Maya Users Group (MUG?)

# 1 07-04-2005 , 05:47 PM

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I'm interested in starting a Maya Users' Group in Oahu, Hawaii. Are there any Hawaii users here that might be interested? If so please email me.

I would also be interested to hear about other MUGs in different areas. Maybe some lessons learned on setting up and running such a group? Pros and cons? Actually anything on MUGs would probably be helpful.

So any MUGgers (sorry couldn't resist the pun) out there or any interested in setting up such a group?

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# 3 07-04-2005 , 08:57 PM

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Re: Maya Users Group (MUG?)

Originally posted by mhcannon

So any MUGgers (sorry couldn't resist the pun) out there or any interested in setting up such a group?

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yea im a MUGger user added image

https://maya.meetup.com/11/ we meet every month in NY.

if you can find people oin your local area, its a good idea to start a user group.
good luck.

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# 4 08-04-2005 , 12:31 AM

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Originally posted by Kurt
Ahhh man you live there so jealous...

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Me too!!!

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# 5 10-04-2005 , 01:56 AM

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Re: Re: Maya Users Group (MUG?)

Originally posted by vladimirjp
yea im a MUGger

https://maya.meetup.com/11/ we meet every month in NY.

if you can find people oin your local area, its a good idea to start a user group.
good luck.

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Vladimir,
I see from the meetup site that your group was founded in oct '03. From your experience, has the group been active enough to make it worthwhile? I ask, becuase to my knowledge there isn't one here on Oahu, so I think I'll be the one to kick it off. I'm already researching a venue to hold meetings in.

I think a MUG would be a great place to network and learn form each other (similar to what we do online here on SM). Oahu doesn not seem to have a large Maya user population, or at least I haven't found where there hiding user added image

SM has over 40,000 registered user, surely there are a couple more from Hawaii :o

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# 6 11-04-2005 , 05:47 PM

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Re: Re: Maya Users Group (MUG?)

Originally posted by vladimirjp
yea im a MUGger

https://maya.meetup.com/11/ we meet every month in NY.

if you can find people oin your local area, its a good idea to start a user group.
good luck.

Originally Posted by

im curious, where in NY do you meet? ( i didnt look at site yet, prob on there)

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# 7 11-04-2005 , 08:37 PM

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Re: Re: Re: Maya Users Group (MUG?)

Originally posted by tecone
im curious, where in NY do you meet? ( i didnt look at site yet, prob on there)

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in soho, apple store.
every 3rd monday of every month.

Originally posted by
mhcannon

Vladimir,
I see from the meetup site that your group was founded in oct '03. From your experience, has the group been active enough to make it worthwhile? I ask, becuase to my knowledge there isn't one here on Oahu, so I think I'll be the one to kick it off. I'm already researching a venue to hold meetings in.

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yea, oct'03 does not mean things will happen instantly in oct'03, i can say we started really networking early 04

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# 8 12-04-2005 , 08:38 AM

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It all seams a bit far away over in the USA, any MUGger's local to Essex in the UK. London is only an hour from where I am so that would easy enough for me to attend.

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# 9 12-04-2005 , 07:03 PM

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Originally posted by Tim_LIVID
It all seams a bit far away over in the USA, any MUGger's local to Essex in the UK. London is only an hour from where I am so that would easy enough for me to attend.

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Tim,

There is a maya user group in London. I'll just get the URL...

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OK, the only UK one I can find at the moment is:

Jim Rait
Lever Dev Centre
For meeting info contact:
Mark Jones, De Montford Univ.
Phone: 44-116-257-7566
Fax: 44-116-257-7574

But Heres another to try:

AliasUserGroup

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# 10 15-04-2005 , 10:49 PM

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Originally posted by R@nSiD
Tim,

There is a maya user group in London. I'll just get the URL...

<Please Hold>

<your call is being connected....>

OK, the only UK one I can find at the moment is:

Jim Rait
Lever Dev Centre
For meeting info contact:
Mark Jones, De Montford Univ.
Phone: 44-116-257-7566
Fax: 44-116-257-7574

But Heres another to try:

AliasUserGroup

Good Luck

I think we are a little lacking in Community Groups for Maya in the UK

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thats one in leciester, which is pants to be honest. usergroup meetings are good but they only good if you get industry professionals to pop along, one guy hosts one at Escape Studios in London

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Ahhh man you live there so jealous...

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# 11 16-04-2005 , 12:02 AM

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I went to Escape Studios, it was pretty cool. I learnt alot there. Im not sure why I mentioned that, just thought it might interest some of you.

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