>I recently been named prez of the Vancouver user group. Some questions for other organizers.
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>1) How much do you charge per meeting and per year?
>2) Do you provide drinks or food? Free or pay?
>3) Besides meeting dues, what else do you do to fund raise?
>4) What do you use group funds for? Buying speakers dinners?
>5) What is your best source of new members?
>6) How do you attract speakers?
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>Any other tips or advice?


We don't charge any dues because of how that changes the group legally. We'd need to be incorporated and file tax reports.. all kinds of things.

I sometimes call group members and ask them to speak on a particular topic. Occassionally they approach me. I do most of the presentations.

We get new members from a number of sources. Look at my signiture. We get mention at MS events locally and emails. Often current members bring new coworkers and clients.