EUROPEAN OS/2 USER GROUPS
The following is a current list of OS/2 related user groups in Europe:
AUSTRIA
Anwender/2 OS/2 User Group
Merangasse 82/II/8, A-100 GRAZ
Tel: 43-316-384283 or
43-316-388566
BBS: 43-316-388566
Description: Supporting IBM OS/2 and all related
applications. Running one of the major OS/2 BBSes
in Austria. Supported by IBM Austria, Anwender/2 has
about 800MB of downloadable files online 24 hours/day.
There is a large library of OS/2 books and videos,
provided by IBM OS/2 User Group support, and most of the
leading OS/2 manufacturers support the user group.
New OS/2 users are always welcome.
Meeting Schedule: Every other Wednesday
Location: 'Mondscheinstueberl', Graz.
See BBS for details.
Contact: Norbert Fuerst or Michael Widmann
President: Norbert Fuerst
Dues: ATS 600/year, including bimonthly
magazine and free BBS and library access, and
lower rates for onsite support or OS/2 training.
OS/2 Forum Austria
POB 331
A-1013 Vienna
Tel: +43(1)815-4429
Fax: +43(1)815-7930 X 22
BBS: Unknown
E-Mail: rony.flatscher@wu-wien.ac.at
WWW: http://www.os2forum.or.at
Description: OS/2 Forum Austria has been accepted
by IBM Austria as the representative for Austria's
OS/2 users. Today, it has over 200 members, many of
whom represent their respective companies.
Meeting Schedule: Unknown
Location: Various
Contact: Rony Flatscher
President: Unknown
Dues: Unknown
BELGIUM
OS/2 User Group Belgium
Goudveilstraat 5
B-3360 Bierbeek
Tel: +32-16-46-39-78
Fax: +32-16-46-39-78
BBS: +32-16-46-15-38
WWW: http://www.os2ugbe.org/index.htm
E-Mail: driesmans.j@tornado.be
Meeting Schedule: 2nd Friday
Location: Kultureel Centrum 'De Kam',
Beekstraat 172, B-1970 Wezembeek-Oppem; Tel: 02/731.43.31
Contact: Alex Wyckmans (awyckma@ibm.net)
President: Wim Teughels (wteughe@ibm.net)
Vice President: Maurice Derden (ma3den@ibm.net
Secretary: Johan Driesmans (driesmans.j@tornado.be
Tresurer: Dirk Vermeersch (dverm@ibm.net
Public Relations: Alex Wyckmans (awyckma@ibm.net)
WebMaster: Maurice Derden (ma3den@ibm.net
Staff: Mark Spiessens (maspies@ibm.be)
Kin-Shing Tchang (ktchang@ibm.net)
Pieter Dubois (duboisp@ibm.net)
Newsletter: Warp Magazine (monthly)
Dues: 500 Bfr
Description:
The OS/2 UG Belgium is for everyone who is using OS/2. There are
a lot of demos, hints & tips and last but not least the technical
workshops. If you're having a problem with your configuration
under OS/2 or need assistance in a certain application, bring in
your PC in the Technical Workshop. We'll fix it for you.
OS/2 Working Group G.U.I.D.E.
K.U. Leuven
Faculteit E.T.E.W.
Deinst Informatica
Naamsestraat, 69, B-3000 Leuven
Tel: 32 16 32.67.16
Fax: 32 16 32.69.69
BBS: None
E-Mail: Karel.VanderHaegen@econ.kuleuven.ac.be
IBM Mail ID: G1LNKK5Q@IBMMAIL
Description: As part of the European IBM user
group G.U.I.D.E. the Belgium OS/2 Working Group
G.U.I.D.E. joins Belgium corporate OS/2 users, and
members of G.U.I.D.E. Belgium-Luxembourg to discuss
OS/2 and related topics.
Meeting Schedule: Approximately 4-5 times per year
Location: Various
Contact: Karel Van der Haegen
President: Karel Van der Haegen
Secretary: Dirk Rober
Dues: G.U.I.D.E. corporate membership required.
CZECH REPUBLIC
Czech OS/2 User Group (COUG)
Computer Data a.s.
