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Expectations and Overview Existing User Groups General User Group Challenges Conversation Points Listen and Participate Actively Ask Questions Heckle When Necessary Would you so kindly: We plan to talk about:

Are you a Member of a User Group? RAISE YOUR HANDS

Why Belong to a User Group? Helps you with your daily tasks; aka makes you more efficient The ability to ask questions of your piers Local support group See what others are doing in your area Learn about new Tech. Promotes your Career!

Next Steps? Look for a User Group within your area Go to a few presentations Talk to the User Group leadership Offer to help out. Pick up drinks Help locate a presenter (yourself maybe) Secure a sponsor, vendor that you want to learn more about Post notes about the event to FB, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.

Systems Management User Groups (that we know about) Get Involved Minnesota System Center User Group Minnesota mnscug.org New England Area Systems Management User Group New England NEASMUG Chicago System Management Users Group Chicago CSMUG Louisville Systems Management User Group Louisville, Kentucky LouSMUG Cincinnati and Dayton Systems Management User Group Ohio CinDaySMUG Ottawa Windows Server User Group Canada www.owsug.ca Pacific IT Pros San Francisco www.pacitpros.org San Antonio Area Systems Management User Group San Antonio www.saasmug.com System Center User Group Belgium Belgium www.scug.be System Center User Group Denmark Copenhagen www.scug.dk System Center User Group Estonia Estonia www.scug.ee The Windows Management User Group UK www.wmug.co.uk West Michigan Private Cloud System Center User Group West Michigan WMPCUG Windows Management User Group Netherlands Holland www.wmug.nl Start as soon as possible  https://www.mnscug.org/misc/web-links/other-user-groups

Systems Management User Groups (that we know about) Windows Professionals Finland Finland www.winitpros.fi Arizona Systems Management User Group Phoenix www.azsmug.org Atlanta Systems Management User Group (ATLSMUG) Atlanta, GA www.atlsmug.org Atlanta Windows Infrastructure and Virtualization Group  Atlanta, GA www.winvug.org Central Texas Systems Management User Group Austin www.ctsmug.org Configuration Manager Community Event (CMCE) - Switzerland Switzerland www.configmgr.ch DFW Systems Management User Group Dallas/Ft. Worth www.dfwsmug.com Houston Area Systems Management User Group Houston www.hasmug.com Madison Systems Management User Group Madison, WI madisonusergroup.com Michigan System Center User Group Michigan www.miscug.org Microsoft Enterprise Management User Group Denver memug.wordpress.com  Microsoft System Center So-Cal User Group San Diego SOCAL San Antonio Area Systems Management User Group San Antonio SAASMUG Microsoft Unified Communications User Group Netherlands UCUGnl Windows Management User Group Nederland wmug_nl Hyper-v.nu hypervnu System Center User Group NL scug_nl Northwest System Center User Group Seattle, WA NWSCUG System Center User Group Austria Austria scug_at Deutsche System Center Service Management User Group Germany SCSMUG System Center User Group Sweden Sweden   SQL Server User Group Belgium Belgium sqlug Southern California (SoCal) System Center User Group CA SoCal System Center User Group Norway Norway scugno

Look for a User Group within your Area Starting a User Group! Look for a User Group within your Area Offer to present to an existing UG Consider Starting a SIG! Consider Starting a study group for MS Exam

General User Group Challenges Finding Members Finding Speakers Finding Venues Finding Sponsors Finding Leaders Finding Time

So you Started a User group Now what Create a Website Meetup page Create FB Accounts Twitter LinkedIn

Finding Members Announce your UG on: FB Twitter LinkedIn Ask all the Vendor to tell their local clients Tell all the local MVPs, about the event.

Finding Speakers Yourself! Consultants MVPs Vendors Microsoft!

Members Office/boardroom Local Training Centers Libraries Restaurants! Finding Venues Microsoft Office Vendor Office Members Office/boardroom Local Training Centers Libraries Restaurants!

Microsoft! Just ask a vendors MS gives away a ton of free stuff to UG Finding Sponsors Microsoft! MS gives away a ton of free stuff to UG Just ask a vendors

Balance Vendor Presentation with Non-Vendor Presentation Tips Balance Vendor Presentation with Non-Vendor Presentation Promote your Event! Find out what the Marketing Teams for MS & Vendors goals are!

Mix up Evening and Afternoon events All day Saturday events work! Tips Meet Regularly Mix up Evening and Afternoon events All day Saturday events work! Social Events

Ensure that all UG board members have titles! Aka add to Resume! Tips Legal Requirement?? Ensure that all UG board members have titles! Aka add to Resume! Make Friends with other UG (Local and Remote)

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