Monthly Meetings: capsule update 9-6 Apple Blossom CC
Position Name Fearless Leader Jim Newsletter Editor Walt Ambassador Jim Newsletter Exchange Walt News Item: Meeting info: Congratulations to ABCC on a very successful "Meet My Mac" Night (open to the public, and giving new Mac users free instruction). Monthly Meetings: capsule update 5-25 ASHMUG
Position Name President Yvonne Officer Alan Meeting info: News Items: AshMUG used the latest Apple and Mac technology to host TidBITS auther Joe Kissell (author of "Take Control of Maintaining your Mac") at its Feb. 2008 meeting; this was no ordinary guest appearance -- Joe made his presentation from Paris, France, using Leopard's iChat Theater! Read Joe's article on the experience of using iChat Theater. AshMUG teamed up with Open Door Network to present a LIVE webcast on Tues. Oct. 11, as AshMUG welcomed David Lorenz Winston, acclaimed professional photographer. Mr. Winston used Keynote to demonstrate his work and process. You can soak in Winston's talent and imagery on his website. AshMUG sent a group down to MacWorld Expo 2007 in San Francisco, and 3 of its members teamed up to film, edit and post this video highlight (including a real world look at just how long the line is to see a Steve Jobs Keynote!): Monthly Meetings: capsule update 8-16 YDKM Host in 2002 Black Butte MUG
Position Name President Conrad Ambassador Madeleine Treasurer Bob News Item: Monthly Meetings: capsule update 4-2 CCMUG
Position Name President Susie Ambassador Susie News Item: Monthly Meetings: capsule update 4-25 YDKM Host in 1999 CMUG
Position Name Board Chairman Chris Newsletter Editor Terri Webmaster Vacant Business Manager Lew News Item: Monthly Meetings: capsule update 8-2 YDKM Host in 2002 COMUG
Position Name President Darren Newsletter Editor Pete Webmaster Robert Newsletter Exchange Exchange News Item: Monthly Meetings: capsule update 9-6 E-MUG
Position Name President Dick Newsletter Editor Dave Webmaster William Newsletter Exchange Dave News Item: Monthly Meetings: capsule update 7-22 iHUG
Position Name President Michael Ambassador R Charles Treasurer Bob Public Relations Steve News Item: Monthly Meetings: capsule update 6-1 YDKM Host in 2003 JOMACS
Position Name President Steve Newsletter Editor Carol Vice-President Bo Program Director Ike News Item: Monthly Meetings: capsule update 6-3 YDKM Host in 2000 MUGport
Position Name President Michael Newsletter Editor Paul Ambassador-Secretary Clay Newsletter Exchange Editor News Items:... Monthly Meetings: capsule update 7-19 Omug is the creator View the list of awesome Omug Position Name President Steve Newsletter Editor Michael Ambassador Steve Newsletter Exchange Christopher News Items: Omug helped coordinate, arrange remote guest appearances of Apple legend Guy Kawasaki for AshMUG (Ashland, Oregon) in 2009, and for PMUG (Portland) in 2011. We have also arranged for other industry leaders to be special presenters/guests for AshMUG, MUGport, Salem, JoMacs and other Oregon MUGs over the years.
Monthly Meetings: capsule update 5-1 YDKM Host in 2001 PMUG
Position Name President Allen Newsletter Contact Janet Webmaster Gary Newsletter Exchange Janet News Items: Next MacCamp: April, 2010. 2010 is the 25th Year Anniversary of MacCamp (25 years, 50 MacCamps). Congratulations to PMUG on 25 years of one of the finest, unique camps in the country! ComputerBits Radio, KOTK Radio AM 1080, Sundays 11 a.m. features PMUGer Michael Pearce twice a month. Monthly Meetings: capsule update 5-2 Rogue Macs MUG
Position Name President Arlis Newsletter Editor Edwin Vice-President Don Newsletter Exchange Edwin News Item: Rogue MACS MUG participated in the UG SUMMIT workshop and YDKM Event Day 2002 in Bend, Nov. 9th. Monthly Meetings: capsule update 6-21 SMUG
Position Name President John Newsletter Editor Michael Program Director William Webmaster William News Item:
MUGshots: Info Capsules
On the map below, click on a group name in the right column:
These community Oregon Apple User Groups are registered in Apple's worldwide User Group Program.
