Your First Meeting
	Don't forget the club meetings are the third Wednesday of each month. They start at 7:00. You can click here and get a map and driving directions to the Caseyville township building 10001 Bunkum Rd. Fairview Heights, IL Please bring a smile. We probably did not get a photo of you when you signed up. We need your photo for your badges. We use badges so we can get to know you, and so you can get to know us. We all wear them. They are also used to identify you so you can buy the special club produced CD, guests are not permitted to do that. And just in case no one told you, with your badge, and a few hours of help at our booth at the computer show, you can get into the shows at the Collinsville Convention Center for FREE.
The Meetings
	We are not very formal. All of our members are friendly. We have a short business meeting. A 50/50 drawing where, if you want to participate, you buy a ticket for $1.00. You can buy as many as you want. If your number is selected you get your choice of 1/2 of the ticket sales, or one of the many items offered. There are generally 4 winners. We have two open times when you can just find someone and talk to them. We have a question and answer session where we deal with computer problems and issues. We have a demo, for those who want to sit in on it. We also keep the open session running in another part of the room. We fix broke machines, and trouble shoot problems. If you are going to need some hardware help, please contact Mike before hand, and he will arrange for the support equipment we need.
What you will be receiving monthly
	You will receive an email message each month reminding you of the meeting. You may also receive emails about local sale items. See below. If you decide to opt-in for the list server, you will be able to contact all members of the list server with a single email. Ask questions, pass along bargains, etc. You will also receive email from other members of the list server. Belonging to the list server is up to you. If you want to opt-in, please read the Webmaster's article about the list server. CLICK HERE
Local Sales
	Weekly, we post the The Best Buy and Office Max adds on our website. The weekly email on special is a direct link to the special page of the website. If you want to go to the home page just click on the logo. We get the Office Max ads several days before the sale so you can plan your shopping according. The ads for all of the St. Louis metro area are the same. We also maintain links to their websites and CompUSA and Circuit City as well. When the ads are posted you will receive an email to that effect. If you want to check on special at any time, just click on "Special" in the banner of the website.
The club website.
	The club maintains an extensive website with all kinds of information and links to the major tech support and help sites. Visit the website and check it out. Each major area of the website can be accessed through the menu on the top banner of the site. User you browser's BACK button to return to main page. You may go directly to other pages of the website by using the banner menu. It is not necessary to return to the main page to go to another page. Our website uses frames, and your browser must support them. Our code is optimized for IE Explorer. Any version above 4.0 should work.
Club Newsletter
	The club publishes a monthly newsletter called Bit and Chips. It is delivered to you via an email link about 4-5 days before each club meeting. It is important to keep the Newsletter Editor apprised of email address changes. The current newsletter is always accessible via the banner link "Newsletters". If you want to see older ones or the one is progress, click on the "Bits and Chips" link in the banner and select the year and month you want. Most of the article that appear in the newsletter are generally written by the officers. Their photos, names, and email address are shown along with their articles. This will help you to get to know us. Click Here for the current Newsletter
Future Meetings
	About this meeting. The newsletter and the website will keep you informed of upcoming demos. The link here will take you to that information on the website. You can access this directly from the banner link "Next Meeting". The demo subjects are set by the board members.
Board Meetings
	Board Meetings. The demo subjects are decided during the board meetings on the first Wednesday of each month. Everyone is welcome to attend board meeting, but you have to pay for your own meal. The discussion at Board Meetings can be very technical at times. Most of attendees at the board meeting are the guy you saw behind the tables at the show. We are hard core users, with lots of experience, and we talk tech. We try not to talk as much tech at the regular meetings.
Member Surveys
	Several months ago we surveyed our members to find out what their interests were, and what they wanted to do. It would be helpful if you would fill out a questionnaire and bring it to the meeting so we can be sure we are on track and will meet your need too.. The questionnaire is here. The results so far can be found here. The questionnaire is designed to open if your default word processor, or Microsoft Write.
Other Benefits
	For a complete list of club member benefits click here. This is the same list that is in the brochure. So if you have read that you may not want to check this list out.