Association Newsletter - June 14, 2002 Edition IN THIS EDITION: 1. VISIT OUR NEW WEB SITE! 2. NEW MEMBER REFERRAL PROGRAM TO BEING IN EARLY JUNE 3. UPCOMING REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING 4. COMPAQ/HP MERGER COVERAGE ON WEB SITE 5. SELF MAINTAINERS SIG 6. ON-LINE ADVOCACY 7. OpenVMS HOBBYIST LICENSE 8. EARLUG 9. ITUG SUMMIT 2002 10. CETS 2002 1. VISIT OUR NEW WEB SITE! Over the past couple of months, significant changes to the Web site have been made as part of the Association's overall development to better serve the membership and to create an online presence for the Association. In addition to developing the site as the main source of information for our members, plans are to create an online environment that will become a center of interaction for the Association. We invite you to have a look around to find out about the new touch and feel of our revitaized Web site at http://www.canacu.org. 2. NEW MEMBER REFERRAL PROGRAM TO BEING IN EARLY JUNE The next step on the Association's development road map is to invite other Compaq users to join our Association. The first part of our membership recruitment efforts is to get our existing members to refer their friends and business associates to join the Association. We will be providing you with the details to this new member referral program in the next few days. 3. UPCOMING REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING Our International Representative has rturned from the meeting at Lyon, France. Look forward to a report on how the meeting impacts our canadian Association in the International Events section of the Web site. 4. COMPAQ/HP MERGER COVERAGE ON WEB SITE Coverage regarding announcements on the Compaq/HP merger can be found on the Association Web site. Visit our Web site regularly for ongoing updates at: http://www.canacu.org 5. SELF MAINTAINERS SIG There has been interest in a new SIG for Compaq Self Maintainers. As you may know, a self maintainer is a firm that does not have a direct service level agreement with Compaq and is therefore responsible for supporting their own hardware and software. The purpose for this new SIG would be for members to exchange information regarding issues pertaining to those self maintainers that specifically deal with internal customers. This is an exciting opportunity to exchange ideas, concerns and questions for those members that do not have specific relationships with Compaq. In addition, the Association can serve as a conduit to Compaq, providing a way for self maintainers to more effectively service their users. If you are a Compaq Self Maintainer, and are interested in participating in this SIG, please let us know at 'inquire@canacu.org'. 6. ON-LINE ADVOCACY Have issues for Compaq? Share your thoughts! Reach Compaq through the "Local Voices...Global Reach" Online Advocacy Program. Your opinions count, so visit today to submit issues or participate in the latest Insta-poll question. If you have issues specific to Compaq Canada that you think are not appropriate for the Online Advocacy Program, feel free to forward them to advocacy@canacu.org, and the Association board will present it to the Canadian Management Committee through our Compaq Delegate, Matthew MacFarlane. 7. OpenVMS HOBBYIST LICENSE You can order the OpenVMS Hobbyist License through your membership in the Association. Here are the instructions: - The complete transaction takes place on the OpenVMS site - Go to - Go to the link "License Register". This will take you to a license registration page where you will be required to complete a form - Enter your Association membership number on the ordering form - If you do not know your membership number, or you are not a member of the Association, send an e-mail message to inquire@canacu.org. The license is free of charge. There is a charge of $30.00 USF if you want to receive the software on CD media. 8. EARLUG (Edmonton and Area Local Users Group) EARLUG has their regular meetings on the third Wednesday of the month at The Druid at 5 p.m. - 116 St. & Jasper Ave. For further information, contact Dave Richardson 'DRichardson@interbaun.com' at (780)420-9084. EARLUG has been meeting continuously for more than 20 years. 9. ITUG SUMMIT 2002 The conference is on October 27-31 2002. The exhibition is on October 28-30, 2002. The event is being held in San Jose, California. For more information or to register go to . 10. CETS 2002 The Compaq Enterprise Technical Symposium 2002 (CETS 2002) will take place October 6-11, 2002 at the Cervantes Convention Center in St. Louis, Missouri. For more information or to register go to . So far, the website contains minimal information. ==================================================================== WE LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU! We want you to tell us what you think of this newsletter. Your feedback and suggestions are most welcome. Please send your comments and articles to inquire@canacu.org. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A FEW, GOOD REPORTERS Here's your chance to report the news instead of just reading it! We are looking for users from each of Compaq's product lines to keep their ear to the ground and bring us their 'front line' reports. If you want to be a reporter on the Association's Newsletter staff, send an e-mail to the attention of Alan Clifford at inquire@canacu.org. GETTING YOUR OWN NEWSLETTER If you're reading a copy someone has forwarded to you, now is your chance to get your own copy. Simply e-mail us (inquire@canacu.org) your name, mailing address, telephone and e-mail address. We'll be happy to send you your very own copy. CHANGING YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION Have you had changes to your electronic or postal address in the last little while? Don't forget to let us know by sending a message to us at inquire@canacu.org. We'd like to make sure our records for you are as up-to-date as possible. ======================================================================== You have received this online newsletter because you are a member of the Canadian Association of Compaq Users (referred to as the 'Association'). The newsletter is e-mailed to you every two weeks to keep you up-to-date on the Association's activities and relevant news of interest. Please go to the UNSUBSCRIBE section below if you do not want to continue receiving this newsletter. Thank you. UNSUBSCRIBE TO THIS NEWSLETTER If you do not want to continue receiving this newsletter, simply reply to this message and enter one of the following on the subject line: "REMOVE" if either the recipient is no longer at this address or you do not want to receive any further email messages from the Association. "UNSUBSCRIBE" if you do not want to continue receiving the newsletter but still want to be notified of important Association events and activities. "UPDATE" Include the new e-mail address if your address has changed or you would like the newsletter sent to another e-mail address. ======================================================================== Compaq is a trademark of Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. Our use of it is with permission.