https://pickwiki.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=BaffledPickwiki - User contributions [en]2026-04-28T21:32:32ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.43.0https://pickwiki.org/index.php?title=UserGroups&diff=2565UserGroups2015-06-15T09:12:06Z<p>Baffled: </p>
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<div>In the past there were many Pick / MV groups. Many are now defunct. Over time those groups have given way to more product-specific groups, focused on each specific DBMS, specific connectivity tools, and specific business applications.<br />
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The prevalence of online communities in the form of web discussion may have helped contribute to the demise of monthly/quarterly personal get-togethers. A list of MV-centric online discussion forums is on the [[Community]] page.<br />
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== Industry ==<br />
* International Spectrum http://www.intl-spectrum.com/<br />
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== Live Regional DBMS Groups ==<br />
* SAPUG - The Seattle Area <nowiki>Pick/Unix</nowiki> Group http://www.sapug.org/Welcome.php<br />
* TEXMUG Texas Multi-value User Group http://www.texmug.org/<br />
* CMUG - Colorado Pick Users Group http://cmug.plaxogroups.com/ (Plaxo site requires registration)<br />
* DMUG - Germany https://www.xing.com/app/network?op=home;tab=1;name=dmug (Xing site requires registration) (New Group)<br />
* OPUG - Ohio http://groups.google.com/group/opugmail?hl=en (New Group)<br />
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== Live Product-specific Groups (DBMS and Tools) ==<br />
* International [[UniVerse]] and Unidata User Group<br />
** This is now part of the Rocket Software User Group (along with D3) : http://www.rsusers.com<br />
* [[InterSystems]]<br />
** Several online forums and local groups http://www.intersystems.com/cache/devcorner/index.html<br />
** Worldwide (<nowiki>DevCon</nowiki>) conferences http://www.intersystems.com/events/index.html<br />
* Revelation / [[OpenInsight]]<br />
** [http://revelation.com/revelation.nsf/byTitle/User+Group+Homepage?OpenDocument groups] (BARUG, HARUG, DARUG, etc)<br />
** <nowiki>SoCalRUG</nowiki> - Southern Calif Revelation User Group http://www.srpcs.com/rev_socalrug.aspx<br />
* jBase may have semi-annual worldwide conferences [http://www.jbase.com/news/user_conference.html 2007 recap]<br />
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== Live Application-specific Groups (Business software) ==<br />
* Columbia Ultimate Business Systems (CUBS) http://www.columbiaultimate.com/events/cuusers_con.aspx<br />
* Datatel http://www.datatel.com/events.cfm<br />
* SHIMS?<br />
* Epicor / Avante / Dataflo <nowiki>ManFact</nowiki> http://www.epicor.com/Customers/Pages/UserGroups.aspx<br />
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== Inactive or Completely Gone ==<br />
* AAPUG - Atlanta Area Pick Users Group http://www.aapug.org/<br />
* CPUG - Chicago Pick Users Group<br />
* CDBMA - California Data Base Management Association<br />
* Nevada Multi-Value User Group<br />
* Northern California Pick Users Group http://www.ncpu.org/<br />
* OSDA - Open Systems Database Association http://www.osda.org/ (website up, group is disolved)<br />
* <nowiki>TigerLogic Corp</nowiki> has a very [http://www.rainingdata.com/news/usergroups/index.html old and invalid list] of Pick User Groups. If anything on that list is active, please update this page.<br />
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== Miscellaneous Groups ==<br />
* Microdata Alumni http://www.microdata-alumni.org/<br />
* A growing group of ex-employees of Pick Systems / Raining Data / [[TigerLogic]] meets semi-regularly for dinner in Orange County on the first Tuesday of each month. Contact [[TonyG]] for details.</div>Baffled