Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 11:46:30 -0600 (CST)
From: Kara Pritchard <kara@luci.org>
To: <lwn@lwn.net>
Subject: Re: News for LUGs


FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, IL, January 3, 2001 - LinuxUsersGroups.org announced
today the launch of the new Not-For-Profit website and home for the LUGs
Resource Project, www.linuxusersgroups.org. This new site is dedicated to
providing resources to Linux Users Groups and the Linux community,
planning to offer services to assist with group management, event
planning, vendor coordination, and more.

"I have worked with the LUGs Resource Project since Kara started it at
Linux.com. The vendor listings and LUGs database created there allowed for
User Groups and Vendors to locate and communicate with one another
world-wide. As an independent project, I believe more services will be
more easily available and become a better resource for the Linux
Community" said Jim Ray, co-founder of the Linux Demo Day project and
Jabberzilla developer.

The LUGs Resource Project began as a collaboration of efforts at Linux.com
in early 1999. With focus of Linux.com changing to editorial, Kara
Pritchard decided to start LinuxUsersGroups.org as an independent,
non-vendor owned project dedicated to LUG services.

"Linux User Groups encourage people with all levels of expertise to
connect informally for exchange of information and ideas on a local basis.
By sharing resources, geographically separated groups can now expand their
collective wisdom, pool knowledge, and increase value of participation to
hobbyist and corporate users alike.  The impact of a site like
LinuxUsersGroups.org could be tremendous in affecting collaborative
development, building resources for expanding knowledge, and providing
users at all levels with the information they need." says Julie Thornton,
Marketing Director for Linux International and Linux Professional
Institute (sponsored by Caldera, Inc.) and member of KULUA, the Kansas
Unix and Linux Users Association.

About LinuxUsersGroups.org
LinuxUsersGroups.org was founded by Kara Pritchard (sponsored by
Linuxgruven.com) as a Non-Profit service site dedicated to LUG needs.
Current services include vendor liaison services, event coordination
assistance, editorial coverage, free LUG banner advertising, link
resources, and more. Works in progress include a LUG database and event
calendar ring, presentation material resources, speaker's bureau, vendor
contests, surveys, and others to be announced soon.

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CONTACT:
Kara Pritchard
LinuxUsersGroups.org
618-398-7360
kara@luci.org
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