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Groups forming in:
Nebraska, meeting on Thursday, July 10... no locality specified... and we thought it was a big state.
Tampa Bay Area User Group meeting on July 8 and maybe August 12?
Tennessee (Nashville), first meeting July 16
Canberra, Australia: June 23 meeting...
Sacramento, CA: is looking for guidance
Los Angeles: Where are you? We have lost contact with Hans Hof ....??
Pennsylvania Bankers' Forum 2000: We didn't get your June 24 meeting posted in time for which we apologize...
Washington DC, will have a second meeting on July 22
Individuals looking for a group to share with...
Pittsburgh: Laureen Link, e-mail: [email protected]
New York City: "I am looking for a users group who's primary interests are in the publishing arena." E-mail: @[email protected]
"North Central New Jersey: We would like to form a Year 2000 user /vendor forum in North Central New Jersey. Sanjay Gupta - [email protected] " Is this a place?
Memphis, TN: Contact Sherry Holt...E-mail: [email protected]
Somewhere in the Berkshires(?): "I'm interested in joining a Y2K group to gather information on compliancy and other issues. ANYTHING would be of help... Julius Scaccia, Berkshire Life Insurance, [email protected]"
Editor's Notes 7/8/97:
We struggle to keep up with the mail. This is NOT, shall we say, a professional effort, so we appreciate your forebearance as various links go stale and messages go unanswered -- but not ignored.
The Year 2000 Information Center mailing list has gone private. While it has 3000 subscribers and is growing, you can no longer reach the public by posting meeting notices there. But this page will remain publicly available at the Year 2000 Information Center, and you may use it for communicating with the world.
Send updates, schedules, corrections and anything else you think we should publish to [email protected]
Listing Policies: Most Usergroups are legitimate user-based expressions. Policies with respect to vendor participation vary. Some groups may be dominated by vendors or, perish the thought, formed by vendors with particular commercial interests. Although we will not list obvious vendor interest groups, we do not investigate seriously. We will provide as much information as we have, including information about subscription costs where they are known to exist. We believe that more information is the best tool in the marketplace of ideas.
Mission: The Arizona Millennium Group provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences for those individuals responsible for implementing solutions to the Year 2000 Century Date Change issues within their respective organizations.
Meeting Schedule: Third Wednesday of every month, 3:00 pm-5:00 pm.
Mission:
Contact:Website: www.se.net.commerce/atlyear2000.com. Alternative: [email protected]
Meeting Schedule: Friday, December 13, 1996, the first
meeting will be held at Equifax, Inc., 1600 Peachtree Street from
2:00 to 4:00 pm. There is no fee to join this group.
Proposed Agenda:
Attendance is limited to 70 individuals at this meeting. Please contact us no later than December 6, 1996.
Mission: To..
The group is open to all users, professionals and providers.
Contact: Nathan Lerman, Cia de Processamento de Dados de Estado de Minas Gerais. Tel: 55-031-339-1146.
Meeting Schedule:Last Wednesday of the month. In December, however: 18 December, from 14:30 to 17:30 at PRODEMGE's auditorium, Levindo Lopes Street, 323 - first floor. Speakers: CONSIST (SOFTWARE AG agent) - META (COMPUWARE agent)
(11/30)
The Birmingham (UK) Y2K Work Group formed recently. It's first
meeting will take place 21 February 1997, time 8am - 10am. The
meeting is hosted by Rover Group Ltd and will be held on their
Longbridge, Birmingham site. Target audience is Y2K Project
Managers and Project Team members, though any one interested is
welcome. For more information, please contact Paloma O'Riley at
0121 482 6549 during business hours, or email
[email protected].
Contact: webpage
Mission:
Contact:
Usergroup Website:
Meeting Schedule:We intend to meet for half a day during the odd numbered months beginning in January 1997.
Mission and Membership Policies: The Boston Millennium
Association was formed in an effort to help businesses better
understand the year 2000 problem and the implications surrounding
the problem. We gather to extend our understanding of
business/technical subjects, government regulations and to
provide sources of information on the availability and efficiency
of solution tools and services. BMA needs involvement from all
its members in order to provide the educational and networking
resources our members need. We invite you to work with us to
spread the word about the year 2000 problem.
