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Check out the fun at some NUI Chapter events.

West Michigan Novell Users' Group - Grand Rapids, MI

WMNUG's BrainShare Buddies in action! First thing Sunday, we're at the movies and Mary (as usual) has to be "different" - check the glasses. Amanda ducked out to go see Melissa, so from left to right we have Cal, Mary, Kelly - a very tolerant, non-IT person and Chad's bride-to-be, Chad, Roger (our Ohio member), and Brian.

Showing off our WMNUG Rocks! sponsored t-shirts at the Omni booth. Again from left to right, Brian, Mary, Amanda (she was being nice), Chad, Cal (hiding in back), Cathy (our Port O'Call girl), and Roger. We couldn't all be together all the time, but we did have fun! Check out www.wmnug.org in the next few weeks for more BrainShare picts.

Great turn out at the quarterly NUGI meeting January 19th. Over 70 people attended! Well done guys!!

WMNUG's BrainShare Buddies is kicking up once again and invite all BrainShare attendees without a NUI group to join our BrainShare Buddies. Have fun networking, making new friends and connections, and learn from the "Queen of Mooches" how to ask sponsors -nicely!- for spiffs. Email vicepresident@wmnug.org for more details.

WMNUG's 3rd Annual "The Big EveNt" - January 31 & February 1, 2007 at Calvin College's Prince Conference Center Come Visit Us!

DONE FOR ANOTHER YEAR

HUGE thanks to GWAVA - our Platinum sponsors, and Novell for bringing their cool booth setups and providing the biggest chunks of cash to help pay travel and food expenses.

Final counts: 45+ sponsors (thank you all!!) and 165+ attendees. Lots of great food and a fantastic new location helped turn out a variety of IT folks, despite the horrid weather.

Big thanks to Nancy Faigen, Danita Zanre, Ted Heager, Jeff Price, Jeff Lindholm, Sean Neuman, and the rest of our presenters for coming out and dealing with all the last minute changes. Stay tuned for more news and pics of the "Ted & Jeff" show.

Next Year NEW DATE! May 19 & 20 - same spot, better sessions, and same amazing sponsors. If you're a techie who has a cool solution or case study you'd like to present, we'd love to have you come out! Email president@wmnug.org to start the discussion.

GWAVA booth at "The Big EveNt" - Taylor Cochrane, Tay Kratzer, and Alecia Lin (WMNUG volunteer)

Enjoying a bite of food and social networking

Triangle Novell Users' Group - Raleigh, NC

TBA - Tuesday, October 24th.
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Novell Users International - Rouen, (Paris - Normandie) France

Software Freedom Day 2006 - Saturday, September 16th.
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NUGI - Novell Users Group of Indiana - Indianapolis, In

HECC 2006 State Conference - November 16-17, 2006 (have a booth there)