Member User Groups
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4 FOURTH. Member User Groups:
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| Any personal computer user group, defined as set forth below,
other than a subgroup of another personal computer user group, may
seek to become a member user group. The Board of Directors,
through amendment of the Bylaws, may provide for association by
other than personal computer user groups and by subgroups of
personal computer user groups so long as no such entities have a
vote in the affairs of the Association.
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4.1 Definition of Personal Computer:
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| A personal computer
is any computer that is primarily designed to be used by one
person at a time, with at least one central processing unit per
person.
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4.2 Definition of User Group:
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| A personal computer user
group is any informal or formal association, which satisfies the
following criteria:
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| 4.2.1 Principal Purpose:
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| the group's principal
purpose is to help its members learn about and operate personal
computers;
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| 4.2.2 Noncommercial:
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| the group does not have as a
principal purpose any commercial purpose such as the earning of
profit for its members or others;
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4.2.3 At Least Twenty Five (25) Individuals as Members:
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A group with 25 or members will be a full member with voting rights, other groups may be considered an associate member with no voting rights.
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4.2.3.1 Signature:
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signed a form indicating he or she is a member of the group; or
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4.2.3.2 Dues:
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paid the dues required for his or her class of membership. |
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4.2.4 Conducts Activities:
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conducts at least two (2) of the following activities:
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4.2.4.1 Regularly-Scheduled Meetings:
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conducts
meetings to which all members are invited according to a regular
schedule;
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4.2.4.2 Published Newsletter:
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publishes from time to time in either hard copy or electronic format a
newsletter sent to all members;
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4.2.4.3 Web Site |
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Web Site: maintain a public website on the Internet providing meeting time and location and other information about the group |
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4.2.4.4 Other Activities:
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The Association, in
its sole discretion, may accept other activities that it deems
indicate a comparable level of activity, given the geographical
and other aspects of the situation of any user group applying for
membership. |
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4.3 Process of Becoming Member:
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Any user group that meets
the above definition may become a member of the Association by
following the procedures set forth in the Bylaws which process
shall include, at a minimum, the registration of requested
information about the group with the Association, the designation
of a single individual as the group's designated user group
representative, and the payment of dues, if any, set by the
Association. |