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NYC : the 5 boroughs

• AnyNix = Any *NIX SIG of NYACC
  http://buzco.PenguinPowered.com/NYACC/AnyNix/
  or http://buzco.nyct.net/NYACC/AnyNix/
  or http://www.nyacc.org/linux/index.htm
  contact: Buz Cory at sigunix@buzco.PenguinPowered.com
  meetings suspended as of Jan 2003

• DELUGE = DEsktop Linux User Group for Endusers
  http://www.delugeny.org (new site)
  contact: "Mark S. Halegua" phantom21@mindspring.com
  meets: 6:30 pm, 1st Wednesday of each month (usually)
  at: NYPC office,The New Yorker Hotel (on 8th Avenue between 34th & 35th Streets) Room 550
  Send them email to get on the list for admission to the building
  what: Covers Linux and cross-platform applications (ie Linux, BSD, OS/2 others).    Emphasis is on applications that run on multiple platforms.

• FUNY/BUNY = BSD Users of New York   - DISCONTINUED

• GNUbies, The GNU/Linux/Free OS Beginners
  http://www.gnubies.org
  or http://www.eskimo.com/~lo/linux
  meets: Second Wednesday of each month,
      also additional meetings and study groups, check website for dates
  at: IBM building on 57 St ( usually - check website)
  contact: lo+cc@eskimo.com
  what: topics aimed at people new to Linux and Free/GNU software; presentations assume little or no prior technical knowledge
  fees: NONE, free, open to all

• LISPNYC - LISP User Group NYC
  http://www.lispnyc.org
  meets: 7:00 pm, Second Tuesday of each month
  at: a location to be announced on their website
  what: students and practitioners of the LISP programming language
  : meetings and mailing list
  contact: via the form on their website
  Also: Lisp Music Sig, meets 3rd Friday of each month at Harvestworks

• The Linux Society
  http://209.61.182.150/index.html
  http://www.thelinuxsociety.net/index.html
  meets: 6:15 pm on 2nd Tuesday of each month
  at: NYPC office, 481 Eighth Ave/34th St.,
  (New Yorker Hotel), 5th Fl., Suite 550
  contact:
  Denny Nikolopoulos - founder
  Dario Castellanos at jdcnyc@compuserve.com
  what: the Linux SIG of the NYPC Users Group
    presentations on core topics
  fees: none for this group (but you can become an NYPC member for $45)

• LSSG - The Linux Society - Study Groups
  http://209.61.182.150/certification.htm
  http://www.thelinuxsociety.net/certification.htm
  http://home.netcom.com/~casandra/lssg/index.html - references for study group 101
  http://www.thelinuxsociety.net/102/102.html - schedule and on-line materials for study group 102
  meets: twice each month:
                6:15 PM on 1st Friday
                6:15 PM on 3rd Friday
  at: NYPC office, 481 Eighth Ave/34th St.,
  (New Yorker Hotel), 5th Fl., Suite 550
  contact: Dario Castellanos at jdcnyc@compuserve.com
  what: Starting at beginner level and working towards LPI Certification Level 1.
                Prep for exam 101: Fall and Winter
                Prep for exam 103: Spring and Summer
  New members may join the group in progress, but are expected to prepare for each meeting.
  Membership is free and open to all.

• LUNY = Linux Users of NY - DISCONTINUED
  LUNY is no more. Please remove any links to the website, as it historical only.

• LXNY - http://www.lxny.org
  meets: erratically
  at: new location being determined
  contact: secretary@lxny.org
  What: LXNY supports Linux, GNU, and all open-source software. LXNY also organizes local REFUND DAY events. LXNY works with the Open-Schools Initiative, to install and support Linux in public and private schools.
  contact the secretary to be put on the meeting notification list

• Linux Meetup - http://linux.meetup.com
  meets: 1st Tuesdays at 8:00 pm
  at: location voted on each month
  What: The MEETUP website sets up casual meetings for people interested in a common topic, usually in a local restaurant or bar, voted on beforehand by the attendees. Check the main Meetup page to find meetups for other computer topics.

