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 The Culminis Compass - September  2004

 

Welcome New Culminis Member Organizations

September 1, 2004
Joanna Gustafson

Culminis is pleased to announce the addition of ten new Member Organizations!  We experienced a flurry of new User Groups applying on or before July 1st and therefore were able to make the deadline for waived membership fees.

Of the dozens who applied, we are happy to announce the following groups were accepted:

Platinum Member:
 

  • InterNETnational SBS Group Leads is a 500+ member association of 15 SBS groups and is headquartered in New Jersey. SBS User Groups are one of the rapidly-growing categories of Culminis membership. SBS groups primarily consist of IT professionals who support small to mid-size businesses that need to be abreast of current Microsoft technologies.
     

Gold Member:
 

  • Cincinnati Networking Professional Association (CiNPA), Cincinnati, Ohio. CinPA’s nearly 500 members represent Network Professionals of the Greater Cincinnati Area, meeting in Blue Ash, Ohio. CinPA is an active group that has fostered several other user groups in several states.
     

Steel Members:
 

  • West Sound Professionals Association (WSTPA) is a 140-member association focusing on networking and located in Washington State. They support several SIGs including Database, Security, and Wireless.
     
  • Hampton Roads SQL User Group (HRSSUG) from Virginia Beach, Virginia. Hampton Roads SQL User Group has 60 members and focuses on Database Development and Administration.
     
  • North Texas PC Users Group – IT Professionals – a 91-member group from Irving, Texas. Their SIGs focus on a variety of IT Pro issues including Security and Microsoft Networking.
     

Pathways Members:
 

  • Highlands IT - West Milford, New Jersey. Focuses on Enterprise Systems Analysis and Integration.
     
  • DFW SBS - Irving, Texas. Focuses on Enterprise Systems Analysis and Integration.
     
  • Windows Networking Solution Users Group (WINSUG), North San Diego County, California. Focuses on Windows® networking and server solutions.
     
  • Lexington Microsoft User Group (LexMug), Lexington, Kentucky. Focuses on Enterprise Systems Analysis and Integration.
     
  • Chennai .Net User Group - IT Chapter (CNUGIT) from Chennai, India. Focuses on General IT.
     

Congratulations and a Warm Welcome to ALL our new members!