NEXTSTEP User Groups International (NUGI) Proudly Presents: THE USER GROUP EVENT SCHEDULE NoIR maybe gone, but NUGI lives on with a host of important, informative, and entertaining activities at this year's NEXTSTEP Expo. It will be a fun week, we look forward to seeing you at Expo! Here is an overview of all we have planned. USER GROUP SUMMIT Moscone Convention Center Monday, June 20 11:00 am - 1:00 pm This last year has witnessed enormous change in the direction, membership, and focus of NEXTSTEP user groups. Many group members and leaders have questions and suggestions regarding the support and purpose of NEXTSTEP user groups. We have organized a summit for user group members to meet and discuss the implications and expectations of this past year -- what's worked, what hasn't -- with any eye toward building a solid foundation for user groups in the year to come. Please pre-register for the Monday summit! Send email to "nugi@next.com" before Saturday June 18 with your name, address, phone number, email and user group affiliation. This way you can actually get into Moscone - a general admission badge will be waiting for pickup. USER GROUP LUNCH Chevys (4th and Mission) near Moscone Monday, June 20 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Immediately following the User Group Summit, the User Group Lunch will be held at a nearby restaurant as an informal welcome meeting for user group members and NUGI volunteers. Welcome to San Francisco and NEXTSTEP Expo! Please respond to "nugi@next.com" if you want to participate in the lunch. We need to know how many people are coming so we can reserve enough space. This social gathering will cost you the price of lunch - but is a great way to gather and gossip. PARTY ELEVEN ristorante + bar Monday, June 20 9:00 pm - 1:00 am 374 11th (@ Folsom), San Francisco Sponsored by BANG, this party may be the most talked about user group event of the year. This is the place to meet for fun and excitement _before_ the show begins! There will be food, drinks for $1, a band and a DJ for dancing. Don't miss this one! See you there! USER GROUP SESSIONS Starting a Corporate Group Moscone Convention Center Tuesday, June 21 11:45 am - 1:00 pm NEXTSTEP users are increasingly found in large corporations; therefore, much of the future growth of NEXTSTEP user groups will occur within a corporate framework. In this session you will hear the experiences of both corporate and geographically-based user group presidents, the common problems to watch out for, what works, what doesn't, and the benefits to be gained by partnering together to keep each group strong and focused. Providing Services to User Groups Moscone Convention Center Wednesday, June 22 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm This session will focus on the user-group support provided by NeXT, both in starting new groups and in keeping existing groups informed and active in the NeXT community. In addition, there will be success stories, tips, and ideas from some of the larger user groups. The session will finish with a discussion of future programs from NeXT and a question-and-answer session. If you are a user group leader, or would like to be one, plan to attend this session. A Fireside Chat with Steve Jobs Moscone Convention Center Thursday, June 23 10:15 pm - 11:15 pm Steve's visit to the user group assembly at NEXTSTEP EXPO is an exciting annual tradition. As is previous years, there will be plenty to talk about. Find out where NeXT is going, whom they are going with, and how you can come along for the ride. AUCTION Moscone Convention Center Wednesday, June 22, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm The User Group Program's most important event! It's all here and it's all up for bid! One-of-a-kind items plus a wide range of products and services from the NeXT community will go to the highest bidder. Always great fun! An Expo tradition! Proceeds go toward the User Group Program at Expo. Please be sure to attend this event! NUGI ON THE SHOWFLOOR Moscone Convention Center Tuesday, June 21 10:30 am - 6:00 pm Wednesday, June 22 10:30 am - 6:00 pm Thursday, June 23 10:00 am - 4:00 pm NEXTSTEP User Groups International is sponsoring a booth at the show on behalf of NEXTSTEP user groups worldwide. We'll have information about the Auction, Expo, San Francisco, and various NEXTSTEP user groups. This will also be the place to find the NUGI Expo 94 commemorative t-shirt and other special surprises. There will be an interactive kiosk, containing images of past EXPO user group activities, parties, views of world-wide cities and a link to the Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Service. And, as a special treat, we'll be running a picture booth where you can take home an electronic picture of yourself, your friends, or whomever. In addition, regional NEXTSTEP user groups will be sponsoring a variety of activities in the NUGI booth. NeXus will be showing NEXTSTEP/Japanese. Since this is not an generally available product - see the demo! BANG will be sponsoring demonstrations from select third party vendors. If you can't find it anywhere on the show floor, check here: chances are, we'll have a line on it! Saving the best for last, NUGI is also sponsoring a lounge area on the showfloor, adjacent to the user group booth. If you need a place to meet, relax, or just regroup, you'll find it here courtesy of NEXTSTEP User Groups International! FINAL NOTES The valiant volunteers of NUGI will be working hard before, during and after the show to make sure that the User Group Program runs smoothly. If you have thoughts, suggestions, and especially auction contributions (see below), please contact us at our temporary address! (valid from 6/13/94 thru 6/25/94) NUGI Headquarters, San Francisco 1510 Eddy Street Suite 1211 San Francisco, CA 94115 415-717-9451 "nugi@next.com" Finally, we are always on the lookout for auction items! Remember, all auction proceeds go to support the User Group Program at Expo and its tireless volunteers. Contact NUGI for more information. If you have items to donate (bless you!), please contact Darren_Smith@NeXT.COM and/or ship them directly to User Group Auction c/o Darren Smith NeXT, Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063