This note from Esther Schindler contains valuable information on 
how to contact the Association of PC User Groups, so I thought 
I'd make it available in the library to keep forever.

Vicci Conway <sysop>
#: 164623 S10/OS/2 User Groups
[OS2USER] 10-Dec-93 11:46:07 
Sb: #164403-#Promoting a user group
Fm: Esther Schindler[EXEC] 72241,1417
To: Jim Hughes 73747,2554 (X)

The Association of PC User Groups has about 370 member groups; it's "user
groups helping user groups." For instance, at roundtables held in Las Vegas
during the weekend before Comdex, user group officers got to talk about being
a program chair, and how to run an effective volunteer program. Robin Rolston
of Avery did a presentation on "How to Give a Presentation" -- I've stood up
in front of large audiences on several occasions, now, but I really learned a
lot from her!

APCUG is a big help with newsletter production, peer-to-peer discussions for
presidents, editors, and program chairs. If you're a member group in APCUG,
you can get a database with 1500 vendor contacts -- not just the company name,
but the individual to speak with about user group business!

To get in touch with APCUG, send email to Maralyn Henry [73147,1170] or
MCI:apcug, or write to APCUG, Suite 700, 1730 M Street NW, Washington DC
20036. I think there's also some APCUG files in the User Group files here in
Library 10. There's definitely stuff about it in the user group section in the
Computer Shopper forum (GO SHOPPER).

--Esther
  member, board of user group advisors, APCUG