Re: IIUG Funding

IIUG provides web site space, email listing services, etc. as well and maintains the CPUS - all for no charge to Local User Groups (LUGS). IIUG will do bulk emailings for new LUGs trying to form as well as those doing a membership drive. In the past they have also done snail mailing to area informix users if you provide them with the 'letter'. Sometimes send you trinkets for give-aways for your LUG meeting. If you have a LUG or are forming a LUG - just ask them for assistance...usually more than happy to help. Rob Vorbroker --- Neil Truby <neil.truby@ardenta.com> wrote: > "Jason" <gw_@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:2b7deec6.0404270611.2f4128a2@posting.google.com... > > So the IIUG is supposed to be helping out the > Local User Groups? Why > > is this not evident in the majority of the > websites and meetings? The > > User Groups seem to be substantially under-funded. > > > > > > "Neil Truby" <neil.truby@ardenta.com> wrote in > message > news:<c6l2lt$db1r9$1@ID-162943.news.uni-berlin.de>... > > > "Jason" <gw_@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > > > news:2b7deec6.0404261939.63998ee1@posting.google.com... > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I was wondering what the IIUG funding from IBM > is spent on? Someone > > > > told me that IBM donates a substantial amount > of money to the IIUG > > > > every year, but I can't seem to find any > information on how this > > > > funding is spent. > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > It is true that IBM is a generous supporter of > the IIUG. IBM does not > > > "donate" money to the IIUG to do with as it > pleases, but helps to fund > > > various IIUG activities. The actual amount of > IBM support and its > disbursal > > > is kept strictly commercially confident by IBM - > even as a member of the > > > IIUG Board of Directors I have no access to this > information for > example - > > > which is why you will find no information. > However it is apparent that > > > significant sums are spent on the design, > maintenance and upkeep of the > IIUG > > > website; providing IIUG presence at Local User > Groups and IBM events > such as > > > Infobahns; establishing worldwide user groups; > providing speakers for > user > > > group events; supporting special interest > groups; enabling various > lobbying > > > and representative groups such as the Leadership > Council, and on the > > > administration of a worldwide Board of > Directors. > > I didn't say that the IIUG funded Local User Groups. > I said that the IIUG > provided presence at such. > Local User Groups around the world have different > funding models. Some > charge for subscriptions, some charge for events, > some are funded directly > by their local IBM sales teams. > > ===== Rob Vorbroker Phone: 513/336-8695 Vorbroker Consulting, Inc. Fax: 513/336-6812 www.vorbroker.com robv@vorbroker.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover sending to informix-list