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7. Annual Sponsor
8. Sponsors
9. Sponsors
10. Discounts for our members
Manning
www.Manning.com
36% off
Enter discount code UG367
MSDN Magazine
20% off subscription
1 Year (12 issues) $35.00 $28.00
2 year (24 issues) $60.00 $48.00
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Promo code: A0EUG1
11. INETA Offers
Pluralsight
Free Guest Pass into the Pluralsight On-Demand! Library
tinyurl.com/PSGuestPass
Wrox/Wiley
40% off select Visual Studio 2010/.NET 4.0 books to user group
members through 6/30.
See the list at ineta.org/offers U
Use promo code WVS10
OReilly
50% off ebook purchases from OReilly for a limited time
40% off print book purchases for user group members
Use discount code DSUG when ordering online
oreilly.com/store
Windows Azure
Free One-Month Pass
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12. Supporting Members
13. Supporting Members
14. 2010 GANG Goals
Get members more engaged and involved
Increase meeting attendance by 50%
Increase supporting membership by 30%
Continue to attract high-quality speakers
Increase sponsorship by 100%
Finish year in the black financially
15. 2010 GANG Goals
Get members more engaged and involved
Lightning Talks
Network Time
Social Hour at Copper Canyon Brewery
Motor City Codeslingers
Volunteers
Membership Drive
Food Drive
16. 2010 GANG Goals
Increase meeting attendance by 50%
2009 Average: 34 / meeting
2010 Average: 54 / meeting
Last 6 months Average: 65.5 / meeting
17. 2010 GANG Goals
Increase supporting membership by 30%
2009: 27 Supporting Members
2010 (Jan-Oct): 23 Supporting Members
18. 2010 GANG Goals
Continue to attract high-quality speakers
Mike Amundsen
Jamie Wright
Jennifer Marsman
Jeff McWherter
Cameron Skinner
Chris Marinos
Bill Wagner
Len Smith
Randy Pagels
Jim Holmes
Chet Kloss
Nino Benvenuti
19. 2010 GANG Goals
Increase sponsorship by 100%
Upgraded food
Hundreds of thousands of dollars of SWAG
20. 2010 GANG Goals
Finish year in the black financially
2009
No food for last few meetings
December: -$300
2010
Paid off debt from last year
December: >$1,500
21. Other 2010 Accomplishments
MessageBox.Show Newsletter
Monthly E-Mails
Upgraded web site
Personalized Name Badge
Signage during the meeting
Membership Drive
Food Drive
Increased Social Networking (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter)
PayPal
22. Any First-Time Attendees?
23. Upcoming GANG Meetings
24. Other User Groups
25. Upcoming Events
26. Project Phoenix
Win a free MSDN Universal subscription
Unemployed and Underemployed Developers are eligible
Propose a project for a non-profit
Winner chosen each week in 2010
tinyurl.com/PhoenixMSDN
27. Some Good Programs
BizSpark and WebSiteSpark
Low-cost Microsoft software for small businesses
Microsoft.com/BizSpark
Microsoft.com/WebSiteSpark
28. Imagine Cup
Student Competition
Looking for mentors
ImagineCup.us
29. CafePress.com/MiGang
30. December Social Event
Thursday December 9 2010
Vote on location
Plum Hollow Lanes Bowling Alley
Copper Canyon
TGI Fridays