On Saturday, December 5, 2020,The Apple Users Society of Melbourne (AUSOM Inc) had a wonderful 40th anniversary celebration. The day included SIG breakout sessions on iPad basics, Finder fundamentals, mobile multimedia, Filemaker, Zoom training, digital photography, genealogy, and GarageBand. In addition, there were Mac sessions for specific groups, from beginners to intermediate users, and more. Add in a service desk, lounge, and help desk, and you get an idea of how much thought went into the remote celebration.
Of course, in true Mac fashion, there was more: At 11 a.m. there was an informative and fun presentation by Greg Alchin on assistive technologies (Greg is an Apple accredited educator, Inclusive Design Consultant and true expert in Assistive Technology), followed by a virtual birthday cake (with happy birthday singing and an acknowledgement of AUSOM volunteers) and Garry Barker offering reminiscences about Apple and AUSOM.
Wow! There is a reason that AUSOM is pronounced “awesome”
Congrats for 40 years of excellence: 1980-2020.
(Thanks much to Greg Davies, AUSOM publicity, for this tip and an opportunity to be present for the celebration.)