The Boston Millennium Association understands the critical role
that solution providers play in meeting the year 2000 challenge.
We also understand that many project managers may be reluctant to
discuss details of their problem in public for fear that they may
be overwhelmed with possible solutions. With that in mind, at
this time we see fit to limit attendance to BMA meetings to
users. We recommend that vendors contact the Information
Technology Association of America (ITAA) at (703) 284-5312 or
Heidi Hooper at [email protected] and ask to be included in
their quarterly directory.
Additional Contact Information:
Usergroup Website:
Meeting Schedule:On Wednesday, March 5, 1997 the Boston Millennium Association's Year 2000 forum will be held at BankBoston, 100 Federal Street on the 35th floor which is located in downtown Boston from 9:00am to 1:00pm. There is no cost to attend this meeting.
The theme of this forum is "GETTING STARTED". We
have invited knowledgeable speakers with true experience in
tackling the Year 2000 problem. We encourage you to take
advantage of this unique and timely opportunity to meet with your
peers and hear first hand about this important subject. ar 2000
Solution Providers.
The Agenda is as follows:
Opening Remarks
SIG Speaker: Steven McManus, Communications Manager of BankBoston. Topic: Ramping up for the Year 2000 - A BankBoston Case Study
SIG Speaker: Louis Gutierrez, CIO - Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Director of Information Technology. Topic: Management Awareness
Open Forum A "roundtable discussion" forum for your questions to the panel and other business professionals in our membership.
To register for this meeting, simply contact one of the members listed below:
Shelia Perkins (Epsilon) (617) 273-2630; [email protected])
Wayne Dyer (Converse) (508) 664-7461; [email protected]
Steven P. McManus (BankBoston) [email protected] (617) 434-6596
Canberra, Australia: PUBLIC SERVICE Y2K SELF-HELP GROUP
Why form a self-help group?
Every organisation, including public sector
agencies, must prepare for the Y2K challenge. While many agencies
have conducted major upgrades, redevelopments and rollouts, few
(if any) have been involved in projects of this complexity, scope
and magnitude with limited resources in a fixed timeframe. This
combination of factors leads to duplication of effort in all
agencies;
loss of valuable, limited time during the research and
development of appropriate processes and standards.
Goals:
a) To provide a highly interactive, relaxed and non-threatening forum that encourages communication between, and provides support to, staff working on Y2K projects.
b) To minimise the effort required by individual agencies through the:
* exchange of ideas, experiences and knowledge relating to the management of Y2K projects; and the
* sharing of common approaches and solutions for Y2K date conversion efforts.
c) To raise awareness of Y2K issues and the scope of the potential
problem.
Who can join the self-help group?
The membership is open to all members of public sector agencies. Membership is not limited to technical staff, reflecting the business scope of the Y2K project. It is envisaged that members will be attracted from agency business areas where there is the potential for Y2K impact. Private sector representatives may be invited to attend meetings as a guest speaker where there is sufficient interest and relevance to the group's membership.
Meeting Venue: The meeting place is at Times Square, 16-18 Mort Street Civic.
Meeting Frequency: The inaugural meeting of the self-help group is scheduled for Monday 23 June 1997 between 4.30 - 6.00pm. The group meets once a month, on the second Monday of the month. The meeting time is 4.30 - 6.00pm.
Meeting Format: Typical meetings consist of round table discussions on conversion topics lead by a featured speaker. The featured speakers consist of either i) user group members or ii) invited representatives, presenting their perspective of advertised Y2K issues.
4.30-4.45: Introductions
4.45-5.45: Topic 1 - presentation and Q&A
5.45-6.00: Open forum and setting next meeting's topic
All participants are encouraged to contribute to the discussion. The success of the group is dependent on members being willing to contribute and share information.
Self-help Group Facilitator: For further information on the group or if you have suggestions on what the group could discuss, please contact:
Michael Maynard
DEETYA Y2K Coordinator
GPO Box 9880
Canberra City ACT 2601
Voice (06) 240 5608
Fax (06) 240 5635
Internet email [email protected]
(In case you are wondering about the acronym, DEETYA is the Australian
Commonwealth Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth
Affairs.)
