Brad, we look forward to seeing and hearing you at the meetings. Dave is a perfect example of our membership at large. He saw your post and took it upon himself to help out with his answer. And he did a pretty good job of answering it, too.
We are a friendly group, with little ceremony to stand on. Our goal is simply to help each other gain more experience and knowledge about all things linux. Feel free to attend as a tier 1 member for as long as you want. If and when you ever want to become a tier 2 member, simply hit up one of the executive for a membership application and you're in. We don't push the tier 2 memberships, as we feel people can sign up at their liesure when they're ready to do so. Recently, we signed up our 100th. member, so we are pleased with the support from the grass roots.
Once again, welcome to the membership, and we'll all be looking forward to seeing you at the meetings.
Dave Bourassa/Treasurer ===================================================================== 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
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-----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
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