Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ames!ucsd!sdd.hp.com!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!dali.cs.montana.edu!rpi!uwm.edu!bionet!agate!shelby!portia.stanford.edu!amy3.stanford.edu!bokonon
From: bokonon@amy3.stanford.edu (jeffrey wishnie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: NeXT User Groups
Message-ID: <1990Jun12.214159.23497@portia.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 12 Jun 90 21:41:59 GMT
Sender: Conrad_Geiger@next.com
Distribution: na
Organization: NeXT Inc.
Lines: 59

Hello,

I am Conrad Geiger of NeXT.  I am helping coordinate NeXT User Group activity.
I am now looking for what you need to make your User Group more successful.You
might  think of this as your opportunity to tell NeXT what you want your
user group to be and how we can help you achieve that goal.  Would you like 
your group's name to appear in the official NeXT User Group register?

If you are not the appropriate person to respond to this message, would
you please forward this to that person?

If you would please take a few moments and reply to me on a few items that
I can use to help you :


*****NEXT USERS GROUP SURVEY*************************************************

1. What is the name of your local NeXT User Group?  Who are the 
   officers/leaders Do you have their addresses and email addresses?
2. How often do you meet? Do you meet at different sites or at the same
   location? If at the same location - where? How long are your meetings?
3. How many members in your group? How many regularly attend meetings?
4. What is your mailing address? Do you have an email alias maintained for the
   group? If so, what is it?
5. What is the format of the meetings? Do you have a regular agenda?
6. Do you have a newsletter?  Who is your newletter contact (name, phone,
   and email)? Would it be possible to send me a copy of the newsletter?
   and put me on the distribution list?
7. What kind of NeXT information do you need?
8. Do you have 3rd party products demonstrated at your meetings?  Do you
   have a close association with any third parties? Which ones? Could you
   use some help in getting third parties at your meetings?
9. Do you have any SIG's (special interest groups) formed for your user	group?
10. How old is your user group?
11. Would you like to be included in a user group emailing list of all NeXT
    user groups? This would be a mechanism for user group leaders to
    communicate with one another.
12. Would you like to receive all NeXT press announcements?
13. Would you like to sponsor NeXT special topics groups (courseware, music,
    mathematics, developer, etc) such as NeXTMed?  Have you heard about
    NeXTMed - a national NeXT medical user group?
14. Do you charge dues or some membership charge for your NeXT user group?
15. Do you have NeXT items such as t-shirts, pens, mouse pads available
    for your members?  Do you have any special items that your group
    has arranged for?
16. Do you maintain an up to date bug list from NeXT for your users?
17. Do you maintain a bulletin board for your group?
18. Do you maintain an archive server for your group?
19. Do you provide up to date information on new products that are shipping?
20. Is someone from NeXT at your user group meetings?
21. Do you have any ideas that you would like NeXT to incorporate into its    
    user group program?



thanks,
conrad geiger - seattle NeXT
e-mail: cgeiger@next.com
voice mail: (415)780-2771.