Episode 121: Birds of a Feather
Synopsis:
Anthony Reimer from MacDeployment joins Tom, Charles and Marcus to talk about how you get a meetup off the ground, what happens when you want to make an all-day event, and how this year’s MacDeployment looks to be their best one yet. Stay for the discussion of news & events, especially around Apple’s crackdown on 3rd party parental MDM apps.
Your Hosts:
- Tom Bridge, Partner, Technolutionary LLC [@tbridge]
- Marcus Ransom, Senior Apple Systems Engineer, CompNow [@marcusransom]
- Charles Edge, Director of Marketplace, Jamf [@cedge318]
Our Guest:
- Anthony Reimer, MacDeployment Conference and Meetup (Calgary)
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Links & Notes
MacDeployment Conference and Meetup, @MacDeploy on Twitter, #macdeploy channel on MacAdmins Slack
Two Minute Guide to the Sport of Curling (Curling Canada)
Original DEP Portal shutdown – 1 Dec 2019
MDM in the App Store for Parents Kerfuffle
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Conference Sites
| Event Name | Location | Dates | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese Privacy Law Mini-Conference | Higashi Kurume-shi, Tokyo, Japan | 21 May 2019 | ¥1,000 aimed toward education institutions in Japan |
| ACEs Conference | Kansas City, MO | 5-6 June 2019 | $699 (Basic Event Ticket) |
| MacDeployment Conference | Calgary, Canada | 10-11 June 2019 | CAD$249 Early Bird until 10 May |
| MacDevOps:YVR | Vancouver, Canada | 12-14 June, 2019 | $275CAD – $495CAD |
| X World | Sydney, NSW, Australia | 26-28 June 2019 | $699 AUD Early Bird |
| MacAdmins Conference | State College, PA | 9-12 July 2019 | $649 Early Bird until 13 May |
| MacTech Conference | Los Angeles, CA | 15-18 October 2019 | $999 Early Bird til 28 June |
| Jamf Nation User Conference | Minneapolis, MN | 12-14 November 2019 | $799 Early Bird Rate ($699 for EDU) |
Meetups
| Event Name | Location | Dates | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Mac Admins | Harts Pub, The Rocks | 15 May 2019, 5:00 p.m. AEST | Free |
| Houston Apple Admins | Saint Arnold Brewing Company Beer Garden | 15 May 2019, 5:30 p.m. CT | Free |
| Carolinas Apple Admins | Barista Craft Coffee | 15 May 2019, 7:00 p.m. ET | Free |
| Atlanta Apple Admins | BrassTap at the Perimeter | 16 May 2019, 6:00 p.m. ET | Free |
| Seattle Apple Admins | Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluations | 16 May 2019, 6:00 p.m. PT | Free |
| Dallas Apple Admins | Bottle Rocket Studios, Addison, TX | 16 May 2019, 6:30 p.m. CT | Free |
| Melbourne Apple Admins | University of Melbourne, Parkville campus | 22 May 2019, 6:30pm AEST | Free |
| MacBrained Toronto | LoyaltyOne Atrium | 20 June 2019, 6:00 p.m. ET | Free |
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