Thanks for fielding that one Dave, That sums it up quite nicely. The best way I can describe our membership philosophy is it is like a Linux distro. You can download it for free or buy the box and get some extra perks :)
I hope to see you at a meeting sometime Brad. Marcel On Mon, 2004-02-16 at 00:33, Dave Watkins wrote: > 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 -- Marcel Lecker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
