Macworld Automator Sessions

Ben Waldie, president of [Automated Workflows, LLC](http://www.automatedworkflows.com), and author of the [Mac OS X Technology Guide to Automator](http://www.spiderworks.com/books/automator.php), will moderate several Automator-related sessions at [Macworld Conference and Expo 2006](http://www.macworldexpo.com/live/20) in San Francisco.

[Putting Automator to Work](http://www.macworldexpo.com/live/20/events/20SFO06A/conference/tracksessions/Mac+Power+User/QMONYA04OXN5).
This session provides an introduction to the Automator application, discusses its features and benefits and walks through the process of constructing Automator workflows. Any user looking to reduce time consuming and repetitive tasks, leaving more time for creativity will not want to miss this session.

[Automator Birds-of-a-Feather Gathering](http://www.macworldexpo.com/live/20/events/20SFO06A/conference/tracksessions//QMONYA04OYR7).
Attendees are encouraged to bring along their questions, tips, tricks, and techniques for using Automator and/or developing for Automator.

[Pointers for Presenting AppleScript and Automator to Macintosh User Groups](http://mugcenter.com/macworld/sf2006 uglounge.html).
This session will provide Macintosh user group members with an opportunity to ask questions about AppleScript and Automator, and to see how both of these technologies can be put into action in the everyday workflows of virtually every Macintosh user. This session will also provide pointers for how to present these topics at user group meetings.