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Presents The

Hess Events List
Macworld Conference & Expo
Boston - July 12 - 15, 2004

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Updated: 7/12/04, 1:30 PM ET; - New Page 12/15/03. © 2002, 2004
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Advice to the wise coming to Boston this summer:
  1. Come early, don't stay late. (The Democratic Convention is in town a week later, and the town will be nuts!)
    If you can come for the 4th of July celebration, I promise you won't regret it.
  2. Contrary to popular opinion, Macintosh users are coming to the show. If you're a vendor and you think no one will be here because of Apple's decision, you're wrong. Plus you're missing a great opportunity to sell products to those with deep pockets who might have spare change because Apple isn't here!
  3. Macworld Expo is the absolute first big trade show held in the brand spanking new Boston Convention Center which officially opens June 24, 2004. It's huge and according to one Mac user, ugly. Important: All signs in city for this center are marked BCEC only. Expect the unexpected and remember patience is a virtue! I
  4. If you pack your PowerBook in luggage on the plane, take a picture with you, or bring your receipt. (I just talked to someone whose PB disappeared from their luggage on Southwest Airlines, and they wanted proof of ownership.) WHDH Channel 7 in Boston recently did a report on lost items in luggage. Logan airport is one of the few with a surveillance system in place when airline personnel check your luggage, but it isn't foolproof.
  5. Logan Airport in Boston, although close to the Expo site, may not be the best place to land. You might find cheaper fares coming into T.F. Green Airport (PVD) in Rhode Island. It is a nice little airport, and an easy 45 min. ride to Boston. I usually fly from RI, as it seems less of a hassle. There is also a small airport in Manchester, NH. I've never used it, but Dancing Brook Design in NH tells me it's a full service modern airport without the hassles of getting in and out of Logan. Some NH hotels offer shuttles to Boston, and are significantly cheaper.
  6. There are 16 to 20 neighborhoods in the little walking city of Boston. (Don't ask!)
  7. You can walk or take the mass transit to all the interesting sites. Boston has the oldest subway system in America (1897), and they've even updated it once or twice.
    Bring your picture ID with you at all times, it may be required even on the T.
    The commuter rail is close by also. South Station is the only mass transit close to convention center until next year. 10 min. walk (.7? miles)
  8. My advice is to avoid walking and staying in high crime areas. According to the EPA site, the "most economically depressed neighborhoods with the highest population living below the poverty line are Roxbury; North and South Dorchester; Mattapan; East Boston; South Boston and Chinatown." Take the hint and stay alert when in these areas.
  9. The whole Boston metropolitan area is so small, if you want to rent or bring your car, feel free to stay in one of the nearby suburbs, especially Cambridge and Brookline. You can even go out a bit to Newton (5 mi.), Milton (4 mi.), Dedham (5 mi.), Chelsea (6 mi.), Medford (6 mi.), Quincy (7 mi.). (Your mileage may vary.)
  10. Boston doesn't use "crow flies" for miles, its more like as the cow turns. A mile here seems like more!
  11. MapQuest may or may not be reliable for Boston directions! The streets have changed radically and I doubt MapQuest has been able to keep up with roadway changes. I did use it recently for airport directions and they were right though. Don't be afraid to just ask for directions. People are pretty nice, gruff, but nice. (The streets have been changing on a weekly basis since the Big Dig started!)
  12. sign at the big dig
    Big Dig Sign near Faneuil Hall
  13. Other cities use N-E-S-W for directions, but in Boston east means you're swimming, north is New Hampshire. Don't trust "just over there," get numbers of lights, and lefts and rights.
  14. Don't blame Boston for the lack of street signs! Blame the thousands of college students who flock to the city every Sept. and steal them.
  15. There are many hotels in the area, and the further from the convention site you go, the cheaper they are (and probably safer). Here's one list of close hotels to get you started
  16. Here's another list of hotels: Boston Hotels City Guide - Discount Lodging & Hotels in Downtown Boston (discount is a relative term!)
  17. updatedHostel Listings (serious cheap). Site includes detailed info. on what is a hostel and how to get a pass, if needed.
  18. If you want to drive to the Expo and stay in town, you can park your car at my place for free and take the T to your hotel. Car will still be there when you want to leave and it won't cost $200.
  19. Don't stay just for the Expo - there's loads of fun stuff to do in the city! Boston by Sea offers a free map for a self-guided walking tour along Boston's historic harbor.
  20. Boston Discoveries is a new tourista site offering tours of innovation in Boston and following the literacy trail. These tours and presentations look really interesting!
  21. In the interest of getting just a little political, don't miss the Freedom Trail. Preview the sites in the Discover Boston site.
  22. Some friendly bloke from New Jersey just told me that Boston is the number one sports city in the US. Alas, he made the mistake of telling someone in a bar he was a Yankees fan, which got him an earful. Generally, avoid conversations about sports with real-live Boston residents, they tend to be a bit fanatical (and totally obnoxious if you ask me). In case you don't know, we house the Boston Red Sox, the New England Patriots, the New England Revolution, the Boston Celtics, and a number of other semi-pro teams. The Patriots and the Revolution share a stadium in Foxboro, which is basically in the boonies. If you want to take in a game, baseball (Fenway Park) is the easiest; but we do have the most handsome soccer forward Taylor Twellman in the country. Ooops no home games utnil 8/6/04
  23. updated(I'm gonna get clocked for this, but I have to do it.:-) Want to do something really great and support a Macintosh family? Raines Cohen, writer for the former MacWeek, has a Mom who is an amazing glass artist. The best part is you can see her huge hand-painted work, The Vineyard, at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston. (Green Line "E" Train (trolley)). Carol Cohen's art is all over the city and the world.
  24. updated As of July 5th there is NO smoking in public places in Boston. Shennanigans on W. Broadway (See User Group Soiree on Tues. night) has a terrace where you can smoke. Great upscale Irish bar.
  25. updated If you need a bank, cheap pizza, fried chicken, Chinese food, convenient store, tailor, dry cleaning, or most other services, the closest place to go is West Broadway St. (Southie) (see above). The street is a microcosm of Anytown, USA.
  26. updatedLocations in Boston, MA featuring WiFi hot spots - wireless 802.11b Internet access.

