APCUG 2013 Spring Virtual Technology Conference

1. APCUG 2013 SpringVirtual Technology Conference Tips for Getting Presentations for Your Group Judy Taylour, President SCV Computer Club Chair, APCUG Board of Advisors Jtaylour (at) apcug (dot) org

2. Program Chair JD • Find presenters for 12 meetings / yr • What about the groups that meet each week or twice a month? • Need ability to find presentations that the majority of members ‘like’ • Is this the most difficult &time-consuming position in your group?

3. Looking for Presenters • Hard to Find • Difficult to get them to present • It’s like a sales call to (#) of people at the meeting – all at one time • Are they new to user groups? • Sell the concept • Newsletters are shared

4. Looking for Presenters • Members see a presentation and talk to others about what they learned • Friends, relatives, complete strangers • Many are teachers & share with students • We can become their evangelists

5. Vendors are your Guests • Be considerate • Guests at your meeting • Treat them as you would guests in your home • Invite to dinner pre-meeting / post-meeting PIG-SIG

6. Vendors are your Guests • Bottle of cold water on table • Presenter first • General meeting after • Have your tech crew assist presenter in setting up his / her equipment • Make sure help is available at end of meeting

7. Vendors are your Guests • DO NOT inflate attendance #s • Group’s level of experience • Look for products your members will use • Promote products in your newsletter

8. Be Kind to Your Vendors • After presentation confirmation… • Send packet of info at least a month in advance

9. Be Kind to Your Vendors • Let them know when they should arrive • Overview of what happens at your meeting • Website address • Directions / map • Local hotel information

10. Be Kind to Your Vendors • Club equipment • Exchange cell phone #s • Ask how they want to handle questions • During the presentation • At the end

11. Be Kind to Your Vendors • Are there any handouts that need to be copied • Can the group get a copy of the presentation to post somewhere?

12. Be Kind to Your Vendors • Help vendors be successful • ROI – Is the vendor selling product? • It’s how they make their living • Airfare • Hotel • Rental Car • Food

13. Be Kind to Your Vendors • Have a table reserved for the vendor to sell their product(s) • Do they need a member to help? • Promote buying opportunity to members & in PR

14. Be Kind to Your Vendors • Will they provide a UG discount? • Product for door prizes? • Include in media release • Follow-up – Follow-up – Follow-up

15. Be Kind to Your Vendors • Public Relations • Cross Advertise • Presentation info in newsletter • Meeting recap in newsletter / pic • Presenter can give to supervisor to show UGs appreciate their support

16. Be Kind to Your Vendors • Thanks to presenters on website • Recap / pic / link • Give presenter a Thank You certificate / club T-shirt / coffee mug, etc.

17. Be Kind to Your Vendors

18. Be Kind to Your Vendors • Follow-up with a thank you e-mail • Send an e-mail to the speaker’s boss with thanks for a great meeting, informative presentation, etc. etc.

19. September Meeting National Disaster Preparedness Month • Red Cross • City Disaster Preparedness Department • Fire Department

20. October Meeting National Cyber Security Month • Cyber Crime/Cyber War/Cyber Terrorism – Ira Wilsker • iwilsker@sbcglobal.net • Avast! – Bob Gostischa • 3160bob@gmail.com • ID Theft – Hewie Poplock • Hewie@hewienet.com

21. October Meeting • FBI – local office • Police Department

22. In Your Neighborhood Big Box Office Stores • Staples • Office Max • Office Depot • Get to know the store manager • Get to know the tech support people

23. In Your Neighborhood Big Box Stores • Best Buy • Costco • Frys • Micro Center • ???? In your area

24. In Your Neighborhood • Camera store • Genealogy club • Mormon LDS Genealogy • Astronomy club • Mac group • Linux group

25. In Your Neighborhood • Robotics club • City webmaster • Local radio station webmaster • Verizon / AT&T, etc. • Dentistry, audiology, medical technology • Chiropractor - Ergonomics

26. In Your Neighborhood • Airport technology • TV weather people • Home Security (Time Warner) • Sheriff’s Department website (your local cop shop) • District Attorney’s office • Online Banking

27. In Your Neighborhood • Car Dealer = car technology • AAA – ID Theft Monitoring • Costco • USPS

28. In Your Neighborhood • Library - “They aren't the same OLD LIBRARIES ANY MORE” • Learn more about Library resources accessible from the comfort of your own home. Topics include eBooks, eMagazines, streaming music and more.

