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July 2006 APCUG Newsletter

What’s happening in Region 14 ….

* The Brisbug PC User Group’s June meeting topic was All about VoIP and new ISP Plans with ACENET Internet Services. http://www.brisbug.asn.au/
* The Melbourne PCUG’s August meeting topic is How to Plant Your Family Tree. Genealogy is one of the most popular topics amongst the Melb PC members and they are going to take a good look at how to get their family tree started, and the brilliant new developments that have made research easy on the Web. Presented by their very own Bruno Dik. http://www.melbpc.org.au/
* The Perth PC Users Group June meeting topic was Photo Story3© presented by Silvia Brace and Marylou Clark. It is a free program from Microsoft that enables you to make a slide show of your photos and include music and add text, etc. Rod Norwood is their featured presenter in August. He will demonstrate Canvas, a vector graphic drawing program. Version 8 was available on the May PC Users Australia magazine CD for free. http://www.perthpcug.org.au/
* The Tokyo PC Users Group will feature a Swap Meet at their August meeting. Open the junk drawer (or cabinet) and pull out those slightly used or incompatible PC pieces and parts you no longer need. Bring them to the Tokyo PC Users Group annual swap meet on Thursday, August 3. Negotiate your terms as a buyer or seller with everyone at the meet. Bring your hardware, software, books, magazines for selling or exchange. (Note that that you must take what you don’t sell back home with you—we can’t leave it for TUC to dispose of.) With the parts available and time remaining they will attempt to demonstrate some simple upgrades or even build a machine from parts. http://www.tokyopc.org

In this edition of NOOZ:

1. Annual Conference
2. Digital Photo Contest
3. Jerry Awards Competition
4. The Search is On!
5. Local Conferences

1. Annual Conference. It’s not too early to start making plans for APCUG’s Annual Conference to be held at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, January 4-7, 2007 —featuring a digital photo contest, roundtables, educational forums, and a host of vendors. http://www.apcug.net/index.html

2. Digital Photo Contest. You have until September 30 to submit your photos. Let your imagination look through your viewfinder! Photos may be submitted in each of four categories: People and Children, Animals, Landscape and Flowers, Still Life.
Note: Landscape can be mountains, sky, sea, flowers, desert, trees, etc. Still life is any object not shown in motion: architecture, automobiles, boats, sculpture, historical objects, etc. Click here for how to enter: http://www.apcug.net/events/photocontest/index.htm

FAQs – Why do I need to submit 4 copies and 1 CD-ROM? Each judge (and there are 3) will receive a copy for judging; 1 copy is for displaying at the annual conference – the “Photo Idol” will be chosen from the Conference attendees; and the picture(s) on the CD-ROM will be used to upload the pictures to http://www.apcug.net, etc.

Why do I need to print the photos, why can’t someone just print them from the CD-ROM? Your personal printer or printing service (COSTCO, Walgreens, Wal-Mart, etc.) produces a unique print and we want the pictures to look and be judged as the person who took the pictures wants them to look.

3. Jerry Awards Competition. Many APCUG-member User Groups are involved in community service projects of all sizes and scope. Since 1998 APCUG has recognized these projects and encouraged new and expanded involvement by its member groups. The Jerry Awards Contest is divided into three categories: New Community Service Project, Ongoing Community Service Project, and How the Community Service Project is Managed. All three categories must pertain to use of, or training in, computers or electronic devices.

The Contest opened on June 1, 2006 and all entries must be submitted online in PDF format no later than September 30, 2006.
http://www.apcug.net/events/conference07/contests/Jerry_06.htm

4. The Search Is On! APCUG is here to help its member User Groups. APCUG directors and advisors - they are all former or current User Group officers. And, the search is on.....we’re looking for people who are passionate and committed to the User Group movement to help lead APCUG. This year we’re seeking candidates to fill three Director positions and seven Advisor positions. If you think you have ‘the right stuff” for APCUG....tell us!

You have from September 1 to September 30 to complete the candidate interest form at (http://apcug.net/contacts/forms/candidate_form.htm), including your User Group experience in the 250 word Candidate Bio section. You should also read the APCUG Code of Ethics and the APCUG Non-Disclosure Agreement. You must agree to both of these to submit your name for consideration. Candidate bios will be published in Q4 Reports and user group members will have the opportunity to ‘talk’ with candidates during several online chats in October. Voting will take place during the month of November.

5. Local Conferences. Roundtables / workshops, educational sessions, vendors, plus SW also has activities for spouses and guests.

Southwest User Group Conference in San Diego - August 11-13, 2006
http://www.swugconf.org

Chicago Mini-Expo in Chicago, IL – September 16, 2006
http://ccs.org/Calendar/SpecialEvents/MiniExpo/2005/recap/Recap1.htm

Raincoast in Tacoma, WA – October 6, 7 and 8, 2006
http://www.raincoast.info/

Posted by Barbara Manning on Aug. 16, 2006 at 9:48 PM
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