Trebohosticka 2283
100 00, Praha
Tel: +420-2-7078224
Fax: +420-2-703875
BBS: +420-2-703886, +420-2-703879
WWW: None
E-Mail: codalan@login.cz
Meeting Schedule: Third Wednesday each month
Location: at mailing address
Contact: Daniel Docekal
President: Daniel Docekal
Dues: Unknown
Newsletter: DA(m)NNEWS (published irregularly)
GERMANY
OS/2 Stammtisch Hannover
Hannover
Germany
Tel: none
Fax: +49-5136-893003
BBS: +49-5136-893003 (2:2474/424)
E-Mail: Thorsten_Leemhuis@htp-tel.de
WWW: http://home.htp-tel.de/tleemhuis/
Founded: Unknown
Membership: 10-20
Contact: Thorsten Leemhuis
Newsletter: None
Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, 7:30pm
Location: Varies, see web site
OS/2 User Club
Tel: Unknown
BBS: Unknown
E-Mail: keal@stat15.bauingenieure.uni-stuttgart.de
Meeting Schedule: Unknown
Location: Unknown
Contact: Roman Huber
President: Roman Huber
Dues: Unknown
OS/2 User Group Deutschland
PC & PR GmbH
Kolner Strasse 51
Mechernich-Kommern D-5353
Tel: Unknown
BBS: Unknown
Meeting Schedule: Unknown
Contact: Heide Davis
President: Unknown
Dues: Unknown
OS/2 User Group Hamburg
Muehlenweg 1
22880 Wedel
Tel: 49-4103-6604
Fax: Unknown
BBS: Unknown
E-Mail: Unknown
Meeting Schedule: Unknown
Location: Unknown
Contact: Michael Mrosowski
President: Unknown
Dues: Unknown
OS/2 User Group of Flensburg
Swinemuender Str. 3
24944 Flensburg
Tel: +49-461-32880
BBS: Unknown
WWW: Unknown
Meeting Schedule: 3rd Wednesday
Location: Treffpunkt Muerwik
Contact: Olaf Scherdin
President: Unknown
Dues: Unknown
RAMchip PC User's Group, OS/2 SIG
CMR 429, Box 1029
APO AE
Tel: 49-6302-7783
BBS: Unknown
Meeting Schedule: Unknown
Location: 200th TAMMC
Contact: Spencer L. Lewis
President: Unknown
Dues: Unknown
Team OS/2 Region Trier e.V.
c/o Sascha Weber
Postfach 3928
Trier, RHP 54229
Germany
Tel: None
Fax: 06501-180616
BBS: None
E-Mail: team@teamos2.ipcon.de
WWW: http://www.teamos2.ipcon.de/
Founded: November 1998
Members: 19
Contact: Sascha Weber (team@teamos2.ipcon.de)
Newsletter: None
Meetings: 3rd Wednesday, 7:30 pm
Location: Trier
Dues: DM 90 / DM 60
Team OS/2 Ruhr e.V.
Wittekindstr. 39
Duisburg, NRW 47051
Germany
Tel: 0203-284521
Fax: None
BBS: None
E-Mail: dschaebel@nordrhein.de
WWW: None
Founded: May 1997
Members: 33
Contact: Detlef Schaebel (dschaebel@nordrhein.de)
Newsletter: None
Meeting Schedule: Unknown
Location: Duisburg
Officers: Unknown
Dues: DM 120
Description: The members of this user group come from the
NRW-Area called "Das Ruhrgebiet," the following cities are
included: Duisburg (sure), Essen, Duesseldorf, Oberhausen,
Dortmund, Bochum, Muenster. All users are welcome:
specialists and "normal" users.
Team OS/2 Schweinfurt - Wuerzburg
Germany
BBS: +49-9721-187294
WWW: Unknown
Founded: October 1995
Membership: 15 - 20 members
Schedule: last Friday or Saturday, 7pm
Location: Schweinfurt and Wuerzburg (alternating)
Dues: None
Description: General Team OS/2 User group. Open for everybody who is
interested in OS/2. We are a sub-group of Team OS/2 Germany.
