Macworld 2008 takes place next week, Monday, January 14th though Friday, January 18th at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The Expo opens on Tuesday after the keynote. I’ll be stopping by throughout the week, so maybe I’ll see you there.
Steve Jobs Macworld 2008 Keynote
Of course the big show, Steve Jobs’ annual keynote, takes place Tuesday morning at 9am. Ars Technica’s John Siracusa has released his annual MWSF 2008 Keynote Bingo Card so you can play along as Jobs engages his Reality Distortion Field.
Also, Insanely Great Tees and The Bureau of Communication are having their Macworld Keynote 2008 Predictions contest.
If you can’t attend the keynote in person, make sure to tune into excellent live coverage of the keynote provided by Ryan Block and his awesome crew at Engadget.
Macworld 2008 Rumors & Predictions
The biggest rumor this year is the possibility of a new ultra-thin MacBook. Here are a few Macworld 2008 rumor roundups:
- “What to Expect at Macworld” (Read/Write Web)
- “MacWorld 2008 Rumor Roundup (Appletell)
- “What To Expect at Macworld 2008 and Why We Think It Will Be Bigger than Usual” (Gizmodo)
- “Macworld.Ars: Rumors ad infinitum” (Ars Technica)
- “Great. Expectations.” (Ars Technica)
- “Macworld Software Highlights: Better Leopard, New Office, HD iTunes” (Wired)
- “MacWorld 2008 Predictions” (Mike Davidson)
- “Macworld Expo Predictions” (Daring Fireball)
Macworld 2008 Events & Parties
Oh and what would Macworld be without an non-stop schedule of events and parties. Here’s a list of some interesting events taking place next week during Macworld 2008:
Sunday, January 13th
- Macworld Expo Annual City Tour (4th Annual)
Monday, January 14th
- Girls Gone Geek Academy at Macworld
- Ars Technica & Gizmodo Pre-Keynote Macworld PartyTuesday, January 15th
- Macworld Pre-Keynote Group meetup (4th Annual)
- Macworld SF 2008 Annual Blogger Lunch and Schmoozefest
- MacLevelTen Meetup
- Apple Universe LIVE at MacWorld 2008
- MacSB Macworld dinner
- EFF’s 17th Birthday Party
- Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Devo Concert
Wednesday, January 16th- Macworld Wordpress Meetup
- MacRadio Meetup
- Comic Life and Skitch Meetup
- Pownce Pre-Launch Party
- DailyTechTalk’s open Macworld Party (Third Annual)Thursday, January 17th
- E.A.T. NOW!
- Mac Mingle at Macworld 2008Friday, January 18th
- Macworld On Sound
- MacCamp
- Post-Macworld Photowalking
- Macworld 2008 Closeout meetup (5th Annual)
For more events, see the Hess Memorial Macworld Expo SF 2008 Events List.
UPDATE: Here are my photos from the Macworld 2008 Expo floor.
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Scott,
Microsoft is organizing an event with Devo performing on Jan 15th see http://www.clubdevo.com/mp/news_pgs/jan2008show.html for the details.
Shannon
Shouldn’t the bingo card have the perennial “Beatles catalog now available at iTunes” square?
Interesting find Shannon, I’ve added it to the list.
Macworld is just around the corner, I wonder if I’ll win at bingo. I really hope most of the rumors are true, though with the internet age anything can be true.
Hey Scott, we’re throwing a PHP event over at City Club in SF on Tuesday night too…not sure if that is Macworld specific but we definitely welcome all Macworld attendees! 15% off for Laughing Squid readers…
http://geeksessions1p3.eventbrite.com/?discount=laughingsquid