CINUG Forum
Posted by Kent A on May 14, 2001 at 10:03:50:
In Reply to: What do you want from your group? posted by Mike Gerzema - CINUG President on April 17, 2001 at 17:47:43:
Copied from another thread... (mjg)
Great meeting yesterday - having Novell speak is always informative and helpful
that holding out against homogenous Win2k network is not the way of the future. In
terms of where to go with the (L)User Group, my personal opinion would be 4-5:30
meetings would be probably greater attended with employer support of course. I
also believe the value of the group exists in the relationships built and
communication between those knowledgeable in one subject vs those that are
trying to learn. Notice it wasn't mentors and students because everyone, albeit
"professionals" or students, has their areas of expertise. Changing the name may
be intimidating as well to those students or people less familiar with the trade, and
may discourage their coming or input. Creating interest at the vocational schools
through hot (or handson) labs or fostering certification study groups should also
develop the community atmosphere.
Finally, I would hope that the community atmosphere among regional networking
personnel is not a thing of the past. Granted I am relatively recent attendee for the
group, but it would be a shame for such a valuable service to be left in the past.
(especially in these times of influx of new networking professionals into the
community)