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As well as the technical libraries suggested in recent postings, I think
there is also scope for the AUUG and / or it's local chapters to either run	
or assist in running technical courses for it's members. This would be
especially useful for members not living in Sydney or Melbourne where such
courses may be run on a regular basis by other organisations.
True there are many organisations which do provide such courses already but :

1)	They are usually (at least for non-Sydney or Melbourne residents)
	of the "Introduction to UNIX" variety. Not really deeply
	technical.
2)	They can be very expensive for individuals and even for smaller
	organisations, especially if they are very technical or
	specialised.
3)	If a specialised course is needed, it is often hard for individual
	organisations to organise on a cost effective basis.

What can AUUG do ?

1)	Organise (perhaps with a 3rd party) technical courses, or perhaps
	a series of courses for each capital city.
	The course material wil depend on member's demands.
2)	Provide the necessary organisation and / or initial capital outlay
	to put on such courses. These can be re-couped by charging attendees
	as they register for the course.

In short, AUUG would be providing the organisation and initial outlay for
such courses but they should be self funding. The aim is to provide a
series of good technical courses nationwide and especially to members
in non-capital cities.

The main problem here is ensuring that such courses are self-funding
without loosing the specialised / technical aspect. It's very easy
to fill up an introductory UNIX course with 40 - 50 students, not so
easy to do the same for a course on writing device drivers.

Any thoughts anyone?


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