Anything really. We encourage chapters to have a main topic, presented by either a member or a guest, (invite me!), and have a formal agenda with Q&A and Random Access questions. Keeping your meetings under two hours, having interesting topics each month and fostering discussions will keep your chapter alive and well. Here is a sample agenda:

• Welcome and introduction by Chapter President or representative
• Discuss meeting agenda
• Make any announcements regarding the chapter
• Introduce the main speaker and topic
• Present the main topic
• Q&A with speaker on topic
• Random Access Questions: If there is time, allow audience to discuss any topic or question they wish with the group. (Random Access Questions was a concept we first heard about at the Chicago Access Users Group, CAUG.com)
• Discuss next meeting agenda, if there is one, and close.

We recommend you attend a chapter meeting first to get the feel of it, then consider starting your own chapter. Chapters can be built around a language, (Access Latino), or an interest, SQL Server with Access. Whatever approach you take, we are here to help you get started!

Each chapter receives:

• Their own personalized site: You will be able to blog, have a chapter calendar, and promote your chapter with your own Google optimized site.
• Each chapter will receive up to 25 Microsoft Office 365 E3 accounts, (comes with a FREE license of Office 2013!),  courtesy of our sponsor Office365!
• Support from Juan and Ben, as needed, to get the word out and your chapter off the ground!

Join a group if you haven’t already by clicking here.

 If you are interested in starting your own group drop us a line here.