techdude2007

I recently received a letter for IEEE Computer Society and they wanted me to join. But I am only 17, so I have them a call about the membership. The person I talked to told me I couldn't get a Student Membership because I was not in college. But then I couldn't be a Professional because I did not have the experience, so I had to be a Associate and still pay the full price.

So I talked to a friend of mine and we decided to create our own Computer Society for Students, from Junior High to College. Membership is Free and right now there are no dues. Once you are in, you have a Life Membership. We have decided to name it the Zenith Computer Society and I have purchaced a domain: http://zenithcomputersociety.org though the hosting provider has not been to reliable with up-time.

I could really use some help with this....and if anyone wants to be a member or create a Chapter that would be awesome! I have been working with a friend from Pittsburgh and we have a Chapter rolling there as well as on in Metro Detroit. We are looking at building some virtual labs for members and creating other resources.

Please post your comments, opinions and ideas. Don't want to post..email me: admin@zenithcomputersociety.org I have a Membership form here: http://planetxforms.com/pxf.php?i=BB...4F0&h=1&a=draw

What do you guys think?

bluedishwasher

yeah i'll join if its free, although im in the UK, do you have to live in the US?

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techdude2007

We can make it a Global Society. Last week I had 2 people from India register. Its free for the world!

Cleric7x9

i would love to join and i think its a great idea. im gonna fill out the form right now. please let me know if there is anything you need help with

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Cleric7x9

hey, i just tried using your form and i got this error:

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hmm?

anyway i used the link on the webpage to register and it looks like it went through OK

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RAM || 2GB corsair xms2 pc6400 800mhz
HDD || 2x WD Raptor 150GB 2x WD 500GB
MBO || EVGA 680i SE
GPU || Evga 8800GT Superclocked w/ Accelero
PSU || Silverstone 750 watt
Case|| Antec p182

techdude2007

I checked the form Cleric7x9, and it had validation in place...but the validation was messed up. The Membership form is now Fixed!

Right now I need help with creating local Chapters, promoting this society and getting as many people to become members as possible. Once that is running pretty good, I will need help with a Newsletter, Communication with local Chapters, General Management of the Society, Finding Resources (or creating resources) and Organizing online Events (like webcasts or something..but events come a bit later)

Thanks for your help!

rbxslvr

I'd love it. But what do you mean by "chapter"? And what do the virtual labs consist of?

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techdude2007

A Chapter would be a local branch of the society for local interaction....like for example someone could create a local chapter for their High School or College and then do their own activities as well as offer the national societies activities to their local members.

I have created the first virtual lab, available on the Members Only Section of the website. This lab is titled "Setting a Static IP Address" and allows the user to click through a "Virtual Computer Control Panel" and set the Static IP Address. For the first one it is a computer program that has screenshots of the XP Control Panel that have been linked and connected together.

Roncharlespatton

Ill join im at the website now

rbxslvr

Alright, I've signed up.

What computer fields will you include... I'd actually be interested in spending some of my spare time creating some "more advanced" Virtual Labs (If you don't mind...). I'm planning on getting my own ASP.Net hosting soon (perhaps I could host them myself, because I don't deal with PHP), and could probably whip up some language-based labs... perhaps basic HTML, or something a bit more advanced (Javascript, C#, VB, ASP.Net). I might be 14, but I tend to know what I'm talking about when it comes to this stuff.

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