The TUG Burlington, VT

The TUGBurlington, VT

Keynote AddressSeptember 8, 2003

Jennifer McAllister, Ohio DOTTrns·Port User Group Chair

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It Just Takes an Idea!

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Mitch Miller

And What Was the Idea?

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And What Was the Idea?

Follow the

Ball

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P A R T I C I P A T I O N

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So….. What’s the Point?!

Historically Significant Ideas

In the Beginning

A couple of Analysts

Made a Decision

To write some Software

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Ideas Beget Ideas

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BAMS

BAMS

BAMS

BAMSBAMS

BAMS

Ideas Beget Ideas

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McAllister – Keynote – 2003 TUG

Ideas Beget Ideas

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Ideas Beget Ideas

The Evolution

• The Product Evolved

• The User Group Evolved

• This Meeting Evolved

• The TUG Community Evolved

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Just who is the TUG Community?

TTF

•The Decision Makers

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TTF

Just who is the TUG Community?

McAllister – Keynote – 2003 TUG

Just who is the TUG Community?

Support!

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Just who is the TUG Community?

Protection???

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Decisions

Just who is the TUG Community?

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Protection

Support

Who’s Missing?

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And Who is the MOST Important Member of Our

Community?

Y UO

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