List of users' groups

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This is a list of users' groups and types of users' groups with their own Wikipedia articles, categorized by interest.

[edit] Computers

[edit] General

[edit] Hardware platforms

[edit] Coleco

Adamcon (Coleco Adam user group)

[edit] Commodore

Toronto PET Users Group (TPUG)
Commodore Users Group of Saskatchewan (CUGS)

[edit] IBM mainframe

[edit] Macintosh

Boston Mac Users Group

See also:

Macintosh User Groups in the UK

[edit] Operating systems

[edit] Software platforms

[edit] Adobe (Formerly Macromedia)

Adobe User Group - Philippinees (AUGPhil)
Adobe User Group - Hyderabad,India
Central Pennsylvania Multimedia Users Group (CPMMUG)

[edit] Microsoft

DotNetOlympians IT Group; based on Microsoft Technologies
MadFox: Madison FoxPro Users Group (Wisconsin)

[edit] Oracle

International Oracle User Council: Is the umbrella forum for all Oracle User Groups worldwide. On its website, can be found links to the main US based products groups as well as two further councils covering Oracle User Groups in Europe Middle-East & Africa and Asia / Pacific. Each of these councils is in turn made up of many in-country groups.

The IOUC et al represents one of the most organised User Group Communities found in the IT industry and represents a significant user driven contribution the success of Oracle, its customers and the 3rd parties that form the community / economy.

Major players in this community include groups such as

IOUG: Major Database and Technology product group based in the US
OAUG: Oracle eBusiness Suite & Siebel (now owned by Oracle) product group (with additional interests) based in US and with notable membership outside
Quest International User Group: Major Peoplesoft and JD Edwards (both now owned by Oracle) product group mainly US based and with significant support to a variety of incountry groups.
ODTUG: Major Oracle Development Tools group mainly US based with chapters in Japan and Nordics
UK Oracle User Group: Major all-disciplines group attending to all Oracle community needs in UK and Ireland. Very active with over 110 events run per year.