Apple Blossom CC Winston
AshMUG Ashland
Black Butte MUG Sisters
CCMUG Brookings
COMUG Bend
CMUG Corvallis
E-MUG Eugene
iHUG HyperCard (online)
JOMACS Grants Pass
MUGport Newport
Omug (you are here)
PMUG Portland
Rogue Macs MUG Medford
SMUG Salem
Tim O'Reilly, founder of O'Reilly Media.
3rd Tuesday
Website:
www.abccmug.org
eMail:
Jim
Established:
1981
Serves:
Winston, Roseburg
Members:
60
is a community based Apple/Mac UG in Winston, and Oregon's oldest, longest-running Apple User Group (Apple registered User Group No. 1448, organized in October, 1981). ABCC publishes a monthly newsletter, The RoseByter, available in print and PDF. We meet in the 3rd week of each month, usually at 7:00 PM on the third Thursday of the month at the Pine Grove Community Church on Buckhorn Road. Visit ABCC's website for more group info, contacts, and membership info. Some key contacts listed below:
ABCC teamed up with JoMacs and Rogue MACS to tri-host YDKM Event Day 2003.
ABCC was one of the 4 teams competing on-stage at YDKM 2002 in Bend.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: ABCC now meets on the 3rd Thursday each month, 5:30-7:30 pm, at Jo Lane Middle School.
2nd Tuesday
Website:
ASHMUG.com
eMail:
johnclark
Established:
2001
Serves:
Ashland
Members:
101
is a community-based MUG in southern Oregon serving Ashland (home of Southern Oregon University, and the Shakespeare Festival). Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, 7pm, at the Ashland Community Hospital Conference Room. The group welcomes newcomers and veteran computer users to its meetings.
Meeting tech
Paul
AshMUG is the only Oregon MUG that webcasts LIVE its general meetings each month. If you've never experienced a live webcast, or cannot make it to an AshMUG meeting, tune in! Visit the AshMUG website for instructions.
AshMUG teamed up with Omug to bring legend Guy Kawasaki to its May 12 meeting and present him on a live webcast. As Oregon MUGs know, Kawasaki is no ordinary Guy -- he took time to join AshMUG via iChat video conference and bring his wisdom to business students at Southern Oregon University as well (this meeting was hosted on campus).
Noteworthy:
Checkout AshMUG's innovative, creative QuickTime promo for its group. An excellent example of in-house PR from its membership:
3rd Thursday
Website:
iWeb/BBMUG
eMail:
BBMUG
Established:
1996
Serves:
Black Butte, Camp Sherman, Sisters
Members:
30
is a community based UG in Central Oregon serving Black Butte Ranch, Camp Sherman and Sisters. Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m., at Sisters Public Library in Sisters, Oregon. The group welcomes newcomers and veteran computer users to our meetings. Visit Black Butte's website for more group info, contacts, and membership info. Some key contacts listed below:
BBMUG now meets at the Sisters Public Library.
Blisters, anyone? BBMUG's Madeleine hikes 470 miles in 49 days
BBMUG recently won, via Microsoft survey participation, a copy of MS Office for Mac and raffled it off to its membership.
BBMUG recreated its website last year in Apple's iWeb software.
BBMUG and COMUG were co-hosts for YDKM 2002 in Bend, Nov. 9th.
1st Monday
Website:
ccmug.weebly
eMail:
Susie
Established:
2010
Serves:
Brookings
Members:
40
is a community based MUG in Brookings, and meets in the computer lab (room 51) of Kalmiopsis Elementary School, 650 Easy Street, on the first Monday of each month only during the school year (August through June). Meetings are from 7-8:30 p.m. CCMUG actually started in 2008, but only recently became a registered Apple Users Group (MUG). The elementary school is very Mac-centric, with 250 Macs and 4 PCs. Curry County MUG is just beginning to build its website.
