There used to be a VERY active SoCal group that was headed by (I believe) Glenn Osborne in the Orange County area. I think even the infamous Jim Horecka made as many appearances as he could to help support the group.
I tried getting a group going up here in the San Joaquin Valley but found it difficult to both connect with other users and get them to actually COME to meetings. I think Evan Shu has alluded to this as well when he and Rick Gleason started up the original DBUG (DataCAD Boston User's Group) - that you have to persevere for MANY moons before it starts to sustain itself. We were lucky enough to have Ted Blockley (Bakersfield) of CheapTricks fame and Gene Hughes (Tehachapi) make it for our first meeting, along with Glenn. It WAS a fun meeting! (Of course this was back in the DC V9 days, too!)
Josh Huggins and I have talked many times about trying to get another SJVDUG (San Joaquin Valley DataCAD User's Group) meeting together, but between life, kids and (that four-letter word) WORK we haven't been able to put it together yet. DC LLC has been **VERY** supportive of us trying to put together a meeting, offering as much as they can (and feel comfortable with) with suggestions.
Good luck (Ross and Canuck) with connecting with other users. There are a lot of us out there, but you'll need to be persistent to make it happen!
Highest Regards,
Alan T. Hendry, RA
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