[DEMUG] Fwd: Maine User Group Joint Meeting in November?

[James Baranski]

Sounds like fun to me...

I'd carpool to Brunswick.  I'm not so hot about the videoconference  
idea...  But I'd come...

Jim.



On Oct 11, 2007, at 1:48 PM, S Soucy wrote:

> On Oct 11, 2007, at 1:07 PM, Matthew Baya wrote:
>
>> What do people think about this proposal? Anyone up for this ? I'm  
>> not sure if I can make it myself but perhaps we can organize some  
>> group rides?
>>
>> Also, do we want to have a DEMUG meeting in this area on this  
>> subject? Our annual meeting ? :)
>>
>> -Matt
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>> From: Pete Zimowski <petez at mac.com>
>>> Date: October 11, 2007 12:58:18 PM EDT
>>> To: mbaya at svaha.com
>>> Subject: Maine User Group Joint Meeting in November?
>>>
>>> Hi Matt!
>>>
>>> I sending this email to you as I saw on the DEMUG website that  
>>> you're the current Vice President.  If that is no longer the  
>>> case, could you please forward this to the current officeholder.
>>>
>>> My name is Pete Zimowski and I am the current President of MMOOS  
>>> (Maine Macintosh Owners & Operators Society), an Apple User Group  
>>> in Brunswick.  I write the "MacMaineiac" articles and columns in  
>>> the 'Technology" section of the Friday Times Record  
>>> (macmaineiac.com).  I have a proposition for you.
>>>
>>> As you surely know, Mac OS 10.5 "Leopard" is due to be released  
>>> this month (as well as some other rumored hardware updates as  
>>> well).  Undoubtedly, Apple User Groups all over the country will  
>>> be doing demos of Leopard in November.
>>>
>>> Here's my idea:  why don't we organize a "joint" User Group  
>>> meeting in November in a "large" venue and get all the Maine User  
>>> Groups together for a mass demo?  We would get good speakers from  
>>> every group, and divvy up the Leopard features among them.   
>>> Possibly chip in and give away a few copies of Leopard, and any  
>>> other goodies we could get from Apple.  We would certainly  
>>> advertise outside group memberships as well, including my writing  
>>> in the Times Record and other local rags around the area.
>>>
>>> I'm thinking about Tuesday, the 13th of November.  Just after  
>>> Veteran's Day weekend, far enough away from Thanksgiving.
>>>
>>> Depending on the interest (I am contacting the other MUGs as  
>>> well), perhaps we could use the Brunswick High School  
>>> auditorium.  I know that sounds big but MMOOS will probably have  
>>> 50 people there by itself.  Other suggestions for venues would be  
>>> appreciated.
>>>
>>> Again, I am sending a similar email to representatives of the  
>>> other MUGs.
>>>
>>> Please let me know what you think.
>>>
>>> Pete Zimowski
>>
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