Group Guidelines for 2012

Changes for 2012

All 2011 guidelines will remain in effect with one exception

It is recommended that the leader of the group be an end-user  vs. from 2011 it was required that the leader is an end user

—- ARCHIVE Guidelines for 2011 —-

Matt Mancini of Phoenix Arizona formed the first Advanced Technology Networking Group (ATNG) in September of 2010. Shortly after he brought on 7 foundation members who have helped with the design and guidelines for the group.  The foundation members and Matt met three times in 2010 to finalize their ideas for the group. They turned those ideas into the group guidelines and founded the first ATNG.

Below are the 2011 Guidelines for the Phoenix ATNG

About the group

• KISS&T – Keep it Simple Stupid & Technical!
• Meet once every other month or there about
• A meeting usually lasts from 3PM till 5PM or later
• Attendance is for members only or guest are welcome by invite only
• Members are chosen and elected to become part of the group (See Membership Below)
• Topic and presentations are technical in nature (No marketing, No Sales)
• A vendor might present, however it would be by our invite only and a topic we choose
• This is not a “Sales Lead group”.  This is a technical group which promotes peer to peer collaboration
• About the LinkedIn in group – Advanced Technology Network Groups (ATNG) is our portal to the “world” and for basic networking with peers.  If your part of this group “Thank you” however if you’re interested in being a member see the membership section below
• Currently the group is located in Phoenix, however if you’re interested in starting an ATNG group please contact us at membership@atngroups.com

Foundation Members / Founder

• Founder and Foundation members should be all end users to start the group
• There should be One Founder and ~10 Foundation Members
• Foundation Members  & Founder should be comprised of 60% end users and no more then 40%  consultants, vendors, etc
• Basically end users should always have the majority with in the “foundation circle”
• Founders Responsibilities
  • They are the administrator’s of the group
  • Only have voting rights in the event of a tie
  • Help to coordinate the group as whole and to guide the foundation members through administrative meetings
• Foundation members Responsibilities
  • Help with the on-boarding process of new members
  • Attend administrative meetings as necessary (via conference calls or other) to help with group items (Membership, venue, logistics, etc)
  • Have voting rights for the election of new members, venue, topics, etc…

Membership

• We are looking for the right type of person to be in the group
• Potential members should be technical in nature
• Becoming a member is a commitment, remember we are looking for technical minded persons who want to meet often and “give back” to the group.
• We look for members with a core competency in Virtualization, Storage, Networking, and other IT related areas.
• Based on those core competencies we will choose balance of members.  The guideline for group membership will comprise of 50% Virtualization, ~15% Storage, ~15% Networking, ~20% other
• Attendance is by invite only and a Member might ask you to attend a possible candidate
• ANY person is welcome to apply for membership (it doesn’t matter who you work for).  Simply start by sending an email to membership@atngroups.com (current members should be in the Phoenix AZ Metro Area)
• Potential members will go through an on-boarding process, which might include an application, meet / greet existing members, and possible presentations
• Members are asked to make meetings and not miss more the 2 a year.  However its all about being responsible, if you can’t make a meeting for a good reason then just let us know.
• Membership will be limited to 75 full members.  Of these members the end users should be the majority  (60/40)over vendors / other.
• Full members are allowed to bring a guest at any time.
• Meeting MAX capacity should be no more than 150 (75 Members/75 Guests)
• If a member steps down or leaves the group they’ll need to go through the on boarding process to return
• If a member isn’t working out -
  • Concerns will be addressed to the foundations members
  • The Foundation members will discuss the issue and come to a resolution
  • The Foundations members will ask the member who introduced the person to the group to address concerns
  • If the concerns are not resolved then the member who introduced the person will be ask the person to step down from the group
  • The foundation members are also able to ask anyone to step down if necessary

Goals for Phoenix ATNG 2011…

Potentially grow the group to 20 members and by year’s end reevaluate the group
Start to have regular technical meetings and work out the bugs over our first year