The following is a current list of OS/2 related user groups in Australia & New Zealand:
AUSTRALIA
Brisbug PC User Group, OS/2 SIG
P.O. Box 985
Toowong, Queensland 4066
Tel: +61-07-3871-0611
Fax: +61-07-3871-0611
BBS: +61-07-3871-0298
+61-07-3871-0304
+61-07-3870-2972
+61-07-3870-0653
E-Mail: paul@madhouse.brisnet.org.au or paulm@ozemail.com.au
Fidonet: 3:640/820
Meeting Schedule: Two meetings each month; one held in
conjunction with the Brisbug general meetings (usually the third
Sunday of each month), one held on the 4th Wednesday of every month.
All meetings start at 7pm.
Location: Queensland Museum
Contact: Paul Marwick
SIG Leader: Paul Marwick
Dues: Brisbug - AUD$55 to join, AUD$40 renewal;
no dues for the OS/2 SIG.
Canberra OS/2 SIG
Tel: 293-1684
Fax: Unknown
BBS: Unknown
E-Mail: aacton@pcug.org.au
WWW: http://www.pcug.org.au/~aacton/os2/welcome.htm
Meeting Schedule: 3rd Thursday, 7:30pm
Location: IBM building, 8 Brisbane Avenue, Barton
Contact: Andrew Acton
SIG Leader: Andrew Acton
Dues: None
Hunter Region OS/2 User Group (HROUG)
Newcastle, NSW
Tel: Unknown
Fax: Unknown
E-Mail: HROUG@Beastmaster.hna.com.au
BBS: +61-49-651-417 Beastmaster BBS
WWW: http://www2.hunterlink.net.au/~deras
Meeting Schedule: 1st Wednesday, 6:30pm
Location: the Sentience office, 20 Kendall St, Lambton
Contact: Kevin Yank (Kyank@Beastmaster.hna.com.au)
President: Tony Terbizan (sensoft@sentience.com.au)
Newsletter: Unknown
Founded: Unknown
Membership: Unknown
Dues: Unknown
Melbourne PC User Group, OS/2 SIG
P.O. Box 283
South Melbourne, Victoria 3205
Tel: +613-9699-6222
Fax: +613-9699-6499
BBS: +613-9699-6644 (34 lines)
E-Mail: talldad@pobox.com.au
WWW: http://www.melbpc.org.au
Meeting Schedule: Fourth Tuesday (except Dec) 6:30-9:30pm
Location: Melbourne PC User Group premises
Contact: John Angelico
SIG Leader: John Angelico
Membership: 30-40
Dues: Unknown
OS/2 Users Group, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Tel: +61-8-9350-6047
Fax: +61-8-9377-0292
BBS: +61-8-9377-0292 -- Luck y BBS
WWW: http://contact.net.au/os2ugwa.html
E-Mail: bob@contact.omen.com.au
steve@contact.net.au
Meeting Schedule: Informal get-togethers as opportunity presents
Location: Varies
Contact: Bob Ogden (bob@contact.omen.com.au)
Wayne Vovil (steve@contact.net.au)
President: None
Dues: Free of charge
South Australian OS/2 SIG
c/o Randall Coon
IBM Adelaide
180 Greenhill Road
Parkside, SA 5063
Tel: 08/132-426 (IBM's National Phone Number - toll free in Australia)
Fax: 08/301-2250 (IBM)
BBS: None
WWW: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~sphampel/os2sig/
E-Mail: coonran@isscaus.vnet.ibm.com (Randall Coon)
Meeting Schedule: Last Tuesday of each month,
starting at 7:30pm (arrive at 7pm).
Location: IBM Adelaide, 180 Greenhill Rd., Parkside, SA
Contact: Randall Coon - ISSC Australia (Tel: 08/301-2327)
President: Randall Coon - ISSC Australia (Tel: 08/301-2327)
Secretary: Franco Principe (franco.principe@dsto.defence.gov.au)
IBM Liaison: Dominic Carrera (IBM Customer Service Rep. (CSR))
Webmaster: Simon Hampel (sphampel@ozemail.com.au)
Dues: $35 p.a.
Newsletter: None (newsletter via associations with local PC user
groups, e.g., SAPCUG)
Description: The South Australian OS/2 Special Interest Group (SIG)
is an offshoot from the SA PC Users Group in Adelaide, South Australia.