• NYLXS = New York Linux Scene
  http://www.nylxs.com
  meetings and other events vary, check their events page
  at: mostly manhattan and downtown brooklyn
  contact: Ruben Safir at ruben@mrbrklyn.com
  what: mailing-lists, announcements service, Classes, jobs board, political action
  fees: On-line services and most meetings are FREE;
  voting rights require a membership fee and monthly volunteer time

• NYLUG = NY Linux User Group
  http://www.nylug.org
  meets: 6:30 pm 3rd Wednesday of each month
  at: IBM building at 57 St & Madison Ave   (map)
  contacts: Jim Gleason at jgleason@nylug.org
  what: guest speakers with focus on Linux;
          nylug-talk : discussion mailing list;
          nylug-announce : for notification of most local linux events

• NYZPUG - NY Zope and Python Users Group
  http://www.nyzpug.org
  Meets: 3rd Thurs of every month (usually)
  at: eGenius Inc. office Suite 1002, 20 Jay street, Brooklyn
  Subway Directions: Take F to York Street and walk down Jay Street to 20 Jay Street.
  contact: Chalu Kim chalu@egenius.com
  Mailing List: http://my.egenius.com/mailman/listinfo/nyzug

• NYCWireless - NYC Wireless Users and Developers
  http://www.nycwireless.org
  Meets: last Wednesday of every month (usually)
  at: varies
  contact: Peter Rubenstein peter@nycwireless.net
  contact: Joe Plotkin : joe@NYCwireless.net
  Mailing List: http://www.nycwireless.org/resources.html
  Developing a network of free (as in beer, and in speech) wireless access points to the internet, and teaching/developing the technology to do this.

• NY.PM - New York Perl Mongers
  http://ny.pm.org
  meets: 3rd or 4th Thursday of many months
  at: varies. join their mailing list for meeting notices
  contact: see their contact listing page
  send email to "David H. Adler" to get on the meeting notification list
  what: local branch of the International federation of Perl programmers
      Meetings are erratic, but the mailing list is lively, ranging from friendly flames to serious tech talk.
  fees: none

• perlsemny - Perl Seminar New York - Study Group
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/perlsemny
  meets: 3rd Tuesday of each month (but not June,July,Aug)
  at: room 550, floor 5, New Yorker Hotel, 481 8th Ave at 34 Street.
  contact: Jim Keenan jkeen@concentric.net
  Instructions for mailing list (mostly meeting notices) and archive of past postings are on the website
  what: monthly study group for serious Perl developers
  fees: none

• UNIGROUP
  http://www.unigroup.org
  meets: 3rd Thursday of odd-numbered months
  at: "Alliance for Downtown NY Conference Facility", 104 Washington Street, Downtown, NYC.
  contact: unigroup@unigroup.org
  what: technical topics relating to Unix and the Unix User Community
  fees: $50 annual membership, single-meeting fee $20 for non-members

• NYSA - New York Systems Administrator Association
  http://www.nysa.org
  meets: second Wed of each month (check website)
  at: manhattan; varies with each meeting (send them email to check)
  what: networking issues
  contact: nysa-info@hawk.com
  fees: none; free - membership open to all

• NYPHP - New York PHP User Group
  http://www.nyphp.org
  meets: 6:30pm, 4th Tuesday of each month
  (please rsvp to get onto security list)
  at: IBM, 590 Park Avenue at 57 Street   (map)
  what: meetings; mailing list; IRC; knowledge database planned.
  contact: Hans Zaunere contact@nyphp.org
  Several projects are planned and/or in progress; these involve members in coding and/or writing and/or presenting. Read their "Group Notes" page for specifics.

• XML SIG - XML SIG of ObjDevGroup
  contact: Walter Perry wperry@xml-sig.org
  at: Goldman Sachs, 125 Broad Street, 19th Floor, Room B.
  meetings: held irregularly
  pre-register: (required) for each meeting by sending email to Walter Perry, and bring picture-id.
  No website, but email Walter Perry to be added to the announcement list.

• DB SIG - DBSIG of NYPC
  http://www.thelinuxsociety.net/dbsig.html
  meets: 6:30 pm on 3rd Thursday of each month
  at: NYPC office, 481 Eighth Ave/34th St. (Suite 1560)
  contact: Dario Castellanos at jdcnycusa@yahoo.com
  what: Study group for relational databases and SQL (Structured Query Language), using MYSQL as the study model.
  First attendance free. Membership ($45/year) required for continued attendance.