TUM OS/2 Users Group
c/o Fachschaft MPI, TU Muenchen
Arcisstr 19
Munich, D-80290
Tel: +49-89-7236912
BBS: None
WWW: http://www.leo.org/archiv/software/os2/os2-ug/
E-Mail: os2-ug@informatik.tu-muenchen.de
Meeting Schedule: Mid-month (varies, see WWW), 6pm-7pm
Location: TU Muenchen, Room S1128
Contact: Florian Hawlitzek
President: Unknown
Dues: None
ITALY
OUGP (OS/2 User Group Palermo)
Auletta Studenti
Facolta' di ingegneria
viale delle Scienze
Palermo, PA 90128
Tel: +39-91-593686
BBS: +39-91-489642 (Virtual Dream BBS)
E-Mail: ematum@freenet.hut.fi
Founded: June 1996
Contact: Emanuele Tumminia
Meeting Schedule: 2nd Monday, 5pm
Location: Auletta Studenti - Facolta' di ingegneria -
viale delle Scienze
Dues: Unknown
Description: Spread the use of a REAL 32 bit O.S. at
university and everywhere! For all that want know more
about OS/2 and how to get the most from it.
NETHERLANDS
Hobby Computer Club (HCC)
HCC OS/2 gg
Postbus 149
3990 DC HOUTEN
Tel: +31-30-637 87 88
Fax: +31-30-637 89 30
BBS:
HCC OS/2 gg HOFSTAD BBS&colon. +31-70-3947842 (Sysop - Bert van Rhijn)
HCC OS/2 gg CORAC BBS&colon. +31-20-6370729 (Sysop - Michel Rozengarden)
HCC OS/2 gg Alexander BBS&colon. +31-10-2860600; +31-10-2860587 (Sysop Cor Slot)
E-Mail: mtillema@hccfido.hcc.nl
WWW: http://www.hobby.nl/~os2-gg/
Meeting Schedule: Varies
Location: Varies
Contact: Menno Tillema
OS/2 SIG Leader: Nico Kralt, Voorburg NL
BBS Sysop: Bert van Rhijn
Dues: Hfl. 68/year; Includes club magazine, "Computer!Totaal".
Membership: 1200
Newsletter: DRAAD/2 (published 4 times a year)
NORWAY
OS/2 Brukerforum Norge (OS/2 BFN)
(OS/2 User Group Norway)
Steinbekken 4
Klafta 2040
Tel: +47 63 97 89 46
Fax: None
BBS: None
E-Mail: haraldb@bigblue.no
WWW: http://www.os2bfn.no/
Contact: Harald Bjornstad (haraldb@bigblue.no)
Newsletter: OuroborOS/2 (Quarterly)
Schedule: Quarterly, 6pm
Location: IBM Norge, Kolbotn
Founded: 1994
Membership: 246
Leader: Harald Bjornstad
Officers: Steinar Johansen (steinar3@online.no)
Henrik Lorange (hlorange@os.telia.no)
Per Steinlein (pseinle@c2i.net)
Goeran Arnesen (goran.arnesen@cinet.no)
Dues: NOK 100
Description: OS2BFN (OS/2 Brukerforum Norge) is an individual forum for users
and companies using OS/2. In 1998 the forum started focusing more about our
on-line internet site, http://www.os2bfn.no/ In our site you will find all the
OS/2 related news, articles and OS/2 solutions. The site is updated 2-4 times
a week. In our seminars (4 times a year) we focus on important issues about
OS/2. (WSOD, Java, Visual Age, Network computing and Warp/Warpserver/Domino)
We have an IRC channel. OS2BFN is for all users of the OS/2 operating system,
but also for those with other special interest of OS/2. By the end of 1998 we
are going to announce a pure company related site with focus on servers, network
and cost-effective solutions.
TeamOS/2 Midt-Norge
(TeamOS/2 Central Norway)
Per Kvists vei 6
7058 Jakobsli
Tel: +47-73-91-68-19
Fax: None
BBS: None
E-Mail: teamos2@multinet.no
WWW: http://www.multinet.no/~teamos2
Founded: 1993
Membership: 59
Contact: Harald Eilertsen (haraldei@stud.unit.no)
Newsletter: "Absolute WARP!" (Quarterly)
Meeting Schedule: Varies
Location: Varies
District Leader: Harald Eilertsen
Newsletter Editor: Jan-Morten Havstein
Dues: Free
Description: TeamOS/2 Midt-Norge is the regional TeamOS/2
group of the Central Norway region. Based around the city of
Trondheim, we try to promote OS/2 and OS/2 based solutions. We
also try to help get new OS/2 users up and going and help around
with any problems they may have. Generally we try to create a
community of OS/2 users.
