From owner-freebsd-user-groups@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 21 13:13:28 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-user-groups@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 290071065679 for ; Wed, 21 May 2008 13:13:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dwc@tuppy.intrepidhosting.net) Received: from tuppy.intrepidhosting.net (cl-176.qas-01.us.sixxs.net [IPv6:2001:4830:1600:af::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3C308FC1D for ; Wed, 21 May 2008 13:13:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dwc@tuppy.intrepidhosting.net) Received: from tuppy.intrepidhosting.net (dwc@localhost.intrepidhosting.net [127.0.0.1]) by tuppy.intrepidhosting.net (8.14.1/8.13.4) with ESMTP id m4LDDPhV003495; Wed, 21 May 2008 06:13:25 -0700 (MST) Received: (from dwc@localhost) by tuppy.intrepidhosting.net (8.14.1/8.13.4/Submit) id m4LDDNFo023055; Wed, 21 May 2008 06:13:23 -0700 (MST) Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 06:13:23 -0700 From: Darrin Chandler To: Glen Barber Message-ID: <20080521131323.GH31995@tuppy.intrepidhosting.net> References: <4ad871310805202007m2863b2ack9e54b8a5ddbb23e4@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4ad871310805202007m2863b2ack9e54b8a5ddbb23e4@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) Cc: freebsd-user-groups@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Information on starting a BSD User Group X-BeenThere: freebsd-user-groups@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User Group Coordination List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 13:13:28 -0000 On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 11:07:44PM -0400, Glen Barber wrote: > I am working with a few others to coordinate a BSD User Group near the > Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area, hopefully including northeast Maryland, > Delaware, and New Jersey. Although I won't be relocating to the area for > approximately a month or so, I was hoping to get information, or a push in > the right direction, to what some BUGs have done to attract attention, gain > members, etc. > > I have already searched for some LUGs in the area mentioned above, and > unfortunately have only found one, which was rather discouraging. Any > information would be greatly appreciated. Good for you! You've found a LUG. See if you can find local groups for SAGE or LOPSA, find the local Universities, community colleges, and tech schools, too. Distribute announcements to mailing lists for the LUG and any tech groups in the schools, etc. Just think of anywhere there might be interest in BSD and get the word out. For our group, I've found attendance ties closely with the presentation. If there's a good presentation then people come. Write up a good description and get it out on mailing lists and on your web site as soon as you can. Some of the people doing BSD User Groups have gotten together at http://metabug.org/ so feel free to join us. We hang out online on freenode in #metabug. Feel free to drop in and ask questions. -- Darrin Chandler | Phoenix BSD User Group | MetaBUG dwchandler@stilyagin.com | http://phxbug.org/ | http://metabug.org/ http://www.stilyagin.com/ | Daemons in the Desert | Global BUG Federation