Report of the President
From: Allan Mikkelsen
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:09:33 +1000
Just a reminder
that the next PCUG meeting is the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 3rd
October where the annual reports will be presented, a new committee
elected for next year, and we hope to have a special guest speaker who
should be of interest to most members. Watch the PCUG home page for
more details.
Several of the
current committee have indicated that they will not be standing for
re-election and the group really needs new blood to keep moving
forward. If you can contribute, as either a committee member or other
volunteer we would like to hear from you.
The big news on
the TIP front is that we have ordered a new server to replace our aging
Sun server, supreme. This will provide more disk storage and more power
enabling us to introduce some new services for members. One of the
planned changes is to split the groups web server away from the members
web server. This will not happen for some time, but the required user
changes can start now.
The address
www.pcug.org.au will continue to be the PCUG website, while members'
sites will be referenced as members.pcug.org.au/~username rather than
the www.pcug.org.au/~username
used at present. The existing URL will work for some time and then be
automatically redirected for a time, but we suggest that you start
using the "members" version now if you are publicizing your website.
Earlier in the
month I was privileged to attend the annual conference of the
Australian Seniors Computer Clubs Association (of which the PCUG is a
member). I will be presenting some information gained at the conference
in future editions, but recommend that you have a look at the ASCCA
website http://www.seniorcomputing.org/ - particularly the newsletters, which contain lots of useful information.
Those who have
attended recent Main Monthly Meetings will know that we have sometimes
suffered from less than ideal access to the ANU facilities. These are
also costing the group a significant amount and we are seeking an
alternative venue for our meetings in 2007. If you are aware of any
venues that are available to community organizations, are reasonably
central, and reasonably priced, we would like to hear from you. Any
suggestions can be sent to me at presidentATpcug.org.au or to the
whole committee at committeeATpcug.org.au.
Finally, another
reminder that the PCUG Office is just that - an office supporting the
administrative functions of the group. It is NOT a source of help
on general computing matters and requests for such help should be
directed to the volunteer helpers listed on the group help page. If you
have some expertise on some computing subject, it is an opportunity for
you to enter the spirit if the group motto "Users Helping Users" by
offering your name to the list.
Allan Mikkelsen
President, PCUG
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