29. In Your Neighborhood • eBooks • eAudiobooks • eVideos • eMusic • Does your library offer digital magazines from Zinio? • Check their website or call them

30. In-house Presentations • PUSH articles • Ira Wilsker’s articles • Get to know groups in your area • Share member presenters • User Groups Helping User Groups

31. Get Members Involved • Freebies on the Web • Favorite Gadgets • Favorite aspects of a computer program • One feature they can’t live without • Favorite Keyboard Shortcuts

32. Get Members Involved • Favorite Website(s) • Favorite Smartphone App • Members with a Kindle – bring them to a meeting and talk about how they use it • Compare Tablets

33. Get Members Involved • Demo Skype • Demo zoom.us • Demo DropBox • Tour your Website (how many members have really looked at it)

34. Online • VTC videos - APCUG YouTube Channel • www.youtube.com/apcugvideos • Len Nasman, Bristol Village Computer Club, OH • http://bit.ly/12XPf1T

35. Online • Google Tech Training Videos • www.teachparentstech.org • O’Reilly Webinars • http://oreilly.com/webcast • JAG Tutorials • http://www.jagtutorials.com/

36. Online • iTunes University • http://www.open.edu/itunes/ • Trend Micro Mobile Threats • http://bit.ly/JRZTx9 • Kaspersky • http://bit.ly/r1YgUj

37. Online • Avast – How we find new computer viruses • http://bit.ly/16rJEVC • MS Office Training • http://bit.ly/pvKig • Adobe Training • http://tv.adobe.com/

38. Online • Patrick Crispen’s PowerPoints • www.netsquirrel.com • Remember this for next year • Google’s April Fools Videos • Google’s 2013 April Fools’ videos • http://tnw.co/X6ykJp

39. Online • Search for more videos….just in case the presenter has an emergency

40. APCUG as a Resource • VTC videos - APCUG YouTube Channel • www.youtube.com/apcugvideos • Speakers Bureau • Over 75 presentations • New presenters/presentations being added • Online Newsletter List

41. Vendor Tours • Coordinate a tour in your area for vendors • More Bang for their Buck!! • Vendor costs • Airfare • Car Rental • Hotel (Big Bear offers B&B) • Food

42. Vendor Tours • Get to know the groups in your area • Use UGLS to find groups in your area that meet consecutively (days / weeks) • Wheels down – ask how far they will travel between groups

43. Vendor Tours • 2nd week tour in Los Angeles area • Tuesday • Wednesday (2 groups) • Thursday (2 groups) • Saturday

44. Vendor Tours • Avast SoCal tour • Bob Gostischa got in touch • June 11 – July 13 = 15 groups • + 3 days at Southwest Technology & Computer Conference

45. Vendor Tours • Contact groups re presentation • Send info to BobG • He OK’s schedule • Re-contact groups to let them know it’s a GO • Send final schedule to Bob • He contacts groups

46. Win-Win Make sure your UG attitude is ‘what can we do for you?’ so it’s a win-win situation.

47. Resources • Ira Wilsker – iwilsker@sbcglobal.net • Bob Gostischa (Avast) 3160bob@gmail.com • Hewie Poplock – hewie@hewie.net • eMagazines at your library www.zinio.com • www.Skype.com

48. Resources • www.zoom.us • www.DropBox.com • APCUG YouTube Channel • www.youtube.com/apcugvideos • Len Nasman, Bristol Village Computer Club, OH • http://bit.ly/12XPf1T

49. Resources • Patrick Crispin’s PowerPoints • www.netsquirrel.com • Google Tech Training Videos • www.teachparentstech.org • O’Reilly Webinars • http://oreilly.com/webcast

50. Resources • JAG Tutorials • http://www.jagtutorials.com • iTunes University • http://www.open.edu/itunes/ • Trend Micro Mobile Threats • http://bit.ly/JRZTx9 • Kaspersky • http://bit.ly/r1YgUj