• NYCBUG - NYC BSD Users Group
  http://www.NYCBUG.org
  meets: 6:30 pm, early in the month
  at: Apple Store at 103 Prince Street, Manhattan.
  contact: either george(at)nycbug.org or hans(at)nycbug.org
  what: meetings, mailing lists.
  Free and open to all. First meeting was Jan 2004.

Groups in Nearby Areas

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Long Island, N.Y.

• LILUG = Long Island Linux User Group
  http://www.lilug.org
  meets: 8:00 pm 2nd Tuesday of each month
  at: SUNY, Farmingdale, N.Y.   (driving instructions)
    (Meetings are held in Whitman Hall, room 150, unless otherwise advertised.)
  email secretary@lilug.org for building and room number
  contact: Matt Surico at secretary@lilug.org

• LIPHP = Long Island PHP User Group
  http://www.liphp.org
  meets: 7:00 pm last Monday of each month
  at: Hauppauge, N.Y.
  contact: via their mailing list - signup on their web site

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Westchester, N.Y. and North

Also, for tech groups in and near Poughkeepsie see Bill Collier's calendar:
"Professional/Technical Society Meetings in the Mid-Hudson Valley"
http://pok.acm.org/calendar.html

• Westchester Linux Users Group of WPCUG
  http://www.linuxpcug.org
  meets: 7:00 pm mid-month (check calendar)
  at: White Plains Middle School,
  128 Grandview Ave., White Plains, N.Y.
  or at: Stepinac High School,
  950 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains, NY
  map: map on their web site
  contact: Ed Weinberg at edw@q5comm.com
  or at edw@LinuxGuy.net

• MHVLUG = Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group
  http://www.mhvlug.org
  meets: 6:00pm on 1st Monday of each month (as of Nov 2004)
  at: Mid-Hudson Valley Library System Auditorium, Poughkeepsie
  (to directions on website)
  contact: Sean Dague at sean@mhvlug.org
  what: group for Linux users in the greater Mid-Hudson area. Meeting since March 2003.
  Mailing list

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New Jersey

• NJULUGS = New Jersey United Linux User Groups
  http://www.njulugs.org
  No meetings
  Umbrella organization for joint activities of NJ lugs.
  currently includes: CHLUG, RUSLUG, LUG/IP, Lunics, Devplug.
  contact Lug/IP to be listed

• HAMLUG = Hamilton LUG
  http://www.hamlug.org
  no longer an independent group

• LUG/IP = Linux Users Group In Princeton
  http://www.lugip.org
  meets: 7:00 pm 2nd Wednesday each month
  at: Lawrence Branch of the Mercer County Library in Lawrence, N.J.; see driving directions
  contact: pres@lugip.org
  contact: Smed Brookwater - smed@optonline.net
  contact: Ed Corrado - ecorrado@athena.rider.edu
  what: gathering of Linux enthusiasts to talk about Linux (meeting may be continued at a local bar).
  affiliated: the LUG/IP Hardware SIG
      meets: 6:30 pm 1st Tuesday of each month
      At: Hamilton Township Public Library, Mercer County.

• LUNICS = Linux SIG of the Amateur Computer Group of New Jersey.
  http://www.acgnj.org/groups/lunics.html
  meets: 1st Monday of each month at 8:00 pm
  at: Scotch Plains, New Jersey
  Check their website for meeting confirmation and location.
  contact: Andreas Meyer at lunics@acgnj.org
  what: Linux installfests & Demos of GNU/HURD; FreeBSD, Linux
  contact: Nadeem Hasan at nhasan@nadmm.com to be added to mailing list ---->

• OS/2-LINUX SIG = OS/2 and Linux SIG of NJPCUG
  http://www.njlinux.org
  meetings: 7:00 PM last Wednesday of each month
        (except Nov and Dec move to first Wed of following Dec and Jan)
  at: Hackensack, Northern N.J.
        travel directions are on the website
  what: Linux and alternate operating systems,
        including networking Linux with OS/2 and Mac systems
  contact: Larry Bogert at larry@njlinux.org
  email Larry to be added to the announcement list

