From The Chair - Going Up!

You are in a lift with your boss. As the doors close she says “I have this order request to renew our membership of hpUG. What benefits do we get from this?” You have 60 seconds until the lift reaches the tenth floor to convince her. Go!

As you are reading this I’m assuming you are already a member, and that you do find hpUG membership useful. But how do you demonstrate that? Are you a member because of the events programme, or because you find E-PING useful?  Do you take advantage of the discount on courses we offer with HP Education, or is meeting with your peers and sharing experiences and best practice where you realise the greatest value? Maybe hpUG helps you through the maze of information that is out there to find the answers you need, or maybe it is something else entirely that you find useful.

We all have to demonstrate value for money these days as costs are closely monitored. This includes hpUG. Anecdotally we know you appreciate the services we offer but it would help us in driving the organisation forward if we could collect together your testimonials and experiences of how the User Group has helped your business. It doesn’t have to be long – a sentence or two would really help. With your permission we would then be in a position to share your experiences with potential members and others who are assessing the value for money of joining the hpUG community. We could also share your comments with existing members – and it just might give you a few bullet points for that critical minute in the lift!

Please mail all comments (good or bad) to admin@hpug.org.uk

I look forward to hearing from you.

John Owen
HPUG Chairman