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The International .NET Association (INETA) provides structured, peer-based organizational, educational, and promotional support to the growing regionwide community of Microsoft® .NET user groups. Our mission is to offer assistance and resources to community groups that promote and educate their membership in Microsoft's .NET technologies. INETA welcomes all facets of the .NET user community, from developers and architects to project managers and IT professionals. Members can be user groups or special interest groups that:

Focus on a single aspect of .NET, such as C#
Target the entire .NET platform
Concentrate on other development technologies but are also interested in .NET

INETA is the next evolution in user group communities – a non-profit, independent organization, chartered with supporting all user groups interested in the Microsoft .NET platform. INETA is run by a board of user group leaders, elected by their peers, and supported by Microsoft Corporation and other sponsors.

By, and for, the User Group Community

Conceived and developed from the ground up by .NET user group leaders, INETA is committed to the .NET community and to facilitating its growth and development. In taking on the responsibility of being an open and independent coordinator for .NET user groups worldwide, INETA places a high priority on listening to the needs of its member groups and responding to them with tangible – and workable – initiatives.

Who can join INETA?

At this time, membership in INETA is free to any user group, regardless of geographic location, technical focus, or affiliation. Leaders and officers of user groups interested in .NET will find the most value in active involvement with INETA. User groups who register with INETA in its early stages will be able to display a "Charter Member" logo on their Web site.

Registering your group with INETA APAC

Step 1
Register yourself on the APAC portal. This enables you to receive information from INETA in the form of a newsletter and other important announcements relevant to the community. It is a necessary step before you can register your group with INETA APAC.

Step 2
Click on the "User Group" menu item and select "Add your Group"

Step 3
You will get an email from a user group liasion, who may have further questions about your user group.

Step 4
Your user group liasion will inform you about your group's membership status.

How to get involved – a call for volunteers!

INETA relies heavily on the ideas, personal time, and energy of its membership, leaders, and officers. If you are a user group leader – or even an enthusiastic supporter of the .NET user community looking for a way to help, grow with your peers, and find out about volunteer opportunities. Throughout 2005, INETA will also be holding organizational and planning meetings, virtually and in various locations. To volunteer email apac.ugrelations@ineta.org

Sponsorships

INETA relies on the support of its sponsors, and is presently organizing plans for working with companies and organizations interested in partnering with INETA APAC for financial, logistical, content, or other types of support. If you are interested in partnering with INETA APAC, contact apac.marketing@Ineta.org.

To practice what it preaches, INETA Internet presence is based on all the latest Microsoft .NET products, architectures, and technologies. Through this site, user group leaders will find not only excellent information to help make their own group a success and ways to contribute to the success of the .NET community, but will also have an opportunity to see some of the latest .NET technologies in action.