 people showed up for our pre-Thanksgiving meeting, which featured Part 1 of the "Quark-to-InDesign¨ Conversion Road Show."
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May 25, 2004
Our evening's speaker was Jim Cooper, of Onus LLC, who presented a fascinating and lucid presentation on WoodWing's Smart Styles.
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March 24, 2004
Another success was scored on Wednesday, March 24, 2004, when the D.C. area InDesign user group presented Lynn Grillo and Janet Frick.
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January 13, 2004
The lead-off presentation featured InCopy CS, followed by a brief presentation on the uses of nested styles.
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October 20, 2003
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July 30, 2003
This was our second meeting, and we heard two presentations centered around the topic of color management.
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May 28, 2003
With approximately 100 people attending, the first Washington, D.C. InDesign user group meeting was a great success!
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