The aims of the group are:
1. To provide a forum for discussion of IBM's OS/2 Operating System, and
software/applications that run on the platform.
2. Actively promote OS/2 to the local home and business PC user community.
3. Assist members with problems associated with installation or operation
of OS/2 on their system. (Workshops are held on the Sunday after the
monthly meeting at IBM from 1-4pm to assist with problems and educate
users in various aspects of OS/2 (user group members only))
Sydney PC Users Group, OS/2 SIG
Attn: Alex Newman
P.O. Box A2162
Sydney South, NSW 2000
Tel: +61-2-972-2133
Fax: +61-2-972-2133
BBS: +61-2-724-6711, 2 Lines, Financial SPCUG Members only
E-Mail: alexn@jolt.mpx.com.au (Warped2 on IRC)
Meeting Schedule: Third Monday of the month, 6pm - 10pm
Location: IBM Building, Presentation 4, Level 10
Darling Park, 201 Sussex St, Sydney
Contact: Alex Newman (alexn@magna.com.au);
(Tel: +61-2-231-8186 (bh); Fax: +61-2 241-1135 (bh))
SIG Leader: Alex Newman (alexn@magna.com.au; Warped2 on IRC)
OS/2 SIG Committee: Chris Halliday, Chris Sundstrom,
Ian Baker, Jim Cantor, Alex Newman [Chris Virtue - SPCUG President)
BBS Sysop: John Clarke
Newsletter: "Printscreen" (monthly)
Newsletter Editor: Warren Wylie (+61-2-415-6440-daytime)
Dues: $35/year from date of receipt, gives access to
two BBS lines, and includes 12 months' subscription to "Printscreen"
Description: The Sydney PC Users' Group OS/2 SIG has
been in existence for over three years, and has recently
move to a new venue. It now convenes at Darling Park, the
IBM building in Sydney, in Presentation Room 4 on Level 10.
The address is 201 Sussex St, Sydney. Parking is available
at a parking station directly across the street from the
building, and Town Hall Station is less than 5 minutes' walk
away.
Victorian OS/2 Developer's SIG
5 Brighton Street
Glen Waverly, Victoria 3150
Tel: Unknown
Fax: Unknown
BBS: Unknown
E-Mail: Unknown
Meeting Schedule: Third or Fourth Tuesday of the month
Location: IBM Australia, Sturt Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Contact: Jon Wright
President: Unknown
Dues: Unknown
NEW ZEALAND
Auckland OS/2 User Group
Tel: +64-9-443-0427
Fax: Unknown
BBS: +64-9-576-2305 or +64-9-576-2835 or +64-9-576-2964
E-Mail: stevee@kcbbs.gen.nz
Meeting Schedule: Third Wednesday of the
month (except December), 7pm
Location: Conference Room 1, IBM, Queen St, Aukland
Contact: Jeff Wright
President: Unknown
BBS Sysop: Steven Evans
Dues: None
Christchurch OS/2 User Group
P.O. Box 3712
Christchurch 8001
Tel: +64-3-365-7518
BBS: None
Meeting Schedule: 3rd Monday, 7:30pm
Location: Christchurch Polytechnic,
Science/Computer Dept., Ground Floor
Contact: Steve Carr
President: Unknown
Dues: NZ$20 for membership and BBS access
New Zealand PC Association Inc., OS/2 SIG
P.O. Box 14025
Wellington 6030
Tel: Unknown
BBS: Unknown
Meeting Schedule: Unknown
Location: Unknown
Contact: Graeme Roberts
President: Unknown
Dues: Unknown
Wellington OS/2 Users Group
15 Airlie Road
Karehana Bay
Plimmerton 6251
Tel: +64-4-801-4764 or
+64-4-233-9123
Fax: Unknown
BBS: Unknown
E-Mail: chris@ceres.wgtn.planet.org.nz (Chris Lyttle)
Meeting Schedule: First Wednesday, 7:30pm
Location: IBM Building in Featherston Street
Contact: Andrew Elzenaar (Tel: 527-6725; E-mail: jaide@ibm.net)
or Steve Withers (Tel: 576-5818; E-mail: steve.withers@ibm.net)
President: Unknown
Dues: NZ$2 per UG meeting