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The Events

Day Date Time End Time Event Place Event Particulars
Everyday 13 - 15th 10:00 AM 6:00 - 4:00 PM Special Guests at User Group Lounge UG Lounge, Room 160 Everyone. Schedule Below. When no guest is scheduled, please stop in and say hello!
Everyday 13 - 15th 10:00 AM 6:00 - 4:00 PM Free t-shirts to first 400-sponsored by Macworld organizers BCEC Don't forget a picture ID you need it everywhere in Boston. Everyone. First 400 pre-registered Exhibit Hall registrants to pick up their badge holders on-site will receive a limited edition Macworld Boston 2004 t-shirt. Be sure to bring your badge or confirmation.

Ilene's Machine Presents the Hess Events List

The Events
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Day Date Time End Time Event Place Event Particulars
Mon. 7/12 12:45 PM 6:00 PM User Group Leadership Conference (UGLC) Sheraton Boston Hotel, Backbay Meeting Room, 39 Dalton St. (little map) Open to user group members. Registration open until July 2. Cost: $24.95.
Mon. 7/12 6:00 PM 8:00 PM Adobe Professional Assoc. & User Group Special Event Sheraton Boston Hotel, Backbay Meeting Room, 39 Dalton St. Terry White & Dave Helmly demonstrate Adobe Creative Suite & After Effects. Limited space. Registration open. Free.
Mon. 7/12 6:00 PM 8:00 PM Traveling Digital Art Gallery In Brookline at The New England Institute of Art's Gallery on the Plaza Join them for ice cream & viewing images chosen from more than 1000 international entries. Directly across from Brookline Village T stop on the Green Line & at the intersections of Route 9 & Harvard St. For Info call: 617 582-4442.
Mon. 7/12 6:30 PM 9:30 PM Boston Final Cut Pro Users Group (BOSFCPUG) Parris in Boston's Fanueil Hall, in rotunda of the Quincy Market Building. Anne Renehan, of Boris FX, & Apple's Dion Scoppettuolo show Apple's new Motion application & its integration with Boris Continuum Complete 3. New England Aquarium's Conservation Depart. discuss real-world HD workflow for IMAX productions. Cash bar & complimentary appetizers. Registration required. Free or $5 donation for participation in the Big Dig Raffle.

