APCUG’s Reports is a quarterly publication of the Association of Personal Computer User Groups. Reports contains information about the activities of APCUG and related opportunities including meeting ideas, fundraising information, region reports about member groups, and much more.
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2018 Contest Winners
2018 Volunteer of the Year
Region articles with meeting ideas and more
Meet the new Region 9 Advisor
Gabe Goldberg’s Tips & Tricks for Member Groups
STUG (Sarasota Technology Users Group) thanks it’s volunteers – does your group?
Region Reports
Meeting / Fundraising ideas
Jere’s Apple & Tech Tips
“Free” John Kennedy’s Linux Tips
Chromebook Tips
Gabe’s UG Tips
Hewie Poplock’s Your User Group is like a Shopping Mall
A Big Thank You to BobG, Avast Evangelilst, for making 20+ presentations to member groups during October, NCSAM
Region Reports
Meeting Ideas
Meet APCUG’s newest members
Snippets from Jere Minich’s Tech and Apple Tips, John Kennedy’s Linux tips, and Ron Brown’s Chromebook tips.
Ideas on inviting Apple, Linux, etc. tech groups to your meeting or social activity.
A kudo from one group to another
Does your group keep detailed records on the status of your members? How about keeping track of class/SIG attendance – what’s popular and what isn’t.
Do you have a PR flyer for your members to hand out or business cards they can give prospective members?
Can your members hear the presenters?
Do your members wear badges?
All this and more can be found in Q3 Reports.
Region Reports
Meeting Ideas
Solicit “New Guy” Feedback and Suggestions
Checklists Prevent Surprises, Embarrassment, Catastrophes
Prepare for Smooth Presentations
And Be a Smooth Presenter
Avoiding One More Presentation problem
Finally, Get Audience Feedback
Diversity — What’s That?
Presentations — Free, On Demand, Relevant, Brilliant
Region Reports
Data Privacy Day 2018
Program Activities
How Many is Enough (What’s the Ideal Board of Directors Size)?
Celebrate the New Year, Members, Volunteers, Milestones, and Resources
Show-and-Tell Demonstrations Make Great User Group Presentations
Do You Know Origin of the Word “SWAG”?
Why Should People Join Your Group?
Cash or Credit? Be Flexible and Modern!
Recordkeeping Pays Off
If you have forgotten your log-in and password for the UGLS, please send Lee Laughner an e-mail and she’ll reply with the information. membership@apcug.org
Do the members of your group read the newsletter and/or visit your website?
Region Reports
SIG (Special Interest Group) Ideas
Channel Islands PCUG (CA) has partnered with Mercury Broadcasting to host their podcasts.
Does your group have a break during your meeting for snacks and conversation?
APCUG2.ORG AND UGLS.APCUG.ORG NOW HTTPS://
Back to the Future for Presentations
It’s a Wonderful User Group — Thanks to You
Don’t Raffle Boredom
If you’re Not the CIA, Provide Full Information
How Many People Attended Your Last Meeting? How Do You Know?
Presentation Resources
Commit Marketing!
Region Advisors reports featuring what is happening with groups in their region, program ideas and more.
Jere’s Tech Tips and Apple Tech Tips
A Warm Welcome Encourages New Members to Revew
Make Meeting Raffles Interesting, Not Yawners
There’s More to Meeting Planning, Than Planning Meetings
Add Membership Value by Creating Between-Meeting Resources
Top 10 Reasons to Attend a VTC
Region Advisor reports featuring what is happening with groups in their region, program ideas and more.
2016 Don Singleton Volunteer of the Year Recipients and Nominees
Who is on First at Your Group?
Liven up Website / Newsletter with Free Images
One Person’s Junk is Another’s Happy Find
Spread the Word to Nearby Groups
Kudos for Speaker Bureau Presenters
Region Advisor reports featuring what is happening with groups in their region, program ideas and more.
Look in Your Backyard for Volunteers and Leaders
Don’t Let Volunteers Toil Anonymously
Does Your Group Run Q&A Sessions
New Presentation Technologies
Informative Membership E-mails
Opt-Out Info / Can-Spam Act
Membership Application & Website Disclaimers
2016 PR Contest Results
2016 International Technology Conference Recap
2016 Contest Winners
Region Reports
Tips for User Groups
2016 International Technology Conference
2016 Conference PR Contest
2016 Digital Photo, Newsletter & Website Contests
8/20 VTC
Region Reports – check out the meeting ideas
Streaming Presentations & Meetings
Tips For Your User Group
Are You Looking for a New Meeting Location?
