MacVoices #19226: Neil Ticktin Profiles The 10th Year of The MacTech Conference

<p><strong>Neil Ticktin</strong>, the organizer of the annual <a href="http://conference.mactech.com"><strong>MacTech Conference</strong></a>, has been so busy that we were only able to catch up with him a week before the event, and under some unusual circumstances. Neil talks about the keynote that will set the tone for the 10th anniversary of the conference, some of the new kinds of sessions that have been added, and the trademark out-of-the-box activities that make it something special. Find out more, and how, even though you have put it off until the last minute, you can save some money on attending.</p>
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<h3><br/>Guests:</h3>
<p><strong>Neil Ticktin</strong> is Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of <a title="MacTech Magazine" href="http://www.mactech.com/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>MacTech Magazine</strong></a>, the journal of Apple technology -- a role he's held since 1992. Neil is also CEO of the MacTech's parent company, <a title="Xplain Corporation" href="https://www.xplain.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Xplain Corporation</strong></a>, which includes <a title="MacTech.com" href="http://www.mactech.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>MacTech.com</strong></a>, <strong> <a title="MacNews.com" href="http://www.macnews.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MacNews.com</a></strong>, <a title="MacForge.net" href="http://MacForge.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>MacForge.net</strong></a>,<strong> <a title="AppleCentral.com" href="http://AppleCentral.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AppleCentral.com</a></strong>. MacTech has not only been publishing in print since 1984, and on the web since 1994. In addition, MacTech's holds live events across the country throughout the year, including <a title="MacTech Boot Camp" href="http://www.mactech.com/bootcamp/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>MacTech Boot Camp</strong></a>, and <a title="MacTech InDepth" href="http://www.mactech.com/indepth/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>MacTech InDepth</strong></a>, as well as it's flagship <a title="MacTech Conference" href="http://www.mactech.com/conference" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>MacTech Conference</strong></a>.</p>
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