Mission:
Additional Contact Information:
Usergroup Website:
Meeting Schedule:
Mission: To facilitate networking between Year 2000 practitioners, to share Year 2000 related information and experiences, and to educate the community on Year 2000 issues and strategies.
Contact: Donald Rife, Tel: (610) 768-8092
Meeting Schedule: the 3rd Tuesday each month at 5:00 pm at the Philadelphia Marriott West, Conshohocken, PA. The next meeting will be Tuesday, October 15.
(9/20)
Mission: The group was formed in June, 1996, to provide a forum for the exchange of information and experience regarding the millennium change. At this time, vendors with Year 2000 solutions are invited to join and attend meetings. If the number of vendors exceeds the number of participating companies then the vendor membership issue may be re-addressed.
Contact: Bob Ross, Systems and Applications Manager, Detroit Newspapers. Tel: (313) 222-2207
Meeting Schedule: Third Thursday of every month at various host member business locations throughout the metro Detroit area.
Mission:
Contact: Bill Wachel. Tel: (214) 333-6221
Meeting Schedule:
Mission:
Contact: Loredana Mancini,
Meeting Schedule:
Mission: The Los Angeles area user group has been started and has had two meetings.
Contact: Hans Hof; Tel
Meeting Schedule: The meeting schedule is approximately every six weeks. The next meeting has been scheduled for September 24, 1996.
Mission Statement: To bring individual's together in a noncompetitive setting to help each other achieve a common goal - to prevent the companies who employ us from encountering major business disruptions due to our Year 2000-challenged Information Systems.
Contact: Kevin Zach, Tel: (402) 894-0468; e-mail: [email protected]
Meeting Schedule: Second Thursday of every month, 4:30 - 6:00 P.M. Call for meeting location.
Mission:The 2000 Forum & Knowledge Centre is an
independent forum which we have set up in South Africa to deal
with issues - IT, business and general around the year 2000. We
are running it on a user group basis and hold regular seminars
and information sessions around South africa to encourage
organisations to take note of the date change and if not already
doing something to start now. the 2000 forum is run by the two
founders - . It is an independent forum not allied to any
companies.
Organisations/companies join on an annual subscription basis
which ensures our continued indendepdence. We have set up a
knowledge centre with the intention of supplying our members with
useful/relevant information which should assist them in the
running their projects.
Additional Contact Information:Our e-mail address is [email protected]
Mission:
Contact: Carole Edrich; [email protected]?
Usergroup Website:
Meeting Schedule:
Mission: Goals of CHIG2000 are:
Contact:
Gerhard Knolmayer, Institut of Information Systems, Research
Group Information Engineering.
Engehaldenstrasse 8
3012 Bern, SCHWEIZ
Tel.: +41.31.631.3809, Fax: +41.31.631.4682
http://www.ie.iwi.unibe.ch/~knolmayer
Usergroup Website: http://www.ie.iwi.unibe.ch/zobis/year2000.html
Meeting Schedule:The 4th meeting of CHIG2000 will be June 23, 1997. Minutes of previous meetings can be found on http://www.ie.iwi.unibe.ch/zobis/jahr2000/ (in German).
Mission: (With deference to the Scottish Group!)
Contact:
UK Year 2000 Interest Group.
86 Bathurst Rd.
Winnersh
Wokingham
Berkshire
RG41 5JF
Tel: (44)0118 977 6915
Fax: (44)0118 978 4083
Mission: To provide an on-going vehicle to synergize the evolving experiences and insights of a select group of Atlanta organizations seeking to improve their strategic and tactical approaches for updating required systems to resolve the Year 2000 date integrity issue.
Contact: Al Jacobsen, Atlanta, GA. Tel: (404) 255-0096.
Meeting Schedule: 1997 Dates: January 15, February 19, March 19, April 16, May 21, June 18, July 16, August 20, September 17, October 15, November 19, December 17
Mission: Working together to solve the problem.
Contact: Patrick Canniff Portland, Oregon. Tel: 503-499-2734
Meeting Schedule: First Wednesday of every month.
