I used to be a CFUG manager, so I understand. But it was my impression
that all of the CFUGs were getting converted to RIA groups. Perhaps I
misunderstood and I just need to get off my lazy ass and make a group
again :)

Cheers,
Judah

On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Dave Watts <dwa...@figleaf.com> wrote:
>
>> Well, yes and no. Adobe did have a decent user group system but then
>> they consolidated them and it all changed. We had a Portland CF
>> Usergroup but then it got changed by Adobe to a PDX RIA group and most
>> all of the content and discussion is around Flash and Flex. Having a
>> Flash and Flex group is fine but CF has really been pushed to the
>> background. I'm sure that if I made a hard push, I could get more CF
>> stuff in the meetings, present myself, etc. But for a random CF
>> developer, there isn't nearly as much user group support as there once
>> was. Not a good change.
>
> Adobe doesn't really manage the user groups directly. That is, they
> don't tell a specific user group to cover this or that specific topic.
> So, presumably, the user group managers did that on their own. So, you
> can either (a) get into your user group management yourself, and bring
> them around, or (b) just start your own user group. It doesn't really
> take much other than lots of free time.
>
> Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
> http://www.figleaf.com/
> http://training.figleaf.com/
>
> Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on
> GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized
> instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite.
>
> 

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