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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. | ||
| - | Membership dues are billed annually, on the anniversary of your initial membership. You will be sent a reminder shortly before your membership comes up for renewal. | ||
| - | ===== Purpose ===== | + | ===== Voting Members ===== |
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| + | Per our organization charter, a member is anyone who attends 2 of our 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. | ||
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| + | ===== Supporting Members ===== | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | ===== Paid Membership Benefits ===== | ||
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| + | The primary benefit of becoming a paying member is to support our users group. This helps our organization grow stronger, allowing us to hold special events and bring in guest speakers from outside the area. | ||
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| + | Each paid membership level above Bronze level comes with a special thank-you gift, to show our appreciation, and to allow you to show your support for the group. See the Membership Levels below for details. | ||
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| + | All paying members are entitled to a shell account, upon request. See the Shell Account section below for details. | ||
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| + | We will provide paying members with a name tag to wear at meetings and official events, displaying their name, company and title (if desired), and their membership level. You may take the name tag home with you, or we can bring it to the next meeting for you. | ||
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| + | We currently have 200 ink pens with the SLUUG name and URL on them, to hand out to members. We also hand these out at outside events. | ||
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| + | In the future, we may have additional benefits granted to members of various levels. For example, we'd like to add a section to our web site to recognize the various levels of our members. (And if someone would like to take "mug shots" of our members, we could include pictures of our members on the web site.) | ||
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| + | ===== Paid Membership Levels ===== | ||
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| + | We have several paid membership levels, to fit the varied needs of our members. | ||
| - | The primary benefit of becoming a paying member is to support the group. This helps our organization grow stronger, allowing us to hold special events and bring in guest speakers from outside the area. | + | Supporting membership payments will be billed annually, on the anniversary of your initial paid membership. You will be sent a reminder shortly before your membership payment comes up for renewal. |
| - | Membership is required if you wish to have a shell/email account on our systems. In addition to covering overhead expenses, this ensures that we know who is using our systems. | + | ==== Level 1 (Bronze) ==== |
| - | Membership levels come with several other benefits and thank-you gifts, as shown below. | + | This level is only open to fully qualified voting members. |
| - | ===== Membership Levels ===== | + | The annual fee for Bronze Membership is $10. |
| - | We have several membership levels, to fit the varied needs of our members. | + | 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 1 (Silver) ==== | + | ==== Level 2 (Silver) ==== |
| This level is recommended for those of us who are still in school, those of us between jobs, and those of us who are retired. | This level is recommended for those of us who are still in school, those of us between jobs, and those of us who are retired. | ||
| - | The annual fee for Silver Membership is $35. For those who are voting members (those who have attended 2 meetings in the previous year, see below) the rate may be reduced to $10. | + | The annual fee for Silver Membership is $35. |
| - | If you pay the full $35 rate, you may choose a bumper sticker from our [[http://www.cafepress.com/sluug | CafePress site]]. (Please indicate on your sign-up form that you would like the gift; do not order it from the site.) | + | If you choose this level, you may choose a bumper sticker from our [[http://www.cafepress.com/sluug | CafePress site]]. (Please indicate on your sign-up form that you would like the gift; do not order it from the site.) |
| - | ==== Level 2 (Gold) ==== | + | ==== Level 3 (Gold) ==== |
| This level is suggested for most of our members. | This level is suggested for most of our members. | ||
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| Members choosing the Gold level may choose a t-shirt, mug, or baseball cap from our [[http://www.cafepress.com/sluug | CafePress site]]. (Please indicate on your sign-up form that you would like the gift; do not order it from the site.) | Members choosing the Gold level may choose a t-shirt, mug, or baseball cap from our [[http://www.cafepress.com/sluug | CafePress site]]. (Please indicate on your sign-up form that you would like the gift; do not order it from the site.) | ||
| - | + | ==== Level 4 (Platinum) ==== | |
| - | ==== Level 3 (Platinum) ==== | + | |
| This level is suggested for professional members -- those in high-level jobs, management, or those running their own consulting businesses. | This level is suggested for professional members -- those in high-level jobs, management, or those running their own consulting businesses. | ||
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| If you join as a Platinum Member, you may choose a golf shirt from our [[http://www.cafepress.com/sluug | CafePress site]]. (Please indicate on your sign-up form that you would like the gift; do not order it from the site.) | If you join as a Platinum Member, you may choose a golf shirt from our [[http://www.cafepress.com/sluug | CafePress site]]. (Please indicate on your sign-up form that you would like the gift; do not order it from the site.) | ||
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| - | ===== Membership Benefits ===== | ||
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| - | Membership helps to ensure the vitality of our organization. | ||
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| - | All paying members are entitled to a shell account, upon request. See the next section for details. | ||
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| - | All paying members will get a name tag to wear to meetings, displaying their name, company and title (if desired), and their membership level. You may take your name tag home with you, or we can bring it to the next meeting for you. | ||
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| - | In the future, we may have additional benefits granted to members of various levels. For example, we'd like to add a section to our web site to recognize the various levels of our members. | ||
| ===== Shell Accounts ===== | ===== Shell Accounts ===== | ||
| - | Shell accounts are available to our members at any 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.** |
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| - | ===== Voting Members ===== | + | |
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| - | 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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| ===== Issues to Discuss ===== | ===== Issues to Discuss ===== | ||
| - | + | * Something about us being a ??? 501(c)(3) ??? organization, and donations may be tax-deductable? | |
| - | * Our brochures show a $10 level. What should we do about that? | + | |
| - | * Treat it as a coupon? | + | |
| - | * Billed all in 1 month, or staggered? | + | |
| - | * Tax issues? (Mention that the dues MAY be tax deductible?) | + | |
| - | * Do we want to do mug shots? | + | |
| - | * Additional benefits? | + | |
| - | * SLUUG pens | + | |
| - | * coffee mugs | + | |
| - | * t-shirts | + | |
| - | * discounts | + | |
| * Names for the levels. | * Names for the levels. | ||
| + | * 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 1 | * Level 1 | ||
| + | * Bronze | ||
| + | * Basic Member | ||
| + | * Standard Member | ||
| + | * Associate Member | ||
| + | * Voting member | ||
| + | * Cave man | ||
| + | * Cheap SOB | ||
| + | * Can't spell UNIX | ||
| + | * Just here for the doorprize | ||
| + | * Writes code for pizza | ||
| + | * Where are all the women? | ||
| + | * Level 2 | ||
| * Silver | * Silver | ||
| * Intro | * Intro | ||
| * Newbie | * Newbie | ||
| - | * Basic | ||
| * Apprentice | * Apprentice | ||
| * Novice | * Novice | ||
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| * Out-of-Work | * Out-of-Work | ||
| * Junior | * Junior | ||
| - | * Level 2 | + | * Level 3 |
| * Gold | * Gold | ||
| * Journeyman | * Journeyman | ||
| - | * Standard | ||
| - | * Supporting | ||
| * Mid Level | * Mid Level | ||
| * Intermediate | * Intermediate | ||
| - | * Level 3 | + | * Level 4 |
| * Platinum | * Platinum | ||
| * Professional | * Professional | ||
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| ===== Next Steps ===== | ===== Next Steps ===== | ||
| - | * Membership drive - get out the word. | + | * Buy some thank-you gifts to hand out during membership drive. (Carl) |
| * Membership sign-up sheet/form. | * Membership sign-up sheet/form. | ||
| * Ask what they want on their name tag. | * Ask what they want on their name tag. | ||
| - | * Buying and printing the name tags. | + | * Membership drive - get out the word. |
| + | * Design name tag | ||
| + | * Buy and print the name tags. | ||
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