Officer Reports
Region Reports with meeting ideas and more
General Articles…
Hints and Tips for a Successful Meeting
New Marketing Project
Recognizing Volunteers
Innovative Membership Benefits
Budget, Finanaces & Community Service
2016 Early Bird Membership Contest Winners
2015 Volunteer of the Year
Computertech 2016 “Never Stop Learning”
General Interest articles by Gabe Goldberg
Do you have an incentive for your members to bring in new members?
Your User Group is a Shopping Mall, Hewie Poplock, APCUG Rep, Central Florida Computer Society
Annual Conference Wrap-up
Contest Winners
Early Bird Membership Contest
Recruiting New Members / Public Relations Idea
Region Reports
Volunteer of the Year information
Why your should be prepared when giving a presentation
2015 Conference info including detailed info about hotel reservations
Using VTC Videos for UG classroom training
Make sure you ‘Like’ the correct APCUG Facebook page
New website info
Region Articles – You will find info that will help with new ideas for your UG. Hooray! Four groups wrote their own articles or submitted information about what their group is doing.
International Computer & Digital Technology Conference
Publicity Contest
Meeting Ideas
Computer Tech Conference Wrap up
Southwest Technology & Computer Conference
FACUG Fun Fundraising Event For All 501c3 Non-ProfitS
Region / Officer Reports
Do You Need New Presentations?
2014 Don Singleton Volunteer of the Year Award
The Licking County Computer Society Has a New Name
APCUG’s 2015 International Tech Conference
Computer Tech 2015
Southwest Technology & Computer Conference
Region / Officer Reports
Geeky Grandma
Use and Share User Group Meeting Program Ideas
User Group Survival
Region / Officer Reports
2014 Membership Contest
Program and SIG (Special Interest Group) ideas
Using MeetUp to publicize meetings
I Had a Great Idea and It Did Not Work
Oldies but Goodies plus New Ideas
Region / Officer Articles
Plan for Volunteer Transitions
Did You Learn One Thing? (at your club meeting)
NW Florida Association of Computer User Groups – Computer Tech 2014 Wrap-up
Top 10 Reasons to Attend a Virtual Technology Conference
Using Surveys
Region / Officer Articles
APCUG to the Rescue
Is It Apathy?
Meeting Committee, Social Media, and How To!
My First User Group Meeting
Why Belonging to a User Group is Important to Me
Region / Officer Reports
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month
Are your User Group Meetings “kinda” Boring?
Some Tips for Writing for APCUG’s Website
Meetup Tech SIG
Region / Officer Reports
Marketing Your Club
Using Meetup.com
What Works
APCUG is Moving Forward! New Logo, New Tagline, New Website
SWIPCC has an international meeting with an honorary member attended the meeting from the United Kingdom
Region / Officer Reports
APCUG Today and Tomorrow
Be Kind to Your Vendors
Marketing 101
Region / Officer / Committee Reports
Data Privacy Day
User Group Tips
Bring Back the Fun into User Group Meetings
Newsletter, the Heartbeat of Your User Group
APCUG Member Groups had Interesting Meetings – Perhaps you will get a few new ideas
Region / Officer Reports
Honoring Don Singleton with the Don Singleton Volunteer of the Year Award
Marketing Your Club 101
Presenting Without a Computer
2013 Contest Winners
On the Spot Meeting Ideas and More
Region / Officer Reports
Ideas for Your User Group
Three Reasons to Keep Your Computer User Group Going
A Walk Down Memory Lane
Virtual Conferences
2012 Contests
Regular Reports to User Group Members Keep Them Informed / Involved
Is Your Meeting Boring?
Speakers Bureau
Region / Officer Reports
Making Money for Your User Group
Reaching Out (to find new members)
A User Group Disbands, Why?
Need Help Finding Presentation Topics?
What Works
Cash, check and….what about credit cards?
Do You Have a Question?
Region / Officer Reports