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never been to one of these meetings.
are they usually well attended ?


gedetil@cs.umanitoba.ca (Gilbert E. Detillieux) wrote in message news:<c22nmh$fi7$2@canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca>...
> The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly
> meeting on Tuesday, March 9.  The meeting topic for this month is
> as follows:
> 
>    Voice over IP
> 
>    Bill Reid will give a brief intro to VoIP technology with emphasis on
>    the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). Bill will also demonstrate
>    installing and configuring Asterisk as well as a number of SIP hard
>    and soft phones. Asterisk is a complete PBX in software. It runs on
>    Linux and provides all of the features you would expect from a PBX and
>    more. Asterisk does voice over IP in three protocols, and can
>    interoperate with almost all standards-based telephony equipment using
>    relatively inexpensive hardware.
> 
> The group holds its general meetings at 7:30 PM on the second Tuesday of
> every month from September to June.  (There are no meetings in July and
> August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a
> MUUG member to attend.
> 
>    **********************************************************************
>    Please note our new meeting location: The IBM offices, at 400 Ellice
>    Ave. (between Edmonton and Kennedy). When you arrive, you will have to
>    sign in at the reception desk, and then wait for someone to take you
>    (in groups) to the meeting room. Please try to arrive by about 7:15
>    PM, so the meeting can start promptly at 7:30 PM. Don't be late, or
>    you may not get in.
> 
>    Limited parking is available for free on the street, or in a lot
>    across Ellice from IBM, for $1.00 for the evening. Indoor parking is
>    also available nearby, at Portage Place, for $2.00 for the evening.
>    **********************************************************************
> 
> For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their
> Web server:
> 
> 		http://www.muug.mb.ca/
> 
> Also note that MUUG maintains two mailing lists, called "muug-announce"
> and "roundtable".  If you're not already on these lists, we encourage you
> to subscribe now:
> 
>         http://www.muug.mb.ca/mailman/listinfo/
> 
> The "muug-announce" list is used for monthly meeting announcements (such
> as this one) as well as other important announcements of interest to MUUG
> members.
> 
> The "rountable" list is meant to be a forum for follow-ups to topics
> discussed at the meetings, or for round-table-style discussion on other
> topics that come up between meetings.  Of course, for this to be effective,
> we need to reach a certain critical mass.  So, please subscribe, and stay
> involved!

On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 15:06:31 -0800, Pelican3 wrote:

> never been to one of these meetings.
> are they usually well attended ?
<snip>

	This particular group has quite a lot of people attending. From what I've
seen it's the only group in Winnipeg not to see a decline due to the
internet. Normally the room has a couple of spare chairs. Last meeting had
Steve (the guy from IBM) getting more.

	Still, well attended is a relative term. There aren't hundreds of people.
It's in the mid to high tens. In it's heyday even the Apple// group had
200-300 people at the meetings. All user groups have had a drastic
decline. Oddly enough this one has had an increase.

				Later
				Mike

In article <b4e3738d.0403181506.3f09f808@posting.google.com>, pelican3@indiatimes.com (Pelican3) writes:
> never been to one of these meetings.
> are they usually well attended ?

Our group membership stands at roughly 60 members.  Typical monthly
meeting attendance is anywhere between 25 and 40 people, and is usually
around 30 or so.

Non-members are always welcome to come and check out a meeting.

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