• Happenings Around INETA Asia Pacific (APAC)
   
• Editor's Note
   
• Up Close with .Net leaders
   

The APAC .Net Channel

• Usergroup Activities around APAC
   

.Net User Groups in APAC

Australia

• MUCSA
   
• Newcastle Coders Group
   
• Perth .Net Usergroup
   
• Sydney .Net Usergroup
   
• QLD VSTS Usergroup

Bangladesh

• Bangladesh

China

• Microsoft .NET Club

India

• MaduraiDotnet
   
• Mugh

Malaysia

• KING (Kuching)
   
• MIND (KL)

New Zealand

• Hawke's Bay .NET User Group
   
• New Zealand .Net User Groups

Singapore

• SGDOTNET

Sri Lanka

• Colombo .NET User Group

If you would like to include your user group in this list, please drop the editor an email.


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Chinese translation

• Kevin Yu
• Xiaoyu Shi

Korean translation

• Se Young Oh

Newsletter Team
Ivan & WH

 

About INETA
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.

Free LiveMeeting account for every User Group Leader

We are delighted to be able to announce that in collaboration with Microsoft, INETA APAC is able to offer a free LiveMeeting account to every User Group Leader. We hope that this will prove to be invaluable to you in helping you to run successful meetings, especially when it is not possible to get all of your members to attend the same location at the same time.

This account will provided to you specifically for use within your user group and for the benefit of your user group. Once given your account, you will be provided with a user name and password which you must keep confidential. Only you as the user group leader will be able to schedule meetings, although of course any of your members will be able to join and even run them once set up. Please note that although you will receive a LiveMeeting account with its many benefits, you will not be provided with a telephone conferencing facility - you may use your own if you have one, and LiveMeeting has the ability to provide audio conferencing through any PC which has a speaker and microphone.

Some of the many advantages that you LiveMeeting account will provide include:-

• The ability to share both audio and video with anyone connected to the internet who has the LiveMeeting client software (a free download) installed.
• The ability to present both Powerpoint presentations and anything on your desktop to the meeting attendees.
• The ability to collaborate on documents and other content.
• The ability to record presentations and events and make them available for review at a later date and time.

You can find out much more about LiveMeeting by going to http://www.livemeeting.com.

In order to provided with your LiveMeeting account, you will need to send the following information to apac.admin@ineta.org, which will in turn be provided to Microsoft so that the account can be created. Microsoft will keep this information confidential and will not use it to contact you.

MICROSOFT LIVE MEETING FOR USER GROUP LEADERS: FAQ

What is Microsoft Office Live Meeting?
Microsoft Office Live Meeting is an online meeting space to which your organization subscribes. With Microsoft Office Live Meeting, you can meet with your colleagues online, which allows you to collaborate in real time, even over long distances.

What do I need to do before I start?
If you simply want to join a meeting that someone else scheduled, you can cllick the Join the meeting link in the email invitation. Live Meeting will prompt you if any software installation is needed. If you want to schedule meetings or start a Meet Now meeting on demand, you first need to configure your account information. See the procedure "To configure you account" in "Starting an Instant Meet Now Meeting" in the Getting Started guide.

Why do I see a section for "Server" in the account configuration dialog box?
Some organizations host meetings on their internal servers, and others subscribe to the Office Live Meeting service. Your administrator will give you the information you need to configure Live Meeting for the service. You can leave the Server section blank if it does not apply to you.

How do I know if I have the meeting client installed?
You can determine if the Microsoft Office Live Meeting client is installed on your computer by clicking Start, clicking All Programs, and then looking in the program list for Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007.

What if I cannot install the meeting client?
With the Microsoft Office Live Meeting service, you can join a meeting even if you are unable to install the meeting client on your computer. If you do not have the meeting client installed and you try to join the meeting, Microsoft Office Live Meeting will display an option for connecting to the meeting using a Web browser. There are some limitations to connecting this way (see Appendix A), but most of the meeting features are available to you.

I want to schedule a Live Meeting, but some of the people I want to include will not have access to a computer. Can they still participate in the meeting?
Although people without a computer won't be able to see the meeting, they can still participate in the audio portion of the meeting. With the Microsoft Office Live Meeting service, you can set up a meeting to use both computer audio and telephone conferencing. The meeting organizer must choose both of these audio options when scheduling the meeting. Then, when the meeting starts, any presenter can connect the audio, so that computer users and telephone conferencing users can hear each other. For more details, see "Creating a Meeting" later in this guide.

Does my user group need to be a member of Culminis or INETA to get this offer?
No. Culminis and INETA are managing the accounts for us, and we would strongly recommend you consider joining either organization, but it's not a requirement.

How do I get support if I have a problem?
The Live Meeting accounts will be managed by the MVP Program, however support will be available via web and telephone, 24 hours a day 7 days a week at no charge to you, the MVP, or to those attending the Live Meeting.

phone:

• 1.866.493.2825 Direct (toll free in the US and Canada)
• 00.800.9522.3000 (toll free in Europe)
• 650.526.6950 Direct International Toll Number

Online Resources:

• Live Meeting Online Document Resource Center:
  http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA102389001033.aspx
• Office Live Meeting Solution Center:
  http://support.microsoft.com/ph/925
• Ask Support:
  www.livemeeting.com/ask
• Live Meeting Product Information:
  http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/livemeeting/FX101729061033.aspx

Sanjay Shetty,
President, INETA APAC sanjay.shetty@ineta.org