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SLC Fox User Group
Craig Berntson
(801) 699-8782
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User Group Leaders

This section is designed to be a brain dump for User Group leaders. You'll find ideas for starting a group, notes from meetings, how to register your group and much more.

If you have information to post here or questions about anything here, send an email to info@slcfox.org.
 


Starting a group


Registering a group

Registering your group is a great way to get free promotion and give away items. There are several places where you should register your group.


Meeting ideas


Promotion


Benefits

Benefits include free stuff and discounted products.

  • Attend local MSDN events in your area. Introduce yourself to the staff. Ask if you can take some leftover t-shirts, CDs, etc. for your group.
  • Contact Ellen Whitney at CoDe Magazine for free copies.
  • Contact your local Microsoft district office. They may be willing to get you games, etc to raffle off. US offices can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/usa/offices/. Worldwide offices are at http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/.
  • Register with Microsoft Mindshare. You should get a quarterly mailing with lots of stuff.
  • Hentzenwerke offers user group discounts on its books.
  • Other tools vendors may offer discounts too.
  • One VFP User Group was able to get a reduced price on VFP 7.0 upgrades because they pooled orders from several members.

Meeting notes


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