This presentation is for MUG leaders to learn about coordinating their groups into collaborative and cooperative teams in order to enhance vendor relations and group presentations, boost membership, share resources and maximize the overall enjoyment for everyone.

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A picture is worth a thousand words. Video is worth a million. The right use of videos can make your user group look like a million, attract new members, and get your message to the community at large. Find out why you should use the digital tools that come with your Mac to document your programs and activities – for your members and for the world at large – by web casting right from your user group web site. iMovie, iDVD, and the rest of the digital hub make it easy. Get ideas you can use from an Emmy-award winning broadcast pro and veteran user group moviemaker.

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(NOTE: The movies which accompany the materials above are too large for download. Dave will honor requests for the CD by UGU Alumni; all others will be answered on an as-able basis.)

Everyone has difficult members in their group – people who just don't want to cooperate or are constantly causing headaches for the rest of the group. Finding the happy medium for all your members to work together starts with strong leadership at the top. We will talk about techniques to identify the problems your "difficult members" might be having (anger, shyness, fear, or reluctance to participate). Then we will explore motivational techniques that the "great" leaders employ to get people working and participating to their maximum. Topics will include settings goal and achieving them, overcoming obstacles, and management techniques.

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UGU attendees will learn about a front line resource, the Apple Consultants Network, that can improve their meeting presentations and provide education and support to their membership. Each Apple Consultant Network member will explain how user groups play a part in their business plan and will take questions from UGU attendees.

Mac OS X represents a revolution for those of us in the Apple community. This session addresses how this change impacts your user group and some of the top reasons you and your members will want to move forward with Mac OS X. We will explore ways you can help your members move smoothly to Mac OS X and how Mac OS X and its technologies can take your members to another level. The discussion will focus on how to address your membership’s issues and challenges in moving over to Mac OS X. User group leaders who are interested in learning how to help their members transition to Mac OS X will find this presentation valuble. Come share your insights and experiences in your migration to Mac OS X.

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Does your user group want more members, greater enthusiasm, stronger diversity, and visionary future leaders? One of the keys to success is attracting new and energetic members with fresh ideas. In order to attract younger members, groups need to understand what younger people desire, and must adapt to meet these varying demands.

This session will address the benefits and challenges of engaging younger members, and we'll discuss ways our user group community can grow stronger by creating more youth appeal. In this session you will hear about some of the exciting programs and events being developed by campus user groups and passionate student user group leaders... and discover what they mean to the future of user groups worldwide.

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Discover some of the innovative ways to plan and deliver an exciting, attention-grabbing presentation to your Macintosh user group audience. We will discuss the tips and tricks to giving great presentations, some cool tools to use, and ways to avoid some of the common pitfalls that can occur.

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This session will focus on maximizing your group's voice through the power of Apple's suite of Internet tools, iTools. Learn how to post your user group newsletter, create a slideshow of pictures from your meetings and outings, and even create streaming video, all on Apple's web servers.

Combining iTools services like HomePage and iDisk with software applications like iMovie and iPhoto is fun and easy. You'll also learn how to go beyond the built-in HomePage templates to truly personalize your site with professional HTML editors and WebDAV connectivity.

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