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Day Date Time End Time Event Place Event Particulars
Tues. 7/13 10:00 AM 11:30 AM Feature Presentation with David Pogue Boston Convention Center
These guys pioneered the Mac revolution, but Boston pioneered the real Revolution!		 Everyone. Panel discussion with Jef Raskin, Andy Hertzfeld, Bill Atkinson & Jerry Mannock.
Tues. 7/13 11:30 AM 12:45 PM Macworld Town Hall Meeting
(Note: political scientist Frank Bryan claims the Town Meeting is "New England's greatest contribution to America.")		 Geeks and Gadgets Stage BCEC Dorchester (now part of Boston) hosted the 1st Town Meeting in 1674. Contrary to popular opinion, Dr. Mac was NOT in attendance! Everyone. Paul Kent chairs panel with Chuck Joiner, The MUG Center; Shawn King, Your Mac Life; Bob LeVitus, author & columnist, the Houston Chronicle; & Jason Snell, Macworld Magazine Editor.
Tues. 7/1312:00 PM1:00 PM Andy Ihnatko UG Lounge, Room 160 Everyone. Macworld & Chicago Sun-Times columnist.
Tues. 7/131:00 PM2:00 PM Adam Engst UG Lounge, Room 160 Everyone. Publisher of TidBITS.
Tues. 7/131:00 PM1:30 PM The Notorious Ballet Mécanique: 1920s Multimedia Comes Alive in the 21st Century Geeks and Gadgets Stage BCEC Everyone. Paul Lehrman of Tufts University presents one of the most infamous works of the 20th century
Tues. 7/132:00 PM3:00 PM Adam Engst book signing Peachpit Booth #520 Everyone.
Tues. 1/062:00 PM3:00 PM Appleworks User Group UG Lounge, Room 160 Everyone. Pres. Warren Williams & Dir. Cathleen Merritt.
Tues. 7/132:30 PM3:30 PM Berklee College of Music Presents: The Tekno-Rave Ensemble Geeks and Gadgets Stage BCEC Everyone.
Tues. 7/133:00 PM4:00 PM Dr. Mac, Bob LeVitus UG Lounge, Room 160 Everyone. Author
Tues. 7/133:00 PM4:00 PM Peter Cohen UG Lounge, Room 160 Everyone. Macworld Magazine & MacCentral
Tues. 7/134:30 PM5:30 PM MACQUARIUM LIVE! Geeks and Gadgets Stage BCEC Everyone.
Tues. 7/136:00 PM9:00 PM Tech Superpowers Private Party Fort Point Arts Community Gallery, 300 Summer St. Everyone . Invite-only party sponsored by Harpoon. Free invites at Tech Superpowers Booth 639. Special PowerBook performance by DJ Flack. Short walk from BCEC, to left. (After walk to User Group Soiree.)
Tues. 7/136:30 PM9:00 PM New England Palm Users Group MIT, 175 Albany St RSVP Required! Everyone. Clicksheet folks will provide dinner. More Information. Debut of technology for mobile devices; not a Macworld event.
Tues. 7/136:30 PM1:00 AM 15th Annual User Group Soiree Shenennigans, 332 West Broadway St. Map on site. No RSVP Required! Everyone Wonderful Irish bar, with smoking on the terrace!! .89 mi; easy walk. Right outside conv. ctr., Right onto D St., walk down until W. Broadway & turn left.
Tues. 7/137:00 PM9:00 PM Boston Macintosh Users Group Meeting MA Institute of Technology (MIT), Building E51, Room 345. Everyone. In-depth look at the cool new iBook, PowerBook, eMac & Power Mac G5 “ running on an AirPort Extreme. Easy to get to! Map on the site. Not a Macworld event.
Tues. 7/138:45 PM10:00 PM new bulletNetter's Dinner Legal Seafoods, Kendall Square Everyone. An Informal late-night netter's dinner and Mac blogger and BMUG alumni gathering. Short walk from the BMAC meeting at MIT. $30, prepay by Kagi required to get a seat

