This Week's MUG News - 7/14
This Week's MUG News - 7/14
- Subject: This Week's MUG News - 7/14
- From: Chuck Joiner <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 00:08:59 -0400
July 14, 2002
The MUG Center
http://www.mugcenter.com
The Week's Front Page News At The MUG Center
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MACWORLD EXPO MUG EVENTS AT A GLANCE
Where's the best place to get information on all of the user group events
at this week's Macworld Conference & Expo on a single page? Check the
special Macworld Expo MUG Event Calendar for a quick roadmap to when and
what all the events are. Additional details on any event are only a click
away.
TWO SESSIONS AND PRIZES ADDED TO MACWORLD EXPO USER GROUP LOUNGE
Two additional sessions have been added to the schedule of presentations
in The User Group Lounge at Macworld Expo:
* Dave Marra, Apple Senior Systems Engineer will present Welcoming
Windows Users, a natural extension of the "Switchers" ad campaign.
* Chuck La Tournous of RandomMaccess will talk about Maintaining Your
Group's Web Site With Little Or No Help.
Throughout the show, there will be random prize drawings in the Lounge,
thanks to the generosity of these vendors who support the MUG community
and the MUG events at Macworld Expo:
* Aladdin Systems
* Bare Bones Software
* Broderbund
* Casady & Greene
* Futurosity
* Microsoft
* O'Reilly
* Riverdeep
The complete list of all-star guests and presentations is available on
the User Group Lounge page.
ANOTHER SPONSOR JOINS USER GROUP UNIVERSITY
Netscape has joined the list of vendors who are sponsoring User Group
University at Macworld. The are looking for feedback from the MUG
community on a new product, and will get it through the UGU Vendor
Reception. You can hear more about Netscape and all the vendors
supporting UGU in the new edition of The User Group Report and see a
complete list of supporting vendors on the UGU Sponsors page.
MEGA-MUG MEETING WILL FEATURE RAFFLE
The Mega-MUG Meeting at Macworld Expo will offer more than just a chance
for user group leaders and members to get together and talk about all
facets of MUGs. It will offer more than an opportunity for anyone
interested in finding out about MUGs to learn from active user group
enthusiasts. It will also offer a raffle of products from some of the
industry's leading vendors, with a grand prize of an iPod!
Vendors supporting the raffle include:
* Aladdin Systems
* Bare Bones Software
* Broderbund
* Casady & Greene
* Futurosity
* Microsoft
* O'Reilly
* Riverdeep
Complete details and rules are available on the Mega-MUG Meeting page. (7/10)
SECOND MUG FOCUS GROUP HELD BY ADVISORY BOARD
The second in a series of focus groups was conducted by the User Group
Advisory Board on July 9. These sessions allow individual MUG leaders to
interact with the UGAB members, Regional Liaison Team, and the Apple User
Group Program on a direct basis and provide feedback and recommendations
on a variety of designated topics. This session discussed issues of
involving MUG leaders in existing resources, how to locate those
resources, and ways to communicate that information to new MUG leaders.
Participants included:
Macbeth Vannoy
North Coast Macintosh Users Group of Ohio
Arman Assa
North Carolina State University Mac Users Group
George Engel
Upstate Apple Users Group
Sid Pevear
Macintosh Chico User Group
George Carbonell
Hartford User Group Exchange
Learn more about these MUG leaders on the Focus Group #2 page.
NORTHWEST UNITED STATE REGIONAL LIAISON UPDATE
Steve Welsh has filed his latest report from the Northwest United States
with details of a swap meet, a regional conference, the latest
incarnation of the legendary You Don't Know Mac Oregon statewide trivia
contest, and his own appearance at a MUG in his territory.
Coming Up This Week On The MUG Event Calendar
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July 15
User Group University Kickoff - Ice Cream Social
July 16
User Group University
July 17, 18, 19
Macworld Conference & Expo
User Group Events too numerous to name. For complete list and links:
http://www.mugcenter.com/mugcalendar
July 20
Houston Area Apple Users Group - Swap Meet
Annapolis Apple Slice Macintosh Users Group - Apple Senior System
Engineer Aaron Davis
July 21
User Group Night At The Apple Store In Soho
Thanks!
---Chuck
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Chuck Joiner
Editor-In-Chief
The MUG Center
http://www.mugcenter.com
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