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First check the list - to make sure there isn't already Pentaho User Group already running in your area or on the same global topic. Also check the hashtag #PentahoUG on Twitter to see if there has been any interest in your area. If you'd still like to start one, add your group to the Pentaho Community Meetings and Local User Group Page and create your own landing page here with the following information: . You can add your group information to the new group or proposed group section.
What can we post on our Pentaho User Group Profile?
Use the template below for information to post to your Pentaho User Group Profile page on the wiki. You can post links to places your Group organizes online such as Pentaho LinkedIn Subgroup, Google groups, MeetUp page, your Group's blog, LinkedIn Page, etc. These are important for helping your Group communicate and also good places for people to learn more about your Group. We reserve the right to remove non-relevant links – please do not post links to promotional pages, commerce sites or an individual's blog, for example, as these aren't really what Pentaho Groups are all about.
- Name: Pentaho [area] User Group
- Region: global or local? North America, EMEA, APAC, South America
- Location: City, State, URL
- Profile: a brief description of your group: what are your user groups goals? Is your group just focused on Pentaho or Pentaho and other technologies? Why is your PUG important? Who is in your PUG?
- Contact: the Pentaho usernames of the people who organize the group, who someone can contact if they want more info
- To Join: you must include instructions, like a contact person or link here to instruct people on how to join
- Links: any sites your group has off Pentaho wiki - – MeetUp Page? LinkedIN? Google Groups? Flickr Groups? Facebook Page? Blog?
- Events: when do you meet and where? in person? how often? any sales or contests or in-person events coming up?
- Add the keyword PUG to the labels so it will automatically show up in the list.
Email usergroups@pentaho.com when it is posted so we can add you to the PUG Leaders Group.
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We will eventually have a template for information you can post to your Pentaho User Group Profile page (see above). You can post links to places your Group meets up, like Flickr groups, Google groups, MeetUp page, your Group's blog, LinkedIn Page, etc. These are important for helping your Group communicate and also good places for people to learn more about your Group. We reserve the right to remove non-relevant links - please do not post links to promotional pages, commerce sites or an individual's blog, for example, as these aren't really what Pentaho Groups are all about.
What kind of events can my Pentaho User Group plan?
Anything you can imagine! Events that PUGs plan should work toward achieving the Group's broader goals - – education, networking, innovation, community building, etc. We encourage group members to present and share best practices of what they are developing and learning, invite outside speakers to attend, take time to watch a Pentaho demo or webinar, host a code-a-thon, the list goes on....
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