US Eastern Region PUG Announcement

[Antoinette Leister ASQNC-TAB-IS 5357]

Pyramid User Community:

   In case you did not attend the  PUG  Conference  held  in  San
Francisco,  October 9-12, it was well worth the risk of an earth-
quake.  We want to continue the successful  information  exchange
of  the  conference  here  in  the  eastern  region of the United
States, by meeting three times annually for open discussions  and
presentations.   The  first  meeting,  tentatively  scheduled for
Thursday, March 14, 1991, will be an  open  forum  of  questions,
answers, and discussion.  Pyramid Technology representatives will
attend to hear your concerns, experiences and ideas.  More infor-
mation regarding the regional meeting is forthcoming.

   We're establishing the US Eastern Region Pyramid  Users  Group
(USERPUG)  so it will be easier for you to get together with your
peers.  PUG is a vehicle for bringing attention to important  is-
sues,  problem  resolution,  adding  new  features  and  software
enhancements, and maintaining  good  relationships  with  Pyramid
Technology  and  other vendors.  US Eastern Region PUG can have a
direct impact on the computing industry as it relates to  Pyramid
products  and  services.   Please consider the influence that you
can provide by participating in PUG, whether you are  a  manager,
programmer,  user, database administrator, or systems administra-
tor.

   We encourage you to become an  active registered member of PUG
and  this new regional group,  USERPUG,  though membership is not 
required for the  first USERPUG meeting in March.  PUG membership
is free.  For a membership application, call Elaine  Glowacki  at 
Pyramid,  415-335-8937.

   We need your help planning, organizing and implementing  these
regional  meetings.  Can you provide a meeting site, serve on any
of the PUG committees (PUGmail,  Parity  Newsletter,  Membership,
Public  Domain  Software, Issue Resolution, Meetings), serve as a
liaison with Pyramid Technology or third-party vendors, or become
an officer?  Or, is there something else you want to do to ensure
the success of this group?  To find out what to do  next,  please
call any of the persons below.


                         US Eastern Region PUG Steering Committee


       Name              Phone              E-mail Address
_________________________________________________________________
Diane Affleck        (301) 671-2625     dbafflec at apgea.army.mil
Antoinette Leister   (301) 278-5357      aleiste at apg.army.mil
Barbara Schmidt      (301) 671-1650     mbschmid at apgea.army.mil