Hi Brad, Looks like everyone's asleep at the wheel tonight so I'll try and answer your questions. Te following is cut from the CLUG website FYI.
How does membership work? CLUG Membership works as follows. If you attend a meeting, join the mailing list, attend an event or otherwise make it known to the CLUG secretary that you wish to join CLUG you are a Tier 1 member. There are no fees associated with becoming a Tier 1 member. You can, however, purchase a $20/yr Tier 2 membership which entitles you to voting privileges and discounts at stores like Nexus. See our Sponsors page for further details on where your CLUG membership card will get you a discount. Why pay What we are trying to build is a self-sustaining organization. It was felt by a majority of the members that in order to do so, we had to incorporate ourselves as a Society. There are fees associated with any dealings with Government so we had to build a Treasury. In order to put money in our coffers, we decided to charge a nominal fee but we didn't want to alienate any of our members so we came up with the two Tier system we have now. We have tried to elicit support from local businesses in the way of discounts to make our membership more appealing but the main reason is to follow standard practices suggested by the Government and that means we need to account for our membership and give our members voting privileges. CLUG's operating expenses are fairly low but from time to time do need to pay for things like power / networking at trade shows, web hosting, etc. Previously these expenses were often covered by individuals but as we grow larger it makes sense for CLUG to be able to cover itself. CLUG also tries to promote itself so from time to time we get advertising materials printed and such things cost money. Is there a fee for attending meetings? No. Anyone can attend meetings at no charge and we don't hit up people for money during meetings. Mini-Topics have developed into a series of short talks by individuals that want to share their knowledge with meeting attendees. Usually quick presentations followed by a question session. Personally I enjoy the meetings and the folks that hang out there. For me, CLUG has been a winning experience as I try to get a grip on this thing called Linux. Hope this answers your questions and be sure to check out the CLUG website @ www.clug.ca for more info. Cheers, Dave Watkins Calgary, Alberta, Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.davewatkins.net Voice: 403-701-5746 Fax: 403-266-0626 Hardware/Software Sales, Service & Support Electronics Restoration Specialists -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brad Camroux Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 9:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Speakers Wanted for March CLUG meeting On February 15, 2004 05:19 pm, Marcel Lecker wrote: > Hi Folks, > > We're still looking for some speakers for our March meeting. We're > looking for all ranges of topics from beginner to advanced, so that > means anyone can contribute. Okay... so how do I get involved in CLUG? How much is a membership? Can I attend meetings as a "guest" to get a feel for things before signing up? > Presently the Mini-topics seem to be going for about 1/2 hour (give or > take). I'd say plan on about 20-25 minutes of presentation with time > questions. What are the "mini-topics"? I would definitely like to do some public speaking... getting a chance to do so about stuff I enjoy would be great! I'm just finishing my geophysics degree, looking for a job in the oilpatch. I know that public speaking skills are a definite asset there, so the more practise I can get (as much as it makes me nervous) the better :O) Cheers, Brad Camroux _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
