Re: AUGD: From the Urals to the Bering Straits... from Russia down to New Zealand...
Re: AUGD: From the Urals to the Bering Straits... from Russia down to New Zealand...
- Subject: Re: AUGD: From the Urals to the Bering Straits... from Russia down to New Zealand...
- From: Peter Tucker <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 00:08:14 +0100
- Thread-topic: AUGD: From the Urals to the Bering Straits... from Russia down to New Zealand...
on 8/10/06 19:42, Jo Booth at email@hidden wrote:
> At present, from my count - there are 12+ mac users groups in NZ, and
> not a lot of official interaction. In part due to "broadband" issues,
> but as the (young) VP of WelMac, one of the largest mac users groups
> in NZ, I think we can definitely lead the call for change.
What you're doing and planning to do sounds really great.
[OT bit] I'd like to say a big TAHNK YOU to one of the NZ MUGs ... one of
our members' daughter was visiting NZ and had a problem with her Pismo.
I suggested she try to contact the nearest MUG which she did and they were
extremely kind, helpful and happy to help out.
In the UK we have a yearly Mac Expo. A about 4 years ago London Mac User
Group had a stand and were taking contact details for people around the
country with the idea of putting them in touch with each other to develop
new MUGs.
In our case it worked well there was a core of just 12 people. We met a
coupe of times in an Oxford pub, the Eagle & Child, where Tolkein, CS Lewis
and other friends formed a group called the Inklings, we formed OxMUG, now
there are over 300 members.
The serendipity of starting OXMUG came contacts with other groups and their
leaders, this culminated in last year starting a "MUG of MUGs", Mac Users UK
& Ireland [http://www.macusersuk.org] and a Photo Competition, which is
designed to get new people to contact their local MUG. We've just announced
our second Photo Competition which will be premiered at this year's Expo.
Best wishes Peter
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Peter Tucker, Oxford UK email@hidden
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