RUSSIA
Russian OS/2 User Group (ROSUG)
c/o International Computer Club (room 53,54)
Proyezd Serova 4
Znanie Building
Moscow 101813
Tel: 095-921-0902
BBS: Unknown
Meeting Schedule: 3rd Tuesday, 11am
Location: Orlikov per 3, korp A
Contact: Constantin Protopopov 095-492-0837
President: Unknown
Dues: Unknown
SWEDEN
Swedish OS/2 User Group
(Svenska OS/2 User Group)
Upplandsgatan 67
Stockholm 113 28
Tel: +46-8-330916
Fax: +46-8-329965
E-Mail: info@os2ug.se
WWW: http://www.os2ug.se/
Meeting Schedule: Unknown
Location: Unknown
Contact: Michael Rotter
Founded: 1991
Membership: 300
Newsletter: None
Dues: Unknown
SWITZERLAND
Common Switzerland, OS/2 SIG
P.O. Box 380
8424 Embrach
Tel: +41-1 876 02 80
Fax: +41-1 876 02 10
E-Mail: rbsloot@ibm.net
WWW: http://www.common.ch
http://www.common.ch/OS2PAGE.HTML
Meeting Schedule: Varies
Location: Varies
Contact: Rene B. Sloot (101642.12@compuserve.com)
SIG Leader: Rene B. Sloot (101642.12@compuserve.com)
Dues: Unknown
Description: Common Switzerland is primarily
dedicated to issues surrounding the AS/400 operating
environment. However, this SIG is dedicated to OS/2
and run by members of Team OS/2.
OS/2 User Association (Schweiz)
Im Bruenneli 15
CH-8127 Forch
Tel: +41 (0)1 8876940
Fax: +41 (0)1 8876941
BBS: +41 (0)1 8876942
E-Mail: reglin@ibm.net
WWW: http://os2web.inserto.ch/os2ua/
Founded: July 1993
Membership: 60
Contact: Roman Eglin
Newsletter: (Homepage & mail
Schedule: 1st Tuesday, 7pm
Location: Varies; see web page
President: Frank J. Dekker
Resp. f. Administration: Roman Eglin
Treasurer: Oliver Minzloff
Dues: 100,- Swiss Francs (approx. 75-80 US$)
No fee for the meetings.
Description: Purpose is to promote & support OS/2 and
exchange information and experiences. Open to everyone with
an interest in OS/2.
UKRANIA
Kharkov OS/2 User Group
Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering
47 Lenin Ave
Kharkov 310164
Tel: 7-572-32-1062
BBS: Unknown
Meeting Schedule: 1st Tuesday, 3pm
Location: Institute for Low Temperature Physics
and Engineering, Computer Center, Room 106
Contact: Vladimir O. Krouglov
President: Dr. Levon K. Amdilyan
Dues: Unknown
UNITED KINGDOM
EurOS/2
c/o Martin Brampton
Moore Stephens
St. Paul's House
Warwick Lane
London EC4P 4BN
Tel: +44-171-334-9191
Fax: +44-171-246-6055
BBS: +44-171-334-0337 (Moore Stephens Infoline)
E-Mail: euros2@ibm.net or 100303.2007@compuserve.com
WWW: None
Meeting Schedule: 1st Thursday, 4pm
Location: Moore Stephens Training Centre,
1 Snow Hill, London EC1A 2EN
Contact: Martin Brampton
Chairman: Martin Brampton
IBM Vendor Liaison: Rose Gerlach (rrgerl1@ibm.net)
Founded: February 1, 1996
Dues: Unknown
Description: The purpose of the group is to encourage
contact among people who want to make their OS/2 implementation
a smashing success. With monthly meetings in London, electronic
exchange of information and an on-line magazine, EurOS/2 is
getting its bearings among committed OS/2 users, especially in
the business community.
OS/2 UK Users Group
WWW: http://www.warp.in-uk.net/
E-Mail: os2uk@scotgate2.demon.co.uk
NOTE: Group is in the formation stages (as of June 15, 1998)
Personal Systems Society
20 CSG/MW
APO AE 09466
Tel: 44-869-240414
BBS: Unknown
Meeting Schedule: Unknown
Location: RAF Croughton Club
Contact: Steve Walker
President: Unknown
Dues: Unknown