Creation of a New
Association
In March 1999 a two-day Summit Meeting was held
between the Executive Boards of CTUG and DECUS Canada to begin
discussions.
During that Summit meeting, it was discovered that
there are many similarities and few differences that enabled both Boards
to independently adopt the following formal resolution:
- The respective boards/attendees at the Summit
agreed to work toward the common vision of an independent association of
Compaq users within the near future.
- We had also requested the support and
co-operation of Compaq Canada to hold a follow-up Summit meeting.
A Joint Steering Committee had been formed
comprising of Executive Board members from DECUS and CTUG Canada along
with Compaq, whose mandate it was to explore the detailed work of
unifying the two organizations.
The Steering Committee met in June 1999 for a
two-day meeting. The JSC were assigned the following tasks:
- Review the DECUS Canada, GIA and ITUG Bylaws and
propose new Bylaws based on <<best of class>> elements from
the former.
- Review services provided by both DECUS and CTUG
and propose a new portfolio of services.
- Bring both proposals to a second Canadian User
Groups Summit meeting for discussion and adoption.
In August 1999, the Second Canadian User Groups
Summit meeting was held for 3-days. Both boards came together to review
and finalize the new bylaws proposed by the JSC and begin the process of
a detailed business plan. Members attending the meeting adopted with
minor modifications the proposals put forth by the JSC.
After the decision to initiate the process of
Bylaw ratification an interim Board for the Association was elected.
Aimed at speeding up the process of refining the business plan and
assigning clear areas of responsibility while maintaining some continuity.
In September 1999, the unified Bylaws were sent to
both User Group members for ratification. These Unified Bylaws were ratified under the process defined for DECUS Canada and CTUG. With this
step, the new association was able to move forward with the creation of the products and
services to be offered to members of the new Canadian Association
of Compaq Users.
This marks the start of a new era for Compaq (now
HP) users
and the prospect of a vibrant, connected community. |
