pls send this version to the Announce list, thanks ---- RFC: Zope.asn.au : Australian Zope User Group Association hi Australian Zopistas, I am interested in forming an Australian Zope User Group Association. i.e. Zope.asn.au. Could those individual and organisational users of Zope let me know if they are keen. I really think its a good idea to push this now, I know of a few players (1 in Qld, 2 in Vic), but compared to the mainstream Zope is miniscule. Some things I would like to see Zope.asn.au do would be 1. Link-up with the Python crowd, in the Universities and Industry. Some Python outfits are doing industrial strength business (ie CommSecure) 2. Encourage schools & uni's to teach, talk about Zope (many Academics are already Python users) 3. Advocate Zope in the IT Marketplace 4. Organise an Australian Zope conference, maybe the culmination of a 6-12 month campaign 5. Get Zope into the Australian IT media 6. Create a Job Board or some kind of Australian Zope vortal 7. Set-up a Zope.asn.au mailing list 8. Work-out a way to get more resources into Zope in Australia 9. Showcase some Australian Zope (initially Python ?) Zope success stories please email your initial response to mailto:Zope@synarchy.net -- Nicholas Roberts, Webmaster/Director mailto:Nicholas.Roberts@SYNARCHY.NET -- Websystems Information Australia ABN: 95 052 408 849 http://websystems.com.au