Houston AUG

Hiya Adobe User’s Group.

On my continuing quest for improving the space of our meetings… I’m looking for new meeting locations. I’m open to recommendations and or sponsorships.

Please either post to this group (http://groups.google.com/group/houstonaug) or to our blog (http://www.houstonaug.org) or send me an email at dshefman@gmail.com if you have some recommendations.

I *might* go back to Ziggy’s (the only complaint there was the food didn’t match what people had wanted to eat). But that’s why I’m looking for other options.

Here are some of the criteria

Required:
Free conference room that can hold at least 10 - 20 people
Free Parking (or validated)
Space available 3rd or 4th Mon or Tues of each Month from about 6-8

Preferred:
Projector, Screen and Speakers already there
Entrances that are not locked during the meeting time (IE you don’t have to call to get in)
A/C that is not turned off during meeting time

Nice to Haves:
Internet available to presenter
Food options

Spectacular to Haves:
Wireless internet for everyone
Drink options
Sponsored food options

Dan Mohr, commercial photographer based in Houston, will lead an open forum discussion about improving our images, from prep to post.Topics up for discussion may include but not be limited to:-Better intitial capture: Camera RAW format, Image size/Resolution, Intro to Lighting/ Exposure/ Composition/ and Design
-Tweaking the image: Highlights/backlights, Color Corrections, Contrast and Saturation, Adjustment layers, etc. for print and monitor
-Creating in Photoshop: Compositing an image from multiple elements

Directions:
Southbound on 610, exit San Felipe. Go through the light and we are the 3rd building on the right (the old ICG building). Visitor parking is on the 1st and 2nd floor. We are located on the 9th floor.Note: We will have to wait downstairs to let you in the building. Please try to be on time.

We might try to get food, please RSVP so that we have a head count

<a href=”http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=JzUnti6NXeuxg6PgQDpxTw_3d_3d”>Click RSVP through suverymonkey</a>

I will not be able to attend a meeting this month. If anybody out there is willing to present or help organize the meeting, then we will try to have one…. otherwise - we’ll plan on June.

 Cheerio!

Drew

The Houston AUG is changing things up! We are going to attempt a HANDS-ON demo that walks you through creating a project using Adobe’s Tools. We are also going to be at a new location.

At the meeting and by popular vote we will choose one of the four demos:
* Web Developer Demo — Photoshop, Fireworks, and Dreamweaver
* Interactive Designer Demo — Photoshop, Flash, and Video
* RIA Developer Demo — Photoshop, Flash, Fireworks, Flex
* AIR Developer Demo — Photoshop, Flash, Flex, AIR.

Adobe has supplied demo video, handouts, and all of the source files. So bring your laptops with your CS3 software (now might be a good time to install trial versions if you don’t have it already?). We will all go through the hands-on demo together.

Location:
Art Squad
2100 West Loop South; Suite 900
Houston, TX 77027
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=2100+West+Loop+South,+77027&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=79.618667,107.929688&ie=UTF8&ll=29.747221,-95.457544&spn=0.011085,0.013175&z=16&iwloc=addr

Directions:
Southbound on 610, exit San Felipe. Go through the light and we are the 3rd building on the right (the old ICG building). Visitor parking is on the 1st and 2nd floor. We are located on the 9th floor.

Note: We will have to wait downstairs to let you in the building. Please try to be on time.