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20 July 2010
7:00pm Helper Programs Theme (all welcome)
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MEETINGS Timetable (2010)

Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month from February to November. Refer to the Venue Map for the meeting location and the Meeting Notice for details of the next meeting.

At this early stage of 2010 most of our meetings are yet to be arranged. Please check back later for changes to this timetable as the year progresses

  Date in 2010   Speaker/Topic

Tuesday,
February 16

  • Welcome & Announcements (Venue issues, Library Report)
  • Corel Q&A.
  • Corel Paint Shop Pro X3. - Jim Youngman.
  • Postcards from Vietnam - David Mutch
  • Tribute to Richard Dodd
  • Raffle Prize: Corel WordPerfect Office X4 Home & Student.
    Door Prize: TBA.
Tuesday,
March 16
  • Welcome & Announcements
  • Corel Q&A.
  • CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5 (Part 1). - David Mutch.
  • CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5 (Part 2). - David Mutch.
  • Digital Camera and Printer Technologies - Alan Stevenson
  • Raffle Prize: Corel Win DVD Plus and Photo Impact X3.
  • Door Prize: TBA.
Tuesday,
April 20
  • Using Layers in PSP To Improove Holiday Shots - Alan Stevenson
  • Making a Greeting Card in CorelDRAW - Richard Crompton
  • Raffle Prize: Ulead Video Studio 11.5 Plus (full version).
  • Door Prize: TBA.
Tuesday, May 18
(Theme: History of Photography Theme)
  • Guest Speaker Ian Carron speaks about his amazing camera collection and about the Australian Photographic Collectors Society.
  • Historical Photo Effects in PSP - Jenette Youngman
  • CorelDRAW verion 3 Historical Video - Geoff george
  • Historical Photo Examples - Geoff George
  • Raffle Prize: WD Elements 1TB Portable HDD.
  • Door Prize: TBA
Tuesday, June 15
(Theme: Cut Outs & Masking Theme)
  • 7:00pm Special General Meeting - Members Only
  • 7:15pm Regular User Group Meeting - All Welcome
  • Using Masks to Create Cut-Outs in Photo-Paint: - David Mutch
  • Using the Selection Tool in PSP - Comparisons with PP: - Jenette Youngman
  • Manipulating an Image for Widescreen Display: - Geoff George
  • Using Corel Knockout: - Fred Jones
  • Raffle Prize: WD Passport Elite 320GB Portable HDD.
  • Door Prize: TBA.
Tuesday, July 20
Theme: (Little Programs that hekp us Work Better)
  • Irfan View - Geoff George
  • Virtual Photographer - Geoff George
  • Pit Stop - Darryl Howman
  • Vector Magic - Dominic Vinci
  • Corel Capture - David Mutch
  • Fast Stone - David Mutch
  • PDF Password Remover - David Mutch
  • Plentiful Plug-ins - Jenette Youngman
  • Meeting Close & Pack Up
  • Raffle Prize: Belkin UPS
  • Door Prize: TBA
Tuesday, August 17
Theme: Colour & Ambiance
  • TBA
Tuesday,
September 21
  • TBA.
Wednesday,
October 19
  • TBA.
Tuesday,
November 16
  • 2010 AGM
  • TBA.

* TBA = To Be Advised

Previous years' timetables can be found here: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001