Do you have the Weekend Pass + Workshops ticket and were wondering where you’d go for lunch on Friday during the Workshop Lunch Break? Maybe you were going to check out the Hotel Restaurant or pop down the road to a Chicago classic, Portillo’s?
Well, I’m excited to announce that OWC is back this year as a Sponsor of Macstock and they’ve decided they would like to Sponsor Lunch for Macstock’s Workshop Attendees!
That’s right! Lunch on Friday is compliments of OWC!
So, rather than loading up the car to see what you can find to eat, it’ll just be a quick step over to the Birch Room for lunch instead!
A huge Thank You to OWC for reaching out to support Macstock this year. They’ve been a fantastic partner to Macstock since 2015 and it’s great to have them back once again for our 10th Anniversary. PLEASE be sure to stop them if you see them in the halls of Macstock to say Thanks!
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I’m super excited to welcome Ecamm as a sponsor of Macstock 8!
I’ve been using their products for years including Call Recorder, PhoneView, iGlasses and, their flagship product, Ecamm Live! In fact, many of you already know that as of Macstock 7, all the video production for the Digital Pass is handled by our amazing volunteer Roger … and Ecamm Live. So it’s extra special for me to have Ecamm as a sponsor of Macstock this year.
And while Ecamm sponsoring Macstock this year is pretty darn awesome, we’ve also got a couple boxes of cool Ecamm swag to hand out to every single Macstock attendee as well as an absolutely amazing give-away package of software, 1-to-1 training, and merch that ONE Lucky Weekend Passholder will walk away with at the end of Macstock Weekend! (I asked…I can’t get it.) But one of you attending Macstock in person this year WILL get it!
Ecamm has a fantastic community of supportive users making them a perfect fit for Macstock and our own amazing family of Mac users. If you’d like to learn more about Ecamm and Ecamm Live, please visit https://ecamm.com/
Chuck does such a great job with The Road to Macstock each year! If you don’t subscribe to his YouTube channel, be sure to do so because the best installments are still to come as Chuck introduces you to each of Macstock 8’s presenters!
Our annual ‘Road to Macstock‘ series kicks off as organizer Mike Potter talks about the changes to this year’s must-attend Apple event. Some of those changes include a new venue where everything is one place (conference, lodging and food) as well as a third day of workshops, new speakers, and more. Mike also talks about the sessions scheduled so far, the third Macstock Film Festival, and more.
The Macstock Short Film Festival will be back for its third year at Macstock VIII!
Brought to you by Wally Cherwinski, the 3rd Macstock Short Film Festival gives those attending Macstock a chance to relax as the weekend winds down by sharing first-run screenings of videos made by your friends & family within the Macstock community.
Ready to Begin?
Grab your camera or iPhone, record some memorable moments, and share your creative efforts with Macstock’s audience!
To take part in this year’s Macstock Short Film Festival, put together a short video (less than 2 1/2 minutes please) from some new or old footage and submit it here.
The more short films submitted the better, so dust off your director’s cap, shine up your clap board, and get rolling!
Don’t have a video ready? That’s okay, but we’d like to know one is coming. So, even if your film isn’t quite ready, please use the submission form to let us know that too!
We’ve updated Macstock’s list of presenters headed your way in July and we’re now looking to have one of the largest lineups of speakers since … gosh … 2019?? It’s been a while since we’ve had this many presenters, but I’m excited at the voices who’ll be joining us this year including several presenting for the very first time from Macstock’s stage!
A few of the presenters added to the line up since last month include: Brett Terpstra, Kirschen Seah, Jill McKinley, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, and Michael D.J. Eisenberg — with more on the way!
We’re kicking off 10 Years of Macstock this summer with Macstock 8 and whether you take in the Weekend Sessions or attend the new Friday Workshops, Macstock’s presenters are ready to help you Level UP your productivity, knowledge, and skill sets with new tools & tips that you can put to use right away! It’s going to be a great weekend and you’ll be seeing our speaker line up continue to grow as we get closer to July.
I’m finalizing talk descriptions with this year’s presenters, so keep an eye out for the full Workshop and Weekend Session descriptions to begin appearing in the days ahead!
Here’s a Quick Re-cap of Macstock 8’s Weekend:
Macstock VIII will take place July 12, 13 & 14, 2024 at the Elara Convention Center
at Holiday Inn Crystal Lake, where we’ve got a specially discounted block of rooms at a great rate for Macstock Weekend. More info on that below.
Standard Weekend Pass (Saturday & Sunday):
Sessions will be held from 9:00am – 5:00 PM on July 13 & 14, 2024
Weekend Pass + Workshops (Friday, Saturday & Sunday):
Please plan to arrive a day earlier! Workshops will be held from 9:00am – 5:30 PM on Friday, July 12, 2024.
Do you have the Weekend Pass + Workshops ticket and were wondering where you’d go for lunch on Friday during the Workshop Lunch Break? Maybe you were going to check out the Hotel Restaurant or pop down the road to a Chicago classic, Portillo’s?
The Macstock Short Film Festival will be back for its third year at Macstock VIII!
We’ve updated Macstock’s list of presenters headed your way in July and we’re now looking to have one of the largest lineups of speakers since … gosh … 2019?? It’s been a while since we’ve had this many presenters, but I’m excited at the voices who’ll be joining us this year including several presenting for the very first time from Macstock’s stage!