View this article at: http://www.macnn.com/articles/04/04/08/apple.specialist.meet.up/ Thursday, Apr 08, 2004 6:25am Apple Specialists conference declared a success The Apple Specialist Marketing Co-op (ASMC), an organization comprised of over 100 Apple specialists, hosted a three-day conference last week at HP's Washington campus and the Embassy Suites in Portland, OR. Details of the event can be found in today's press release. "Wow, there is a strong future for the 'Apple Specialist' and I have seen it. I came away from this event 20 minutes late for my flight home -- I didn't want to leave the last seminar. It felt good to see the level of support offered from Apple," one dealer reportedly said of the event. Relations between Apple and its independent resellers have become increasingly tense in the past few years, with some resellers filing suit against Apple alleging unfair business practices and shareholder fraud.