Future QORE Members

The primary purpose and responsibility of the QORE is to plan and prepare for the future, immediate and long-term, to brainstorm and think big, to set goals and figure out how to get to them. QMUG/LA could be so much, and with your help in one or more of the following areas, it can be:

Digital Camera Chair. Help capture and document the goings-on and history of QMUG/LA — our wonderful officers, presenters, members, meeting room, etc. — for our website and for future reference; Optimize these images — color-correct, remove red-eye, etc. — before submitting them, etc.

Female Co-Chair. Help represent the group in an official capacity to new female attendees, women’s organizations, and women’s publications; Encourage women to attend, participate and share their perspective; Co-facilitate general meetings (Introductions, Technical Q&A, etc.), etc.

Finance Chair. Help collect our end-of-meeting voluntary donations; Release funds for our nominal recurring expenses; Keep a balance-sheet of these activities; Periodically report the status of our finances to the QORE; Sell tickets during our anniversary meeting for our awesome raffle items, etc.

Major Events Chair. Help prepare sheets on costs to participate in major events, e.g. Macworld Expo/SF in Jan., L.A. Gay Pride Parade and Festival in June, Sunset Junction in Aug., etc.; Reserve tables for these events; Decorate these table(-area)s; Schedule volunteers to staff these tables, etc.

Marketing Chair. Help identify potential sources for QMUG/LA-logoed balloons, desktop patterns, mousepads, mugs, polo shirts, screensavers, startup screens, stickers, t-shirts, etc.; Prepare sheets on estimated costs and expected returns; Purchase these items and make them available for sale, etc.

Membership Chair. Help distribute our sign-in sheets during monthly meetings; Collect them; Enter their info into our FileMaker Pro database; Send out our monthly meeting reminders; Update our database from bounced reminders; Call members to get correct, current e-mail address, info, etc. ->

Publicity Chair. Help ensure QMUG/LA is listed in as many places for free as possible, e.g. local lesbian, gay, bisexual, computer, and L.A. publications, etc.; Ensure our listing information is correct; and Prepare sheets on costs of actually purchasing advertising in various publications, etc.

Clearly, we welcome involvement from anyone on anything else, but these are the areas the current QORE have identified as where and how we need the most help. So c’mon, think different and be crazy enough to help push QMUG/LA forward so we can glorify you w/ a Certificate of Appreciation!