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Day Date Time End Time Event Place Event Particulars
Wed. 7/14 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Photojournalist Rick Smolan Feature Presentation Boston Convention Center TCEO, Against All Odds Productions teaches how to make sense of thousands of photos to create a book of substance.
Wed. 7/1410:00 AM2:30 PM WOW Iron Chef of Web Design Competition Boston Convention Center Planning, design, & deployment
Wed. 7/1411:00 AM12:00 PM Chris Breen UG Lounge, Room 160 Everyone. Contributing Editor Macworld Magazine.
Wed. 7/1411:30 AM12:30 PM The Mac-Controlled Home Geeks and Gadgets Stage BCEC Everyone.
Wed. 7/1412:00 PM1:00 PM Jim Dalrymple UG Lounge, Room 160 Everyone. MacCentral Editorial Director.
Wed. 7/141:00 PM2:00 PM Ted Landau book signing Peachpit Booth #520 Everyone. Talk about troubleshooting Mac OS X.
Wed. 7/141:30 PM2:30 PM Cool Resources Created By Macintosh User Groups Geeks and Gadgets Stage BCEC Everyone.
Wed. 7/142:00 PM3:00 PM Sharon Steuer book signing Peachpit Booth #520 Everyone.
Wed. 7/142:00 PM3:00 PM Dennis Sellers UG Lounge, Room 160 Everyone. Macsimum Perspective & MacMinute.
Wed. 7/142:45 PM3:45 PM WOW Iron Chef of Web Design Competition Presentation Boston Convention Center Each team presents the concepts of their challenge, how they approached it & why
Wed. 7/143:00 PM4:00 PM Michael Baumgardt book signing Peachpit Booth #520 Everyone.
Wed. 7/143:00 PM4:00 PM Jason Snell UG Lounge, Room 160 Everyone. Macworld Magazine Editor.
Wed. 7/143:00 PM4:00 PM Become an Internet Radio Broadcaster with your Mac Geeks and Gadgets Stage BCEC Everyone.
Wed. 7/14 3:00 PM4:45 PM The MacBrainiac Challenge TBA Chris Breen hosts Geek trivia contest. Teams led by Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times & Macworld, & Peter Cohen, MacCentral
Wed. 7/14 4:00 PM 4:30 PM WOW Iron Chef of Web Design Competition Judgment Boston Convention Center Judges judge & crown a winner.
Wed. 7/144:00 PM5:00 PM Cyndi Baron book signing Peachpit Booth #520 Everyone.
Wed. 7/144:00 PM5:00 PM David Pogue UG Lounge, Room 160 Everyone. New York Times Personal-Technology Columnist.
Wed. 7/144:30 PM5:00 PM Geeks, Gadgets, and Guitars Geeks and Gadgets Stage BCEC Everyone.
Wed. 7/14 4:30 PM 4:45 PM WOW Iron Chef of Web Design Competition Judgment Boston Convention Center Winner is announced
Wed. 7/145:00 PM6:00 PM Sandee Cohen book signing Peachpit Booth #520 Everyone.
Wed. 7/14 6:00 PM 7:00 PM Birds of a Feather Meetings (BOFs) Geeks & Gadgets Stage - 157A Everyone. See below for Moderators and Topics
Wed. 7/146:00 PM7:00 PM Digital Photography - Derrick Story, O'Reilly
DVD with Bruce Nazarian, Gnome Digital Media
Color Management with Steve Upton, Chromix
AppleScript with Benjamin Waldie, Automated Workflows, LLC.
Macintosh Consulting with Benjamin Levy Phil Goodman
Macs in Higher Education with Al Willis, MIT.
Wed. 7/147:00 PM9:00 PM Boston & Philadelphia Area AppleScript User Groups (BAUG & PAAUG) Dinner The No Name Everyone. After AppleScript BoF, have dinner with the group at this famous Boston seafood restaurant. (Walk over street/bridge across street from BCEC, go down one level, walk a block down Northern Ave. to 15 Fish Pier.)
Wed. 7/148:00 PM2:00 AM Macworld Conference & Expo Attendees Party The Big Easy in The Alley, 1 Boylston Place Everyone with a ticket. 1st Annual Macworld/Boston Party - Mardi Gras style! Mac All Stars Band, beads, King Cakes, door raffle & trivia. Tickets only $20 in advance ($30 at the door).


