December 10
Announcing APCUG's Three Big User Group Contests for 2009
APCUG's Newsletter, Web and Digital Photo contests start January 1, 2009 and you
will have until January 31, 2009 to submit your website URL, newsletters and
digital photos in these competitive events. Submitting your entries will be done
differently this year. Contestants will use the new
APCUG SharePoint Site where special folders have been set up
for each contest. The complete contest rules, criteria and instructions for
using the SharePoint site are also posted and instructions on using SharePoint are
here.
Judging of the contests will take place in February, 2009 and the results will
be announced in March, 2009. Winning newsletters and websites will also receive
appropriate APCUG 1st, 2nd or 3rd place logos for use on your groups newsletter
and website. The results will be posted on the
APCUG WebSite and sent out
via NOOZ and Reports.
January 24
Vendor Contact Information
Here is contact information on
the vendors from the 2008 Annual Convention.
January 16
Presentation Files
Click here for the Presentation Files from the
Educational Sessions at the APCUG 2008 Annual Convention. More will be added when we
get them.
January 10
Winners announced
January 6
Thank You
The 2008 APCUG Convention closes today. APCUG wants to thank all of the vendor sponsors that
made the event the success it was:
- Gold Sponsors
- Vendor Fair
- Welcome Bag, Tech Session, Other
Check back after January 15, and we expect to have the power point slide shows
available from the Educational Sessions.
December 19
Round Table & Tech Sessions
Be sure and
check the schedule of Round Table & Tech Sessions
because there are a lot
of excellent technical presentations. In addition, there are a number of round table
discussions on user group management.
December 19
Welcome Bag
This year's Welcome Bag is going to be full of lots and lots of goodies to the
tune of $373 per attendee (or $74,600 total for the Welcome Bag) and more items
are being added every day. Some of the goodies are full-version copies of Alpha
5 database, Mailwasher Pro, Rainbow Mystery game, plus a copy Smart Computing, a
book from O'Reilly, and Dwight Silverman's book on Vista from PeachPit. BTW,
Mailwasher Pro is the only software package where you purchase it once and get
free updates for life.
December 19
Raffle Prizes
This year there is an absolute bonanza of raffle prizes, thanks to APCUG many generous
sponsors. If you or your friends have not registered yet, then now is the time.
This is going to be one of the best APCUG conventions ever and an event NOT to
be missed. Come join the fun.
December 3
Convention Update
So far,
2008 Annual Convention sponsors have donated a total of $12,800 for either
full version software or books, which will be included in the Welcome Bag. That
is the equivalent of $64 in goodies for every convention attendee.
So, if you have not registered to attend the convention, now is the time to join
the fun.
November 11
Election Mailing Done
An email starting this year's election process was sent to the President and
APCUG Rep of each User Group. A group may only vote once, and they have until
midnight November 30 to complete the balloting.
October 3
Convention Registration Packet
The APCUG 2008 Convention Registration Packet was emailed and snail-mailed to User Groups.
Click here for a preview.
October 16
Contests Closed
The Websites, Newsletters, Digital Photos and Jerry Award entry period
closed midnight PST, October 15th. I hope you got your entries in on time. Note that you only have two weeks to register for the
Annual Convention at the Early Bird rate.
October 2
CS Spotlight on Amador Computer User Group
Amador Computer User Group won 3rd place and $500
for
their project refurbushing computers to donate to the public in need of a working
computer system, who don't have the ability to pay for a new system.
Click here for all the Jerry Awards Winners 2006
October 1
UG Spotlight on Napa Valley Personal Computer Users Group
NVPCUG was founded in 1982 by a small group of people who wanted to share their experiences using personal computers. Some of the founding members are still active in the group. The NVPCUG incorporated as a publicly funded non-profit community benefit and educational corporation in 2002.
NVPCUG's primary goal is to share information and experience in using personal computers in an effort to help others to understand and get the best use of a personal computer.
September 27
APCUG Reports Q4
APCUG Reports issue Q4 has been sent to the printer, and it is now available
online
here.
September 26
2008 APCUG Event Schedule Posted
Click here to see the 2008 APCUG Event Schedule.
Click here to register for the Convention.
September 6
FACUG Fall Conference, Oct 6
Click here for info on the
FACUG Fall Conference, Orlando, Florida on October 6, 2007
September 2
CCS Mini-Expo is Sept 15
Click here for info on the Chicago Computer Society"s
Sixth Annual Mini-Expo
Technology For Fun. Saturday, September 15, 2007
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
August 31
CS Spotlight on Capital PC User Group
Capital PC User Group won 2nd place and
$1000
for
their project DCRobotics, a Special Interest Group (SIG) of CPCUG, helps
inner city youth by starting and supporting Robotics Clubs, and helps them enter
robotics competitions such as the FIRST Robotics Competitions. (FRC) Students
can be motivated to learn about computers, math, and science through their
interest in robotics and competitions. The robotics competitions use math,
computing, engineering, and science skills, but are run like sports events and
are exciting entertainment.
Click here for all the Jerry Awards Winners 2006
August 31
UG Spotlight on Atlanta Macintosh Users Group, Georgia
Founded in 1984, the
Atlanta Macintosh Users Group is made up of many members,
AMUG consists of Macintosh enthusiasts from a variety of backgrounds: artists,
technicians, programmers, designers, consultants, publishers, accountants--users
of a variety of Macintosh types and software! This diverse gathering provides a
unique resource for Macintosh information, creativity and education.
August 16
Contest Email
A special e-mail was sent to the President, Vice President, Director, APCUG
Representative,
Newsletter Editor, Webmaster, Membership and Program Chairs of each APCUG-member
User Group
regarding the launch 2007 APCUG Newsletter, Web, Digital Photo Contests and
Jerry Awards
competition beginning September 1, 2007.
July 1
APCUG Reports Q3
APCUG Reports issue Q3 has been sent to the printer, and it is now available
online
here. It contains articles
on How to Publicize Your Group & Recruit for New Members, good Community Service
Ideas, information on contests that will be run later this year, and the first
information on plans for the APCUG 2008 Convention at the Riviera Hotel & Casino
in Las Vegas. The issue contains regional reports from seven
regions. See what is happening in other User Groups around the world.
June 14
UG Spotlight on Orange County
The User Group spotlight is shining on Orange County IBM PC Users' Group
Among the handy links you will find when you visit their
award-winning Website
are links to Fantastic Photoshop, Elements, Lightroom, and Photography sites as
well as over 30 links to sites for computer users.
June 1
CS Spotlight on NTPCUG
The North Texas PC Users Group, Inc. (NTPCUG) won 1st Place in the Ongoing
Community
Service Project category of the
2
006 Jerry Award contest.
refurbishes computers for the blind and visually impaired. This project is
publicized on NTPCUG’s website,
www.ntpcug.org,
and periodically, there are also newspaper articles.
Click here for all the Jerry Awards Winners 2006
April 1
APCUG Reports Q2
APCUG Reports issue Q2 has been sent to the printer, and it is now available
online
here. It contains a number
of
very good articles on how to publicize your user group. People need to know you
exist
and how to find you, before they will be able to join you. And we wish a very
happy
25th birthday to a number of groups. The issue contains regional reports from
five
regions. See what is happening in other User Groups around the world.
February 1
APCUG Reports Q1
APCUG Reports issue Q1 has been sent to the printer, and it is now available
online
here. APCUGs Annual
Conference is over, and we have the winners of the Digital Photo Contest,
the winners of the Jerry Award Competition, and information on
next years competition, together with some of the winning groups' writeups on.
We also have some reports on the conference.