Mission:
The objectives of Scottish Year 2000 Interest Group are:
Contact: Adrian Ross Edinburgh, Scotland. Tel: (+44) 131 523 2841
Meeting Schedule: Half day, approximately once every six weeks.
Mission: To work together to help our respective corporations understand and successfully resolve the technical challenges presented by the year 2000.
Contact: Len Schulte: 314-827-2264 (voice); 314-827-3148 (fax)
Meeting Schedule: Meeting times and places are determined a month or two before, so there is no fixed schedule. We meet every even-numbered month, usually on a Wednesday, often the second or fourth Wednesday, in the St. Louis area.
Additional Contact Information: Jane Erickson. Tel: 612-726-4285. E-mail: [email protected]
Meeting Schedule:Second Wednesday of each month from 1:00 to 5:00. All Y2k project managers are welcome to attend. Contact Jane Erickson for current agenda and location information.
MEETING NOTICE... The first meeting of the NE Year 2000 User
Group will meet on Thursday, February 20, 1997 from 10:00 am to
2:00 p.m. at the Pierre Hotel, fifth avenue at 67th street, New
York City, in the Grand Ballroom. Several industry leaders will
address the group. The cost is free to registered parties.
A luncheon is scheduled, at which time there will be a keynote
address on Year 2000 compliance. We hope you will attend this
very important meeting. Anyone interested provide the following
data by e-mail to Martin
Haller:
Name:
Title:
Company:
Address:
City:
State:
Mission: To...
Contact:
Meeting Schedule:...ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING NOVEMBER 14, 1996. For information please contact Martyn Emery, Corporation 2000, Inc.
(10/13)
Mission:
Additional Contact Information:
Usergroup Website:
Meeting Schedule:17 Feb 1997
Mission: The San Diego Year 2000 interest group is a forum for people involved in developing or managing Year 2000 solutions. The task force will provide a means of exchanging ideas and information related to the subject, assist members in finding ways to generate awareness of the problem, and will explore technology that can benefit their organizations. The group will help identify issues and problems and seek ideas from other members on ways they may be addressed. The group will discuss standards, policies, and information of interest to those involved in providing Year 2000 solutions.
Meeting Schedule: Third Thursday of every month, 6:30 -
8:00 pm, at SAIC, 10260 Campus Point Drive, San Diego CA 92121.
December Topic: Project Management Issues for Year 2000.
(San Francisco Bay Area)
Mission:
Additional Contact Information:Anthony M. Peeters, Tel: (415) 673-1075. Website
Mission: The turn of the century is just around the corner! Information Systems professionals are facing significant challenges with the Year 2000 computing issue. Kansas City Y2K Club invites you to join its Year 2000 user group, a support and share organization comprised of CIO's, information systems managers, and others directly affected by year 2000. Monthly meetings provide opportunities for you and your peers to share and exchange information regarding the year 2000 crisis.
Contact: Andrew Ellner, 3RD Millennium Consulting, Tel: 913-262-6500 ext. 2047; Dick Hernandez, Worldspan; Marilyn Allison, BC/BS of KC. Club Homepage
Meeting Schedule: Normally the second Tuesday of each month, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. For a recorded message call: (816)395-3461, Courtesy of BC/BS of Kansas City
Tampa Bay Area User Group
Mission: To share and discuss information dealing with plans, procedures, and problems handling the Millennium problem with the Tampa Bay business community (ie. Information Services and Management).
Contact: David Widlak, Tel: 813.935.7332 x102; e-mail: [email protected]
Meeting Schedule: Beginning June 10, 1997, meetings will be held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at the Tampa Marriott Westshore starting at 6:30 PM.
Tennessee Y2K User Group
The initial meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 16, 1997 from 1:00-4:00 PM. It will be held at the Willis Corroon facility in Nashville. Currently we have 27 corporate and 4 vendor members. This initial meeting will be for corporate members only. Proposed agenda items and group goals are currently being collected.
