[ale] Technology Association of GA

[David Corbin]

The core events are designed for networking between technology business 
people (not geeks).  If you're trying to run a business, or be an 
executive, or do some independent consulting, it can be worthwhile.  The 
SIGs are (largely) user-groups that got abosrbed in return for TAG 
providing membership services.  

To take the $500 you cited, probably very few individuals would but 
companies do that type of thing all the time.


Mike Millson wrote:

>I joined TAG (Technology Association of GA) 6 months ago hoping to learn
>about technology, meet people w/ the same interests, make business contacts,
>etc.
>
>I have not gone to a single event because nothing has been very interesting.
>Visual Basic garbage. Venture Capital bs. Froo froo awards banquests and
>seminars that cost hundreds of dollars to attend, job postings that never
>get updated, etc.
>
>I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to join again. At least next year they
>will stop charging for coming to special interest group events.
>
>I have never seen anything Linux related in connection w/ TAG, and the talks
>I see advertised don't seem very technical. Maybe their big Fall Tech
>Sympsium was good, but I didn't have the $500 to attend and cannot imagine
>who would shell out that kind of money to hear about things you can read
>about online. But maybe it's worth it for networking. It just boggles my
>mind.
>
>My question is, has anyone out there ever gotten any value from TAG? Anyone
>have anything good to say about TAG? Anyone a TAG member? Does ALE ever do
>anything with TAG?
>
>Thank you,
>Mike Millson
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