1. MMS Every Month at Home

2. Expectations and Overview
Existing User Groups
General User Group Challenges
Conversation Points
Listen and Participate Actively
Ask Questions
Heckle When Necessary
Would you so kindly:
We plan to talk about:

3. Are you a Member of a User Group?
RAISE YOUR HANDS

4. Why Belong to a User Group?
Helps you with your daily tasks; aka makes you more efficient
The ability to ask questions of your piers
Local support group
See what others are doing in your area
Learn about new Tech.
Promotes your Career!

5. Next Steps? Look for a User Group within your area
Go to a few presentations
Talk to the User Group leadership
Offer to help out.
Pick up drinks
Help locate a presenter (yourself maybe)
Secure a sponsor, vendor that you want to learn more about
Post notes about the event to FB, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.

6. Systems Management User Groups (that we know about)
Get Involved
Minnesota System Center User Group
Minnesota
mnscug.org
New England Area Systems Management User Group
New England
NEASMUG
Chicago System Management Users Group
Chicago
CSMUG
Louisville Systems Management User Group
Louisville, Kentucky
LouSMUG
Cincinnati and Dayton Systems Management User Group
Ohio
CinDaySMUG
Ottawa Windows Server User Group
Canada
Pacific IT Pros
San Francisco
San Antonio Area Systems Management User Group
San Antonio
System Center User Group Belgium
Belgium
System Center User Group Denmark
Copenhagen
System Center User Group Estonia
Estonia
The Windows Management User Group UK
West Michigan Private Cloud System Center User Group
West Michigan
WMPCUG
Windows Management User Group Netherlands
Holland
Start as soon as possible 

7. Systems Management User Groups (that we know about)
Windows Professionals Finland
Finland
Arizona Systems Management User Group
Phoenix
Atlanta Systems Management User Group (ATLSMUG)
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Windows Infrastructure and Virtualization Group
 Atlanta, GA
Central Texas Systems Management User Group
Austin
Configuration Manager Community Event (CMCE) - Switzerland
Switzerland
DFW Systems Management User Group
Dallas/Ft. Worth
Houston Area Systems Management User Group
Houston
Madison Systems Management User Group
Madison, WI
madisonusergroup.com
Michigan System Center User Group
Michigan
Microsoft Enterprise Management User Group
Denver
memug.wordpress.com 
Microsoft System Center So-Cal User Group
San Diego
SOCAL
San Antonio Area Systems Management User Group
San Antonio
SAASMUG
Microsoft Unified Communications User Group
Netherlands
UCUGnl
Windows Management User Group Nederland
wmug_nl
Hyper-v.nu
hypervnu
System Center User Group NL
scug_nl
Northwest System Center User Group
Seattle, WA
NWSCUG
System Center User Group Austria
Austria
scug_at
Deutsche System Center Service Management User Group
Germany
SCSMUG
System Center User Group Sweden
Sweden
SQL Server User Group Belgium
Belgium
sqlug
Southern California (SoCal) System Center User Group CA
SoCal
System Center User Group Norway
Norway
scugno

8. Look for a User Group within your Area
Starting a User Group!
Look for a User Group within your Area
Offer to present to an existing UG
Consider Starting a SIG!
Consider Starting a study group for MS Exam

9. General User Group Challenges
Finding Members
Finding Speakers
Finding Venues
Finding Sponsors
Finding Leaders
Finding Time

10. So you Started a User group Now what
Create a Website
Meetup page
Create
FB Accounts
Twitter
LinkedIn

11. Finding Members Announce your UG on:FB
Twitter
LinkedIn
Ask all the Vendor to tell their local clients
Tell all the local MVPs, about the event.

12. Finding Speakers
Yourself!
Consultants
MVPs
Vendors
Microsoft!

13. Members Office/boardroom Local Training Centers Libraries Restaurants!
Finding Venues
Microsoft Office
Vendor Office
Members Office/boardroom
Local Training Centers
Libraries
Restaurants!

14. Microsoft! Just ask a vendors MS gives away a ton of free stuff to UG
Finding Sponsors
Microsoft!
MS gives away a ton of free stuff to UG
Just ask a vendors

15. Balance Vendor Presentation with Non-Vendor Presentation
Tips
Balance Vendor Presentation with Non-Vendor Presentation
Promote your Event!
Find out what the Marketing Teams for MS & Vendors goals are!

16. Mix up Evening and Afternoon events All day Saturday events work!
Tips
Meet Regularly
Mix up Evening and Afternoon events
All day Saturday events work!
Social Events

17. Ensure that all UG board members have titles! Aka add to Resume!
Tips
Legal Requirement??
Ensure that all UG board members have titles! Aka add to Resume!
Make Friends with other UG (Local and Remote)

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19. Thank you!

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