MacTech Conference 2016 To Feature First Ever Apple-Focused, Home Automation Showcase

The seventh annual MacTech Conference for 2016, a 3-day, immersive, technical event specifically designed for Apple IT Pros, Enterprise, techs, and consultants, will be held November 16-18 at Los Angeles, California, and feature a new first-ever, Apple-focused, Home Automation Showcase. Pre-Conference Workshops and Apple Certifications will be conducted on Tuesday, November 15, 2016.

“The whole idea of MacTech Conference is to allow members of the Apple community to meet and exchange ideas,” says Edward Marczak, Lead Sessions Chair and Executive Editor of MacTech Magazine. “This will be spurred on by presentations from some of the best and well-known experts in the community.”

MacTech Conference has a combination of joint sessions, two concurrent tracks, and labs/forums targeted for IT Pros, Enterprise, consultants, and techs. Sessions will focus on both desktop and mobile, as well as OS X, iOS and WatchOS.

“In addition to the awesome content, we strive to create a unique environment at MacTech Conference — one where collaboration, spending time with one’s peers, and new knowledge and connections are fostered,” said Neil Ticktin, Conference Organizer and Editor-in-Chief of MacTech Magazine. “Based on the response from our attendees, I believe we’ve exceeded our mark — year after year, after year.”

Pricing and registration details can be found at:
http://conference.mactech.com/pricing/

Scholarship information at:
http://conference.mactech.com/edu

As always, registration pricing includes breakfast, lunch and dinner, breaks and activities (no one ever leaves a MacTech event hungry. Period.)

This year’s MacTech Conference will have the first-ever, Apple-focused, Home Automation Showcase demonstrating some of the best technologies available for Apple users to control their surroundings, whether in their home or their office. The showcases focus is to demonstrate not only what you can do with Apple devices, but also interoperability with third party products and services.

Attendees can expect to see demonstrations including those that work with Apple’s HomeKit, as well as other platforms with products, sites and services that allow configuration and control of home automation and IoT devices.

In addition to the Home Automation Showcase, the day prior to MacTech Conference will be the first Home Automation workshop from an Apple point of view. This small group, hands on course will give techs the foundation they need to work on Home Automation and Internet of Things (IoT) projects via Apple devices. Furthermore, workshop attendees will be exposed to IoT security best practices and concerns, as well as how to look for problems in advance of them happening.

2016 Team Announced

There’s an entire MacTech team behind the scenes starting with customer service all the way through on-site at the event making sure things work as smoothly as possible, keeping everyone fed well, and taking care of your needs, The team that attendees will be seeing on stage will not only be the emcees, but are responsible for selecting the best speakers, sessions, introductions, and more.

Neil Ticktin, Host, Editor-in-Chief/Publisher:
“Each year the most common question we hear is how are you going to beat this next year? Its a great challenge to have! The key for us to re-think each MacTech Conference from topics to speakers to location to activities taking the best of what weve done, and building on it. Im incredibly proud of our six MacTech Conferences. But I’m even more excited about what this year’s event has coming together.”

Ed Marczak, Sessions Chair and Executive Editor of MacTech Magazine:
“The whole idea of MacTech Conference is to allow members of the Apple community to meet and exchange ideas. This will be spurred on by presentations from some of the best and well-known experts in the community.”

Nadyne Richmond, Co-Sessions Chair:
“I have spent my career in Enterprise and Mac applications and administration. There is no better conference than MacTech for its breadth and depth of Apple in the Enterprise content, and I am very happy to join the team, and share my industry experience with our community.”

Sean Costello, Event Daemon:
“Having been to more than 20 MacTech events, including every MacTech Conference but one, Ive had the opportunity to watch the events and the attendee community grow, raising the bar each year. This year, its a privilege to return as a part of the team that brings it all to fruition for our community.”

For more see:
http://conference.mactech.com/speakers

Links:

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Source: MacTech Conference