Many of you have volunteered to serve on various panels at the upcoming National Apple User Group Conference here in Albany, NY in April. I need those of you who volunteered to please send me ASAP a bio on yourself and the group. Please ASAP, I'm trying to work on the program now. I have attached a preliminary schedule of events. I repeat it is preliminary and some workshops may change times etc, but this will give you somewhat of an idea as to what to expect. We are working full time for the remainder of the time on NAUGSAW so please if you plan on coming, get those applications in. Many UGS have the habit of waiting till the last moment but I must stress that we really cannot allow more than the 250 planned so don't get left out. Just the freebies alone make this conference worth it.
Also the deadline for the newsletter contest has been extended so you still have time to get Fred your newsletter.
TENTATIVE AGENDA
Friday
4-6 PM Registration
6:30-7:30 Reception, sponsored by the hotel
7:30-8:30 Multimedia and You, Guy & Penny Spattaford (Session 1)
Just What is a User Group? (Session 2)
8:30-9:30 IBM & Apple Marriage (Session1)
Regional meetings vs national (Session 2)
10:30-11:30 Apple Computer & The UG Community (Session 1)
Fate of the Apple II (Session 2)
Saturday
7:00-8:30 Breakfast & vendor speech
8:30-9:30 Keynote - How to Evangelize Your Group - G.Kawasaki
9:30-10:30 Legal Issues (session 1)
Creating a Club BBS (Session 2)
10:30-11:30 Getting new members and keeping old (Session 1)
Getting Volunteers that Work (Session 2)
11:30-1 PM Lunch and vendor speech
1PM - 2 PM Vendor Panel (Session 1)
Non-Profit Accounting (Session 2)
2PM - 3 PM Newsletter Production (Session 1)
Virus Issues (Session 2)
3PM - 4 PM Newsletter Production#2 (Session 1)
Raising Money (Session 2),
4PM - 5 PM Fixing & Upgrading Your Mac (Session 1)
Graphic Tips for editors (Session 2)
5PM - 6 PM Postal Regulations (Session 1)
Insurance Issues (Session 2)
6 PM- 6:30 Break
6:30 -8:00 Dinner and vendor speaker
8:30-10:30 Johnny Appleseed Auction and Ben & Jerry's
Sunday
7:8:30 Breakfast and vendor speech
8:30 -9:30 Creating a club PD Libray (Session 1)
Working with Mixed Groups (Session 2)
9:30-10:30 Getting speakers (Session 1)
Promoting Your Group to the Public (Session 2)
10:30-11:30 Becoming an effective UG leader (Session 1)
UG Special events (Session 2)
11:30-12:30 UGs and Community Outreach (Session 1)