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BostonUserGroups, Inc.
has evolved from a single Web page with links to various user group sites into a
much larger "umbrella" organization for the user group community in southern New
Hampshire, eastern Massachusetts, northern Rhode Island and more. Boston
User Groups, Inc. is a registered as Massachusetts non-profit corporation.
Those that organize
Boston User Groups, Inc. do so on a strictly voluntary basis in order to promote
their interests in diverse technologies and to facilitate individual
professional and entrepreneurial development. User groups are specifically
not under the direct control of any commercial entities but are purely altruistic,
non-profit venues for peer-peer support. Boston User Groups offers support
to affiliated groups on an ad-hoc, non-binding basis.
Group demographics
include IT decision-influencers and decision-makers. Members range from
developers and administrators to IT managers. This includes some visits
from the executive suite. A conservative
estimate of over 5000 individual, local users refer to this site every month.
Boston User Groups
also facilitates certain benefits to the members of it's affiliated
groups including third-party educational and certification opportunities.
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