[DM-MUG] VERY IMPORTANT, for all MUG members - and respond.

[Arne Quanbeck]

Back in the day, dues came up and we decided not to have them since  
the group had very few expenses.

For those of you relatively new members, I was active in the late 90s  
and made a few meetings after 2000, but I live in Chicago now, which  
makes attending a week night meeting impossible.  I still enjoy the  
mailing list.

For reference, dues in the Chicago groups are $40-50 a year, which  
makes the $10 per year originally discussed quite reasonable.

I have led groups in the past and can tell you how frustrating it is  
to spend hours preparing a program and have no one or only a small  
number of people attend. If you are able to attend and value the  
physical meetings, please show your leaders some support and make an  
effort to show up when you are able.

Apple is moving their energy to the iPhone/iPod Touch. It might be a  
good time to investigate welcoming any Apple user, even if their Apple  
poduct is connected to one of those "other" computers. :)

Obviously, these decisions need to be made by people who live close  
enough to Des Moines to attend meetings and support the group. These  
suggestions are just that, suggestions, not commands. :)

On Jun 30, 2009, at 9:46, "Victoria L. Herring" <VLH at HerringLaw.com>  
wrote:

>> What would bring more people to meetings? I'd like to hear some ideas
>> that would get people to come.
>
> programming that people want to see and experience
>
> as for $-- Bryan will be doing the renewal so he needs to get the $
> and I'm leaving it up to him to suggest how and where.  I would
> suppose if enough $ came in we could get multiple years at a good
> price.
>
> There are no 'dues' and people in the past have objected to having
> any.  Of course, that may be why people don't attend = they're not
> paying for it anyway.
> -- 
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