Tech
David
CCMUG will celebrated its 2 year anniversay in June (2010); however, CCMUG only recently became a registered Apple Users Group/MUG, joining our established family of community MUGs in Oregon. Welcome aboard, CCMUG!
2nd Tues. of month
Website:
cmug.com
eMail:
cmugoffice@cmug.com
Established:
1985
Serves:
Corvallis, mid-Valley
Members:
170
YDKM Champion 2003
is a community based MUG in Corvallis, and meets downtown at the Grace Lutheran Church. CMUG publishes the monthly, 20-plus page news magazine Mouse Droppings, provides the only Mac-only ISP in the Willamette Valley, offers a donation program to schools & hardship cases, and holds 1-2 special "monster raffles" a year. Visit CMUG's website for more group info, contacts, and membership info. Some key contacts listed below:
CMUG held one of it's "monster raffles" again at its December meeting. Check the CMUG website (link at left) for details.
Stone Design founder Andrew Stone returned to Oregon and presented to CMUG, one of 3 Oregon MUGs he toured.
Check out CMUG's newly re-designed website (link at left)!
CMUG celebrated 20 years and honored founder Phil Russell at their January 2005 meeting.
3rd Wednesday
Website:
comug.org
eMail:
comug@empnet.com
Established:
1986
Serves:
Bend, Central Oregon
Members:
104
is a community based UG in Bend (Central Oregon), and meets at Sky View Middle School, 63555 NE 18th Street, Bend. COMUG publishes a monthly online or eNewsletter, The COMUG Brief, available in PDF or HTML (online). Visit COMUG's website for more group info, contacts, and membership info. Some key contacts listed below:
COMUG and BBMUG were co-hosts for YDKM 2002 in Bend and our event featured as Master of Ceremonies none other than Apple legend Guy Kawasaki.
2nd Wednesday
Website:
e-mug.org
eMail:
Richard
Established:
1985
Serves:
Eugene, Springfield
Members:
65
is a community based MUG in Eugene, and meets at the Willamette Institute of Science and Technology (WISTEC). EMUG publishes a monthly newsletter, MacNews, which is available in print and PDF. Visit E-MUG's website for more group info, contacts, and membership info. Some key contacts listed below:
Stone Design founder Andrew Stone returned to Oregon and presented to e-MUG, one of 3 Oregon MUGs he toured.
eMUG held an audio and text chat with Omug during its May 10th meeting. Software used: Skype, Apple's iChat AV. Hardware: iMac G5, iMac G4, iBook, and MacBook Pro.
Online
Website:
www.ihug.org
eMail:
info@ihug.org
Established:
1998
Serves:
International (virtual)
Members:
543
is an online-only, virtual user group specific to the needs and uses of HyperCard and Macintosh users. iHUG's "base" is officially Oregon (registered in Apple's UG database). iHUG's membership is based on those subscribed to the HyperCard Mailing List. Visit iHUG's website for more group info, contacts, and membership info. Some key contacts listed below:
Join iHUG's efforts to bring HyperCard to OSX whether you are a member of iHUG or not!
1st Thursday
Website:
www.jomacs.org
eMail:
info@jomacs.org
Established:
1989
Serves:
Merlin & Josephine Co.
(Grants Pass)
Members:
85
is a community based UG in Grants Pass, Oregon and serves Josephine County. JOMACS meets at Grants Pass High School, Rm 103. Visit JOMACS's website for more group info, contacts, and membership info. Some key contacts listed below:
JoMacs held an iChat AV video conference with MUGport during its May 4th meeting.
JOMACS made a splash at MacWorld Expo and helped represent Oregon's MUGs by staffing the User Group Booth, Fri. Jan. 10, at the Moscone Center in S.F.
JoMacs teamed up with ABCC and Rogue Macs to tri-host YDKM Event Day 2003.
