Second User Groups 2.0 Virtual Conference Scheduled for November 27
The MUG Center will conduct the second in a series of virtual gatherings to help Mac User Group leaders and interested parties interact, operate, improve and move their groups into the future.
The second User Group 2.0 Virtual Conference will be held on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 from 7 PM until 8:30 PM PT (10 PM [...]
Audio of the First User Groups 2.0 Virtual Conference Available
The audio of the discussion at the first User Groups 2.0 Virtual Conference is now available for listening and download.
The MUG Center’s first gathering of user group leaders to discuss the state of the MUG community, exchange ideas and look to the future was held on October 29, and keynoted by James Lee [...]
James Lee of Tropical Software to Keynote First User Groups 2.0 Virtual Conference
The first User Groups 2.0 Virtual Conference is scheduled for October 29, but what’s a conference without a keynote speaker?
James Lee of Tropical Software will be the keynote speaker for the first User Groups 2.0 Virtual Conference, scheduled for October 29.
Jim is well-known in user group community, having placed in The MUG Center’s Top [...]
First User Group 2.0 Virtual Conference Scheduled for October 29
The MUG Center has announced the first in a series of virtual gatherings to help Mac User Group leaders and interested parties operate, improve and move their groups into the future.
The first User Group 2.0 Virtual Conference will be held on October 29, 2007 from 9 PM until 10:30 PM ET. While there is [...]
Take Your Group to 2.0: Get a Logo
We recently mentioned the need for a group logo in discussing the components of a user group identity, but the topic deserves special attention because it is so important. It can also be difficult to change once you’ve invested time and money in creating any amount of mindshare with your members, your community, vendors, [...]
Take Your Group to 2.0: Meeting Days and Attracting Younger Members
Every user group leader, regardless of location or discipline, would like to see his or her group grow. More than that, however, they would like to see more young people involved. The greying of the user group community is a very real phenomenon. If a Mac User Group is going to be around to [...]
Take Your Group to 2.0: Contact! Contact!
This week’s tip is simple. It involves little effort, is so basic that it is almost embarrassing to mention, and yet is missed by an amazing number of groups:
Make your group easy to contact.
Take Your Group to 2.0: Effective Raffle Rules
Raffles are a long-standing tradition in the Macintosh User Group community, usually to the benefit of the members, but occasionally to the detriment of the group. At the very least many groups could get more out of their raffles by implementing a few simple procedures and guidelines. 2.0 user groups re-examine every aspect of [...]
Take Your Group to 2.0: The Components of a Mac User Group Identity
Even if you don’t consider your Mac User Group to be a business, you can still take plenty of ideas and practices from the business world and apply them to your group. One of the most important aspects of being in business today is branding. Having people know you helps define great organizations from [...]
Take Your Group to 2.0: Once A Month Just Isn’t Enough
Your Mac User Group’s newsletter is, most likely, something of a sacred tradition. Many groups see their newsletter as the single biggest benefit they deliver, and the primary way they communicate both Mac and group news to their members. In a world moving at the speed of the Internet, a monthly newsletter is fine [...]
