BUG has been around for a while. I remember it from my short stint as GNHLUG leader. I think it even goes back to the days of NNEUUG.
It was supposed to be an organization which could help User Groups coordinate activities (like inter-group meetings and events), but I don't think it went anywhere. I believe Jerry Feldman was active in it a few years ago. --Bruce Bill McGonigle wrote: > Anybody else get this? > > -Bill > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: First General letter to All Leaders Affiliated to Boston User > Groups > Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:26:43 GMT > From: Ronald Thibeau <ronald.thib...@bostonusergroups.org> > To: <lead...@bostonusergroups.org> > > > > Hello User Group Leaders, > > Boston User Groups called BUG, an umbrella organization, is focused on > organizing and sustaining any digital technology User Group, through > advice and services some of which can be on site. BUG management is > composed of volunteers from the “leaders’ list”. We volunteer time as we > are able. We are ordinary people with a heart for service. We can always > use more help. > > We provide a web site http://www.bostonusergroups.org > <http://www.bostonusergroups.org/> . We have On Line for about six > months. The site will always be a work in progress. > > User Group meetings, special events etc, are posted on the calendar. In > due time, each leader who wishes to do so, can maintain his information. > Posting commercials or head hunter advertisement etc. that is NOT user > group activity will not be allowed on the site. > > One service that all listed leaders can use right now is the ‘’leaders’ > list’’ service. If you have an event that you want to tell the world > about, then prepare a good looking advertisement that is accurate and > send it out to lead...@bostonusergroups.org > <mailto:lead...@bostonusergroups.org> . If you want the same > advertisement to post on the BUG calendar, send your data to > john.r...@bostonusergroups.org <mailto:john.r...@bostonusergroups.org> > for posting. Note: if any leader wishes to post a question to solve a > User Group Issue, please be free to post your question. > > As we use the leaders’ list service for each other, it is hopeful that > we benefit by educating many more end users in technology and best > practices and to promote competence in our trade.* SO*, everyone should > now be looking for and expect this ‘leaders’ list’ channel to flow > timely and accurate User Group special events. All other information can > be found on the BUG site. If you don’t see it or it’s wrong, then write > john.r...@bostonusergroups.org <mailto:john.r...@bostonusergroups.org> > to get it corrected. > > We are interested in filling a few spots on the BUG board of directors. > Some have an elected office and some contribute on special projects. So, > any person wishing to serve a technical community can write me directly > ronald.thib...@bostonusergroups.org > <mailto:ronald.thib...@bostonusergroups.org>. > > We have face to face meetings on occasion based on complexity or > importance. We frequently telephone conference to save travel time and > money for each other. We call meetings based on necessity. Operational > issues are usually handled by e-mail. We have e-mail traffic going all > the time. > > If you know of other digital technology user group leaders, please pass > on our introductory statement of purpose. > > More statements on our general activity and more services provided to > follow in the weeks ahead. Please avail yourself of our service and get > the word out on your activities. > > Come see what is going on at the BUG community. > http://www.bostonusergroups.org <http://www.bostonusergroups.org/> . > > Yours in service > > Ronald Thibeau > > > _______________________________________________ gnhlug-org mailing list gnhlug-org@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-org/
