From: "S Joyce" Subject: Mar. 2 IP495 meeting Date: Thursday, February 19, 2004 5:04 PM Should be a great meeting! Running an Ezine panel members are Gail Goodman, president of Roving Software, and Shari Worthington, president of Telesian Technology. Announcement details below. ---------------------- Subject: IP495 - Mar. 2 - Running an Ezine Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 15:30:35 -0500 From: "IP495" To: announce@ip495.org Save the first Tuesdays in October thru May for Internet Professionals 495. If you are running, or considering, an e-mailed newsletter, come to this meeting to hear our panelists discuss their experiences. Running an Ezine is more challenging than in the past, but they are also an effective way to stay in touch with your visitors and to generate revenue. Please register (see below) so that we have enough food! Future Meetings ------------------------- * April 6 - RESCHEDULED from the Feb. storm - Steve Krug Steve, author of the classic (and funny) book on Website usability, "Don't Make Me Think," will share what has been learned about visitor preferences in page layout, content/writing, and navigation, as well as how to do your own usability testing and anything else he cares to share. * May 4 - An Introduction to Linux for Newcomers Presented by Andy Stewart of the Worcester Linux Users' Group. Andy will explain what it is, give a brief history, discuss the licensing, hardware requirements, and much more. All Win/tel bigots (oops - enthusiasts) welcome. * No meetings June, July, or August. The 2004-2005 meeting year will begin on Sept. 14th - the only 2nd Tuesday meeting of the year, because of the Labor Day holiday. March Meeting Details --------------------------------- Our experienced panel members will share their experiences in running e-mailed newsletters (the good, the bad, and the ugly). In this meeting, learn: * How to build subscriber lists, * How the recent Federal legislation has changed things for legitimate mass e-mailers * Options for mailing - in-house or out-sourced * More! Date -------- Tuesday, March 2, 2004 Time -------- 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM 6:30 Pizza, soft drinks, cookies and other desserts 7:00 Formal meeting begins 8:30 End of meeting and drawing for door prize Location ------------- EMC's beautiful Executive Briefing Center (EBC), located near Route 495, in Hopkinton, just south of the Mass Pike. (Directions and map at http://www.ip495.org/directions.htm) Cost ------- $10 in advance; $15 at the door. * Paying with PayPal To qualify for the "in advance" rate, your PayPal payment must be received by noon on the meeting day. To pay by PayPal, go to the IP495 homepage (http://www.ip495.org) and click on the PayPal icon, or click on this link (or copy and paste it into your browser): https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business=announce%40ip495.org&item_name=Monthly+Meeting+Attendance+Fee&amount=10.00&no_n ote=1¤cy_code=USD * Paying by check To qualify for "in advance" when paying by check, your check must be RECEIVED no later than the day before the meeting. Make checks payable to "IP495" and send them to IP495 c/o NETability, Inc. P.O. Box 507 Marlborough, MA 01752-0507 Registration ------------------ Complete the RSVP form on the IP495 Web site. Please indicate in the comments whether you plan to pay by check, via PayPal, or at the door. If you have any food allergies or preferences, let us know. -- To be removed from this list, got to http://www.ip495.org/. Choose the RSVP link, and complete the form. Be sure to indicate in the "Comment" field the e-mail address to be removed, select "Leave our meeting distribution list," and click "Submit the RSVP" button. -- http://www.IP495.org