Membership Information

• User groups become "affiliated groups" of BUG.
• Leaders of affiliated groups become executive members of BUG and have one vote for corporate issues
• Individual members of user groups become associate members of BUG but do not have any votes in corporate issues.  [Their intentions and desires will be represented by the vote of their respective executive member.]
• Associate members who have contributed their financial resources (typically through participation in our various activities), become Gold members of BUG.
• To become an active member group of BUG, a user group must meet the following requirements:
  • Hold periodic user group meetings
  • Update their website at least every six weeks to indicate the active nature of the group
  • Non-profit status.  Groups whose proceeds are used for the benefit of a company or whose goal is to solicit sales for a company will not be considered for membership
  • Maintain a link on the user group's website that points to Boston User Groups  [see image and link information below]
• User groups that do not meet the above requirements will be designated as "inactive."  These groups will be removed from the BUG website unless the requirements are met..

Boston User Groups logo

Use the above image wherever your user group Web site links back to Boston User Groups.
Link the image to http://www.BostonUserGroups.com