Date: Saturday, March 19, 2011
Time: 1PM – 4PM Eastern Time
Place: Cyberspace
Topic: User Groups

We are delighted to announce Judy Taylour (President, SCV Computer Club, CA and recipient of the FACUG Lifetime Achievement Award), Marie Vesta (APCUG Vice-President), David Steward (APCUG Board of Advisor Chair), Don Singleton (APCUG Director and former President), Bill James (APCUG Advisor), Jim Evans (APCUG Secretary), Hank Feinberg (President, Rockland, NY PC User Group), Stu Silverman (FACUG Director and APCUG Advisor), Sam Wexler (FACUG President and APCUG Advisor) and many others will be helping with the Saturday, March 19 FACUG Membership & Leadership Development Forum meeting which will discuss User Group issues, problems and anything else User Group.

This event will be open forum style to discuss what you want and exchange ideas with experienced User Group leaders to get new ideas with different viewpoints. This idea comes from conversations with people during last month’s technology conference cruise as well as last year’s Town Hall meetings. Register by Thursday, March 17 to get the audio and video links.

Please forward this email to appropriate members of your User Group. All User Group topics are on the table including but not limited to the following list below. This is your meeting so please feel free to add to this list by sending your specific questions, issues and concerns in an email to forum@ariesmart.com

• Officer burn-out
• Finances
• Program Planning
• Meetings (programs, speakers, publicity, giveaways, venues)
• Presentations
• Vendor relations
• Industry matters
• Cooperative arrangements, partnerships, opportunities
• User Group associations
• Communication (newsletters, Web sites, etc.)
• Social media/networking
• Volunteers
• Services User Group associations should offer its members

Date: Saturday, March 19, 2011
Time: 1PM – 4PM Eastern Time
Place: Cyberspace
Topic: User Groups

Attendees: FACUG Liaison Advisors, FACUG Consultants, User Group leaders and members as well as User Group knowledgeable people
Registration by Thursday, March 17 to forum@ariesmart.com Leave your name and User Group to get the remote video and audio links which will be sent on Friday, March 18.

Sam Wexler
president@facug.org