If you would like to attend, please RSVP no later than Friday, July 11 to Mike Kilbane, Tel: 615-287-4907; e-mail: [email protected]
Mission:
Contact: John Horton, Sr. Programmer Analyst, Family History Department, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Tel: 801-240-2341
Meeting Schedule:
The Utah Year 2000 Users' Group will meet Thursday, February 13, 1997, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the LDS Church Office Building, 50 East North Temple Street, room 265 West Wing. Allan Wiscombe, Thiokol Information Systems Year 2000 Project manager, will give a short project report and tell what has been done to fix and certify Thiokol's information systems which may be susceptible to problems in the rollover to the year 2000. This will be followed by a group discussion. Come meet others who are working with Year 2000 information systems issues. Guests are welcome. No charge. Call John Horton (240-2341) for more information.
(2/4)
Mission: Brazil has been reporting through Nathan Lerman of Belo Horizonte. Is Sao Paulo really there...?
Contact: Victor Manoel C. Machado.
WASHINGTON D.C. YEAR 2000 GROUP (WDCY2K)
The first meeting of the Washington D.C. Year 2000 Group will
take place on Thursday, 19 June, 1997, in the Fannie Mae
headquarters at 3900 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016.
The meeting will start with a networking reception (including
refreshments) in the Great Hall at 5:30 pm. The meeting itself
will convene around 6:45 pm, with a guest speaker (to be
announced) talking at 7:00 pm. After the speaker, there will be
another break for networking, followed by a discussion on future
directions for WDCY2K Group meetings and membership.
If you plan to attend, please let us know so that we can plan
seating, name
tags, and refreshments. RSVP to Bruce Webster at 202/752-3979 or
[email protected]. Future meetings are scheduled for 22 July and 15
September
at the same location.
CHARTER OF THE WASHINGTON D.C. YEAR 2000 GROUP
The Washington D.C. region represents a unique (and critical) confluence of major government, military, educational, financial, technical, policy, and business organizations. All these enterprises have the potential to be heavily impacted by the Year 2000 issue; in many cases, that impact could ripple out through the rest of the country and even through the world.
The purpose of the WDCY2K Group is to bring together the leaders and decision makers from those groups who have Year 2000 responsibility or who are in a position to influence public and private policy on Y2K, so that we can share insights, problems and solutions. It is not a trade show, conference, or vendor exhibition, nor is it a commercial organization. It is being sponsored by the Fannie Mae Corporation as a service to industry and government in the Washington D.C. region.
For information about the Washington D.C. Year 2000 Group, please contact Bruce Webster at 202/752-3979 or [email protected] or see our newly-formed web site at http://www.bfwa.com/bwebster/y2k.
Mission:
Additional Contact Information:David Hall
Usergroup Website:
Meeting Schedule:
Mission: The Western Canada Year 2000 User Group provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences for anyone involved in implementing solutions to the Year 2000 Century Date Change issues within their organization, and also raises awareness within the business community.
Contact: Gary Koett, ITSD, 4000 Seymour Plc, 2 Biege, Victoria, BC, Can V8X 4S8. Tel:(250) 387-4487; Fax: 387-8714; E-mail: [email protected]; Internet: [email protected]
Meeting Schedule: February 26, 1997 1:00 p.m. - 4:00
p.m. PST
ITSD, Presentation Room (E155)
4000 Seymour Place
Victoria, BC
Cost: $15/person (n.b. government employees are free on Feb. 26) Registration:
To register, please send a e-mail note to:
[email protected]
Agenda:
1:00 - Introductions
1:15 - Discussion on what the Western Canada Y2K User Group is
about
1:45 - Round-table discussion on Year 2000 issues members are
facing
3:45 - Closing and proposed agenda for the next meeting
Chair: Jennifer McNeill, President, Cipher Systems Ltd.
(Tel: 403-256-8877)
Teleconference facilities available for those who cannot
attend. Please contact Gary Koett at [email protected]
for instructions.
Mission: To provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences for individuals responsible for implementing solutions to Year 2000 date change issues within their organizations.
Contact: John Mason. E-mail: [email protected]. Tel: 414-341-5412
Meeting Schedule: Second Wednesday of every month, at M&I Data Services, Milwaukee
Last updated: 9 July 1997
