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| ====== Membership ====== | ====== Membership ====== | ||
| - | All SLUUG meetings and mailing lists are free and open to the public. However, we encourage our regular members to sign up as paying members. | + | The St. Louis Unix Users Group (SLUUG) is a professional association dedicated to supporting and enhancing the community thru our education efforts. All SLUUG meetings and mailing lists are free and open to the public. |
| + | However, we encourage our regular members to sign up as paying members. | ||
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| ===== Supporting Members ===== | ===== Supporting Members ===== | ||
| - | We are developing a structure of paid membership levels to provide support to our users group. These Supporting Memberships will reflect the commitment and dedication of many of our regular members along with those that volunteer much of their expert skill, effort and time. | + | We are developing a structure of paid membership levels and categories to provide support to our users group. These Supporting Memberships will reflect the commitment and dedication of many of our regular members along with those that volunteer much of their expert skill, effort and time. |
| ===== Paid Membership Benefits ===== | ===== Paid Membership Benefits ===== | ||
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| The annual fee for Bronze Membership is $10. | The annual fee for Bronze Membership is $10. | ||
| - | This level provides you with a name tag, an email address (aliasing available on request), temporary emergency file storage, personal website space (using HTML), and a Command Line Interface (CLI) shell account on our various Unix and Unix-like systems. | + | This level provides you with a name tag, Command Line Interface (CLI) account access to our various Unix and Unix-like systems, an e-mail address (aliasing available on request), temporary emergency file storage, and personal website space (using HTML). |
| ==== Level 2 (Silver) ==== | ==== Level 2 (Silver) ==== | ||
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| ===== Shell Accounts ===== | ===== Shell Accounts ===== | ||
| - | Shell accounts are available to our members at any paid membership level. We require proof of identity, to ensure that we know who has an account on our systems. Note that we no longer provide dial-up access, and we no longer allow access via Telnet; SSH (Secure Shell) is required. | + | Shell accounts are available to our members at any paid membership level. We require proof of identity, to ensure that we know who has an account on our systems. Note that we no longer provide dial-up access, and we no longer allow access via Telnet; therefore, access via SSH (Secure Shell) is required. |
| Shell access also includes an email account (IMAP/POP) and a personal Web space. | Shell access also includes an email account (IMAP/POP) and a personal Web space. | ||
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| ===== Hardship ===== | ===== Hardship ===== | ||
| - | If you are having financial difficulties or are unable to pay the normal membership dues, you may request (via email or in person) that the Steering Committee reduce or waive the fee. | + | If you are having financial difficulties or are unable to pay the annual supporting membership amount, you may request (via email or in person) that the Steering Committee reduce or waive the fee. **We haven't turned down anybody yet.** |
| - | **We haven't turned down anybody yet.** | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | ===== Voting Members ===== | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | Per our organization charter, a member is anyone who attends 2 meetings in a calendar year. Voting members may vote in the elections the February immediately following the calendar year. | + | |
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| - | Voting members may request a shell account at a reduced rate of $10 per year. However, we encourage members to sign up for at least a Silver level membership. | + | |
| ===== Issues to Discuss ===== | ===== Issues to Discuss ===== | ||
| + | * Something about us being a ??? 501(c)(3) ??? organization, and donations may be tax-deductable? | ||
| * Names for the levels. | * Names for the levels. | ||
| * Probably just stick with the existing Silver, Gold, and Platinum. | * Probably just stick with the existing Silver, Gold, and Platinum. | ||
| * Should we name each 1 thing, or let the members choose? | * Should we name each 1 thing, or let the members choose? | ||
| - | * Level 0 | + | * Level 1 |
| * Bronze | * Bronze | ||
| * Basic Member | * Basic Member | ||
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| * Writes code for pizza | * Writes code for pizza | ||
| * Where are all the women? | * Where are all the women? | ||
| - | * Level 1 | + | * Level 2 |
| * Silver | * Silver | ||
| * Intro | * Intro | ||
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| * Out-of-Work | * Out-of-Work | ||
| * Junior | * Junior | ||
| - | * Level 2 | + | * Level 3 |
| * Gold | * Gold | ||
| * Journeyman | * Journeyman | ||
| * Mid Level | * Mid Level | ||
| * Intermediate | * Intermediate | ||
| - | * Level 3 | + | * Level 4 |
| * Platinum | * Platinum | ||
| * Professional | * Professional | ||
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| * Ask what they want on their name tag. | * Ask what they want on their name tag. | ||
| * Membership drive - get out the word. | * Membership drive - get out the word. | ||
| + | * Design name tag | ||
| * Buy and print the name tags. | * Buy and print the name tags. | ||
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