• [/dev/plug] = Passaic County Linux Users Group
  http://devplug.org
  meets: 1st Thursday of every month
  at: (more detail on website)
  Panera Bread, 1300 Route 17 North, Ramsey, NJ 07446
  what: we have about 113 members (as of 11/2005). Meetings are informal, and all are welcome. We host install fests
  Contact: Matthew Hoskins at matt@devplug.org

• RUSLUG = Rutgers Univ Students Linux Users Group - New Brunswick
  http://ruslug.rutgers.edu
  meets: 3rd Tuesday of each month
  at: Rutgers Univ, New Brunswick Campus
  see web site for travel directions
  what: student group meets during the college semester
  contact: Michael Kazin Pres., email him : mkazin AT SPAMFREE ruslug.rutgers DOT edu

• RUNLUG = Rutgers University: Newark Linux Users Group
  http://penguin.rutgers.edu
  meets: needs a new leader since Oct 2003, if interested contact the email below
  at: Rutgers Univ, Newark Campus
  what: student group: mailing list; meetings; projects
  contact: runlug@penguin.rutgers.edu

• CHLUG = Cherry Hill Linux Users Group
  http://www.chlug.org
  meets: monthly - usually first week of the month
  at: Cherry Hill, Camden County - Cherry Hill Public Library  travel directions
  what: mailing list; meetings; projects
  contact: chlug-owner@argon.nothinbut.net

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Connecticut

• ECLUG = Eastern Connecticut Linux Users Group
  http://www.eclug.net
  Meets:most months over dinner - join their mailing list to contact them
  contacts: eclug@eclug.net - or David A. Desrosiers (desrod@gnu-designs.com)
  what: Linux and Free UNIX users and developers what: mailing list with archives

• SCOSUG = Southern CT Open Source User Group
  http://www.scosug.org
  Meets: third Sunday of every month, normally at 6:00 pm
  at: Innovation Software Group, Suite #1
  565 Washington Avenue (route 5), North Haven, CT 06473
  contacts: email: info@scosug.org
  what: We discuss and use everything open source!
  travel directions on web site; announce mailing list; discussion mailing list

• GHGLUG = Greater Hartford GNU/Linux Users Group
  http://www.ghglug.org
  Meets: monthly, regular schedule not yet set
  at: Hartford area, often in Windsor
  contact: join the mailing list for more info
  what: Meetings, mailing lists.
  Since November 2003

• CCOSS = Central Connecticut Open Systems Society
  http://www.ccoss.org
  Meets: quarterly, but contact them about additional events
  at: Central Connecticut, most recently in Glastonbury
  contact:Lynne Mardoc: lynne1@ccoss.org (without the "1")
  [The one is there to prevent Web bots from emailing us].
  contact:Christopher Paulin: cpaulin1@ccoss.org (without the "1")
  contact:William Rivet: rivetwa1@ccoss.org (without the "1")
  what: "a group of computer enthusiasts who are dedicated to learning and discussing open source operating systems and software"

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To have your User Group included on this LUGs directory,
please send email to: casandrascalendar@yahoo.com .

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note: NY City Transit provides free subway and bus maps, available at the token booth of most subway stations.

CAVEAT: meetings can change or be canceled with short notice. Please recheck each User Group meeting on its own home page or with the contact given on its home page.

fees: User group meetings are usually free and open to the public. Exceptions are noted. Trade shows normally charge admission fees, but check their web sites for discounts and free passes.

This page was based upon Rick Moen's BALE: Bay Area Linux Events page, serving the San Francisco Linux community.

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Consider forming a Linux User Group in your own area.

There's good advice on how to do this at the LinuxDocumentationProject site:

http://tldp.org/HOWTO/User-Group-HOWTO.html

And Rick's essay is a "must-read":

http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Linux_PR/newlug.html

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note: about OPEN vs Free

This website includes groups that use Opensource or Free software, as well as some proprietary (ie closed-source) software.   The selection criterion is that the user-group deals with either LINUX or a technology closely related to Linux (eg PERL).
The debate between the philosophy and politics of Open vs Free is of some significance, and many members of the technology community take it extremely seriously.

This website will not deal with the topic or the issues.
But we can recommend the following websites to start your own study.

OpenSource.org

http://www.opensource.org

Free Software Foundation

http://www.fsf.org

http://www.gnu.org

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