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Day Date Time End Time Event Place Event Particulars
Thurs. 7/15 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Adobe InDesign Conference check site above Separate event from 7/15 to 7/17.
Thurs. 7/15 11:00 AM 12:00 PM Apple User Group Advisory Board UG Lounge, Room 160 Everyone. Sandy Foderick, Chuck Joiner, David Roemer, Lorene Romero, Lesa Snider, Elsa Travisano, & Warren Williams.
Thurs. 7/1511:15 AM12:15 PM Your Mac is a Telephone (and Other Communication Secrets) Geeks and Gadgets Stage BCEC Everyone.
Thurs. 7/1512:00 PM1:00 PM Ted Landau UG Lounge, Room 160 Everyone. Mac OS X Inside Out: An Informal Q & A To Help MUG Members Upgrade.
Thurs. 7/151:00 PM2:00 PM Adam Engst book signing Peachpit Booth #520 Everyone.
Thurs. 7/151:30 PM2:30 PM Mac Video Magic Makes TV Better Geeks and Gadgets Stage BCEC Everyone.
Thurs. 7/152:00 PM3:00 PM Meet Show Management - Macworld UG Lounge, Room 160 Everyone. Sarah Hindmarsh, Warwick Davies, & Beth Wickenhiser.
Thurs. 7/152:00 PM3:00 PM Chris Breen book signing Peachpit Booth #520 Everyone.
Thurs. 7/153:00 PM4:00 PM Eda Warren book signing Peachpit Booth #520 Everyone.

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Day Date Time End Time Event Place Event Particulars
Fri. 7/16 9:00 AM 3:45 PM Sightsee Boston Proper Everyone. Debrief the show with friends.
Fri. 7/16 9:30 AM 5:00 PM Vintage Computer Festival East Sun Microsystem's Burlington, MA Campus Everyone. Admission $10 per day for full access to Speakers, the Exhibition and the Marketplace, or $5 per person per day for Exhibition and Marketplace access only. Kids 17 and under are admitted free of charge. Parking is free.

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Sat. 7/17 8:00 AM 11:00 AM Get outta town! Airport Everyone.



Please remember Robert. Picture of Robert's Face
Robert Hess, 29, an associate editor at MacWEEK, passed away January 12,1996 from complications due to pneumonia. In addition to being a fine reporter and a great guy, Robert was the founder of the Macworld party lists.
"Robert was truly a gem: technically savvy, insightful, honest, and approachable. We shall all miss him." -- Guy Kawasaki 1/16/96
"We lost a lot when we lost Robert on Jan. 12. His contributions permeated ... the magazine and the Macintosh community. We will miss him enormously, but the inspirations of his talent, strength and spirit remain with us." Ric Ford, MacInTouch
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