About ACUG: 

The Amador Computer Users Group, was founded in December of 1994 and is a non-profit 501(c)7 organization. ACUG is currently seeking 501(c)3 status.  ACUG is dedicated to helping members of the community learn more about computers and software. ACUG is a member of the Association of PC User Groups [APCUG] a world-wide organization,  and vendor user groups such as Adobe, Corel, Microsoft, etc.

ACUG is community service oriented. Members have donated hardware, software and time to local schools, the Amador County Library, the Hospice of Amador and much more. In addition, ACUG has won five prestigious "Jerry Awards" presented by the APCUG at COMDEX 98, 2000, 2002, CES 2004 and CES 2006 for outstanding community service.

ACUG's General Meetings and it's SIGs are FREE and open to the general public. Refreshments are served, and a raffle is held to support our organization and its community efforts. At least 3 prizes are raffled at every meeting of either software, hardware, books, gift certificates, or other items. We appreciate vendor donations of such items, and will publicize both the item and the donor. We also gratefully accept donations to our ACUG Scholarship Fund in your business name for local students who are going into a computer-related field. The General Meeting is held on the 1st Tuesday of every month at 7PM. Set up is between 5:30 PM and 6:30 PM. The ACUG Library opens for business at 6:45 PM. Meetings end at either 9 PM or 9:30 PM depending on the length of the program. A 10 to 15 minute break is held at mid-point. See schedule below.

Publicity includes all of the following: A write up in the Bytes & Bits Newsletter, a Webpage devoted to your presentation on our Website, an article and/or meeting notice in the local newspapers [dependent on the individual newspaper]: the Amador-Ledger Dispatch, the Calaveras Enterprise, the West Point News; flyers, broadcast emails to the computing community at large, community calendar announcements on local radio and cable TV [dependent on KNGT and TSPN]. ACUG will also review software, hardware and books. The reviews are published in the Bytes & Bits Newsletter within 90 days. A copy of the newsletter is then sent to the vendor. We will place your brochures, flyers, trial versions and demos in our Library until they are fully distributed or outdated.

Advertising: Advertise specials or discounts in our monthly newsletter Bytes and Bits, or on our Web site. Rate Card and information.

Sales are permitted before, at mid-point break and at the end of the meeting. If you offer a discount to our members you will do quite well, as our members appreciate a bargain!

Stats:

Platforms used: IBM PC, Windows 98, 2000, XP Home & Pro, a few BSD UNIX, and Linux users on dual boots. Windows Server 2003.
Memberships: 62
Attendance: high - 176, low - 15, guaranteed - 15 to 25 
Demographics of Members: 
    new users- 5%
    intermediate users - 90%
    advanced users - 5%
    business owners [all abilities] - 10%
Newsletter circulation - 70  [emailed PDF, printed].
Advertising accepted: contact our Editor for both Web and print ads. See link at left for more information. Deadline: 20th
Meeting room capacity: 210
Presentation Equipment: wall screen, XGA projector capable of 1024 x 768, audio, video and remote, PA, 2 microphones and stands, wireless lapel microphone, table and podium, power cords, surge protection, Vista laptop available. Wireless broadband Internet connection available on request.

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Accommodations:

On the corner of SR88 and SR49 in Jackson, there is a Best Western Amador Inn, 200 S. Hwy 49 Jackson, CA 95642 [I recommend this for your stay as it is
convenient to the meeting] with a Denny's [open 24 hrs] attached, close to the intersection of 88 and 49. Reservations: call 1[800]528-1234 or local
1[209]223-0211 or www.bestwestern.com 

There are many other fine places to stay in Jackson and the surrounding area.

Directions to the meeting:

The meeting is held at the Jackson Senior Center, 229 New York Ranch Road, which is only a few blocks from your motel. See the link to our maps.

Back to that intersection of SR49 and SR88 in Jackson. You want to take SR88 past the Bank of America on the left, continue on, and then turn left past the gas station onto Court Street. Take the first right turn onto New York Ranch Road. Go only a short way until you see a sign on the left that says "Jackson Senior Center". Turn left. The driveway takes you past apartments, to the Center at the back. There is parking at the front of the center and in the back. There is a un-loading zone in the front of the building.

Fast inexpensive restaurants:

On the outskirts of Jackson, in Martell, you will pass by a shopping center
to the right with Wal-Mart, then Kmart, then Albertson's. Close to
Albertson's, you will find a Chinese restaurant called the Golden Wok. It is an "all you can eat" and is very fast and economical. It closes at 9 PM however, so you might want to eat before the meeting, or stop and get "to go".

There is also a Burger King [closes 9 PM] and a Round Table Pizza [closes at
10 PM] that are in the same shopping center.

Past the shopping center, SR49 meets and joins 88. If you were to turn left
there and head toward Sutter Creek, there is a McDonalds [closes 11 PM] next to a Ford Agency just a short way up 49 on the left. Across the street, at the light is a Jack in the Box.

If you continue on 49  [go south towards San Andreas] past the SR88 turn, into Jackson, you will very shortly see another shopping center with a Longs Drugs, etc. to the right. There is a Kentucky Fried Chicken [closes 9 PM], a Taco Bell [closes at 11 PM], and a pizza parlor called Mountain Mike's [closes at 9 PM] located there.

These are only a few of the restaurants available in the area. If you like to raid supermarkets, there is an Albertsons, Safeway and Raleys available.

For further information: 
Contact the Program Director

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