SASUG, San Antonio SolidWorks

User Group Charter.     

The purpose of SASUG is to promote the free exchange of information related to the use of SolidWorks among the membership of the user group.  It provides a forum in which the membership could assist each other in furthering their knowledge about and advancing their abilities in the use of SolidWorks.

Membership:

·          SASUG will be organized and operated completely through volunteering participants.

·          Participants need not own a copy of SolidWorks.  

·          SolidWorks Corporation, SolidWorks VARS, and SolidWorks business partners are welcome to participate as sponsors but are not eligible to hold elected positions.

Government: 

·          SASUG will elect a President from volunteering participants.  The President represents the group, keeps meeting minutes, and is responsible for organizing meetings, activities, and the expense account.

Meetings: 

·          SASUG will meet on a regular basis 4 times yearly. 

·          Participants and Sponsors will be encouraged to host the meeting.

·          Meeting Agenda and subjects should be planned in advance, preferably at the previous meeting.

·          A time during every meeting will be designated for an open forum on subjects related to SolidWorks.

·          SolidWorks Corporation, VARS, and other solution providers may be invited to give demonstrations of their products.

·          Attendees are encouraged to volunteer to give case studies related to SolidWorks. 

·          Participants will be notified of meetings via E-mail, or Phone.

·          Non-members may attend the meetings, but are not eligible for prizes, and are not allowed to vote.

Problem solving:

·          SASUG will be a resource for answering questions related to SolidWorks in addition to the VARs and SolidWorks Corp.

·          Members will be encouraged to field questions by others in SASUG on a voluntary basis.

·          The SolidWorks User Group will not be a resource for SolidWorks BUG related issues.  This is the business of SolidWorks Corp. and its VARS.

SolidWorks User Group Database:

·          A database of participants will be kept and distributed among the participants upon request.

·          It will not be available to any company or persons who are not active participants in SASUG. 

·          Required information for all participants will be:

o       Company Name & Address

o       Member’s Name

o       Member’s email

o       Member’s Phone number

o       Member’s Fax number

·          Each member submits all information in the database with the understanding that it will be distributed amongst the SASUG members.

·          Anyone using this information for purposes not related to SASUG will be denied membership and attendance.