The audio of the third User Groups 2.0 Leadership Conference, held on February 19th, 2008, features keynote speaker Russ Conte of The Rest of Us in Chicago. Russ discusses in depth how his group operates, sharing their philosophy of servicing their members, how their membership has changed and how the group has evolved to address their capabilities, interests and needs. The use of Web 2.0 technologies, share work, and an approach that leaves nothing sacred, even their name are all part of Russ’s presentation and the interaction with the other attendees that followed.
Russ also provided samples of many of the resources he mentioned during the conference, and they can be downloaded for your group’s use.
A global panel of user group leaders and activists participated in the conference, and included:
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| Russ Conte (Keynote Speaker) The Rest of Us |
Allen Emory Triangle Macintosh Users Group |
Pat Fauquet (co-host) Washington Apple Pi |
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| Peter Fitchett Apple User Group of Canterbury |
Yvonne Fried Ashland Macintosh Users Group
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Dave Greenbaum Lawrence Apple Users’ Group 2.0 |
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| Bill Medlow Long Island Macintosh Users Group |
Michael Potter Thumb Macintosh Users Goup |
Nicholas Pyers Australian User Group Activist |
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| Warren Williams AppleWorks Users Group and iWork Users Group |
Chuck Joiner (host) Editor The MUG Center |
The User Groups 2.0 Virtual Conferences, created by The MUG Center, are a series of online/virtual gatherings of individuals who are ambitious about taking the Mac User Group community into the future, addressing the needs of today’s Mac enthusiast and continuing the tradition of being an important channel of information and influence for Mac users.
