Re: User Group Names
Re: User Group Names
- Subject: Re: User Group Names
- From: Frank Petrie <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 10:40:40 -0500
On Jan 15, at 1:00a, email@hidden wrote:
The OKCPCUG board met today and we discussed the fall off of
attendance at our SIGs. We are looking for ways to improve this
situation.
One suggestion made was that we quit using the name SIG, since new
people do not know what a Special Interest Group is and SIG sounds too
advanced for beginners. Maybe we should just call them Classes. This
would simplify the name situation be less intimidating to beginners.
This is a personal pet peeve of mine. We have just re-instituted SIGs
in our group and I insisted on calling them SIGs. Why? Because that is
exactly what they are - groups dedicated to a specific topic (Special
Interest Groups). I hate dumbing down things. We have enough of that in
everyday life already. I would suggest that you reexamine the way
you're promoting said groups. I tell people that they are very informal
(which is the way we like them), usually at someone's house and geared
toward the product, not the capabilities of the user. This tends to
remove their anxieties.
My analogy is to that of a buffet. You always have the General Meeting
at the same time every month, but if you'd like to drop in on a SIG
that sounds interesting to you, find out when and where they will be
meeting and attend. It's particularly good for people who want to solve
a problem. Plus, it's a bonus - go to as many different meetings as you
like for the same price that you would normally pay to join the group
for just the General Meeting, newsletter, et al.
My (US) $.02.
Frank Petrie
Technologies and Products Specialist for User Groups
Mid-Atlantic Macintosh User Groups Team (MaMUGs)email@hidden
http://www.mamugs.org
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