"Why should you join a Windows User Group?"...if you have the desire to learn how to improve your experience with Windows, want to share ideas, network, and have a good time, then you should come out and join us, says CWUG Founding Chairman, Robert Nottoli.

CWUG is a community of individuals dedicated to making the users and administrators of Windows products successful in their work, home and leisure environments through the sharing of ideas, best practices, information and research and development.

Join CWUG for free and you'll get an incredibly long list of benefits. They include:

Bi-monthly community gatherings Presentations by leading Microsoft and industry technical specialists Special interest gorups (SIGs) formed around important topics Monthly newsletter Members-only training sessions Hands-on experience

More Reasons?...Great ROI (Return on Involvement)

When you give time to the Chicago Windows User Group, you will get a great return on your involvement. CWUG is ramping up a broad slate of activities for local IT professionals to get more from MS Windows Server 2003.

Networking: Members can attend bi-monthly community gatherings which will be designed to establish and maintain personal connections among members. Communications: Members can contribute to a monthly newsletter that will promote ideas and best practices, and which will be the voice for the local "WS2K3" community. They will also have the option to acquire a CWUG.NET e-mail alias communicating with other members. Learning: The User Group will organize and sponsor both formal and informal technical presentations on aspects of Windows-related products. CWUG will also create special training groups focused on preparing members for Windows certifications (both MS and non-MS). It will establish a special hands-on lab for Windows training to be delivered during technical meetings. Online Resources: The center of interaction for CWUG will be a web-based portal which promotes the exchange of ideas and provide an area to post and answer technical questions. Community Action: We shall create opportunities for our members to contribute their IT expertise to those who otherwise would not have access to good technology resources, such as other non-for-profits, schools, and community organizations. SIGN UP to recieve free membership benefits...