1st Thursday
Website:
mac.com/mugport
eMail:
mugport@mac.com
Established:
1988
Serves:
Central Oregon coast
Members:
65
YDKM Champion 2002
is a community based MUG in the coast town of Newport, and meets at the Pacific Homes Coast Beach Club. MUGport publishes a monthly, color news magazine (NEWSport), and is active in the coast community. Visit MUGport's website for more group info, directions, contacts, and membership info. Some key contacts listed below:
VP
Paul
MUGport held a very special Font/Typography presentation in 2007 -- 3 special guest typography experts (from Canada, Iceland and Argentina) converged on Newport to spread their typography knowledge on many levels of design and use. MUGport had a full house that night.
MUGport and JoMacs teamed up to share a meeting together via an iChat video conference for their May 4th meeting.
MUGport was the host for the statewide You Don't Know Mac! event in Nov. 2000, which featured 9 Oregon MUGs represented, 4 competing on-stage, and legendary Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak as Master of Ceremonies!
1st Saturday
Website:
(you are here)
eMail:
ydkm
Established:
1999
Serves:
All Oregon MUGs
Members:
65
and coordinating group of the statewide "You Don't Know Mac!" Event Day (YDKM), a celebration of Apple User Groups
Masters of Ceremonies
that have honored us at our YDKM Events
is a statewide, community-based, registered Apple Users Group located in Corvallis, Oregon, in the beautiful Willamette Valley, and meets monthly in downtown Corvallis. Omug publishes a monthly news magazine called the Omug NEWS which it broadcasts to all Oregon MUG leaders who request it, and to all Omug members. Omug was created in 1999. Our purpose and goals.
Some key contacts listed below:
Web specialist
Robin
Omug presented to Oregon's newest Apple User Group, Curry County MUG (CCMUG) for their Feb. 2011 meeting. The presention was an intro and tips for Apple's iWeb software.
2nd Monday
Website:
www.pmug.org
eMail:
info@pmug.org
Established:
1985
Serves:
Portland, surrounding
Members:
625
3-time YDKM Trivia Champion
is a community based MUG in the largest city in the state, Portland, and meets at the Northwest Neighborhood Cultural Center, downtown. PMUG publishes the monthly, 24-plus page news magazine Mouse Tracks, has its own PMUG Office (for workshops, classes), provides an active BBS (The Electric Sheep), and offers its nationally famous MacCamp twice a year. Visit PMUG's website for more group info, contacts, and membership info. Some key contacts listed below:
MacCamp Coordinator
Charles
Stone Design founder Andrew Stone returned to Oregon and presented to PMUG, one of 3 Oregon MUGs he toured.
PMUG aholds its famous, semi-annual MacCamp mixing the Oregon outdoors with classes, cabins, Macs, friends, food and fun. Offered in April and October each year. One of the best Mac events in the Northwest (or across the country for that matter). Out-of-state Mac users welcome, too.
Last Monday
Website:
web.mac.com/rmmug
eMail:
rmmug
Established:
1987
Serves:
Medford, S. Oregon
Members:
71
is a community based UG in Medford (southern Oregon), and meets at the Sunset Room at the Rogue Valey Manor, Medford. Rogue Macs MUG publishes a monthly online or eNewsletter, WYSIWYG (pronounced "wiz-ee-wig" and the acronym for "what you see is what you get"), available in print and soon online. Rogue Macs operates a Telefinder BBS (bulletin board system). Visit Rogue Mac MUG's website for more group info, contacts, and membership info. Some key contacts listed below:
Rogue Macs teamed up with JoMacs and ABCC to tri-host YDKM Event Day 2003.
2nd Tuesday
Website:
web.mac.com
eMail:
Mike
Established:
1989
Serves:
Salem (state capital)
Members:
55
is a community based UG in Salem, Oregon's state capital, and meets in the Oregon room at the Comfort Suites Inn, 630 Hawthorn Ave SE. SMUG publishes a monthly newsletter, SMUG Thoughts, which is now in PDF form. Visit SMUG's website for more group info, contacts, and membership info. Some key contacts listed below:
VP
Evelynn
SMUG has redesigned its website in iWeb (link in left column), so check it out!
SMUG participated as one of the 4 MUG teams competing on stage at YDKM Event Day 2003 in Canyonville!
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