\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\¢¢ OCTOBER 7th NEAR*US MEETING¢ by Alan Sharkis¢ OHAUG Newsletter Librarian¢¢ NEAR*US was founded several years¢ back as an umbrella service¢ organization for ATARI user groups in¢ the Northeastern United States.¢ Although it was an active group¢ during the term of its first¢ chairman, it fell into inactivity¢ when he could no longer chair the¢ organization. NEAR*US was¢ revitalized over a year ago, largely¢ through the efforts of LVAUG's JON¢ MORDOSKY.¢¢ NEAR*US had a very successful swap¢ meet this past summer, which was¢ attended by ATARIANS from New York,¢ Connecticut, New Jersey,¢ Pennsylvania, and Delaware. However,¢ at that meeting, Jon announced that¢ personal concerns were overloading¢ him to the point that he could no¢ longer be an effective chairman.¢ While he will remain with the¢ organization by managing its data¢ base and representing LVAUG at¢ meetings, it was decided to select a¢ new chairman at the October meeting.¢ It was also decided to change the¢ nature of the steering committee.¢¢ Since only four user groups (LVAUG,¢ LIAUG, OL' HACKERS and JACG) are¢ currently active, a representative¢ from the leadership of each club was¢ chosen as a permanent member of the¢ steering committee. Pat Mulvey will¢ represent LIAUG, Jon will represent¢ LVAUG as mentioned above, JOE HICSWA¢ and/or SAM COREY will represent JACG,¢ and JOHN HARDIE will represent OL'¢ HACKERS.¢¢ Chosen as the new chairman was MARK¢ GLICKSMAN, a long-time member of¢ LIAUG, an 8-bitter, and an expert on¢ ATARI game systems. MARK will bring¢ a healthy dose of enthusiasm to the¢ organization.¢¢ (Ed-MARK was a member of OHAUG in the¢ past and has said he might join us¢ again! Any time you are ready MARK,¢ you are welcome. A.P.)¢¢ NEAR*US maintains a data base of user¢ groups, BBSs, vendors and developers¢ of all ATARI products. It's next¢ several projects include a repeat of¢ July's "ATARIMEET," continued¢ support for the ATARI community, and¢ a possible page on the World Wide¢ Web.¢¢ Stay tuned!¢¢ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\¢
