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Introducing Our Newest Steering Committee Member – Jon Bucud

By Tobias Kreidl

Greetings, I hope everyone is enjoying a good start to the New Year 2019! Now that the holiday dust has settled, I’d like to welcome the newest addition to our Steering Committee, Jon Bucud. Jon is a Citrix Technology Advocate (CTA) and is one of our San Diego local group leaders. He has been an avid supporter of CUGC at in-person events and online, and is always a vocal champion of CUGC on social media. He is also a home lab fan. Jon Bucud Jon takes over the spot recently vacated by our former president, Lee Winbush. Lee Winbush We can’t thank Lee enough for his thoughtful leadership and genuine enthusiasm, both of which helped shape ...

2019: New Year, New CUGC Platform!

By Brad Hornback

2019–New Year, New CUGC Platform! Just before the holidays, we launched a new myCUGC.org, with a fresh new look and some exciting new features. The new design and functionality was just the beginning, as we’ll continue to roll-out additional features throughout the coming months. But for now, here’s a quick rundown of what’s new and exciting on the site: New Home Page : We’ve condensed things for a fresh look and to make room for new features, such as the larger, full-screen scrolling banner carousel at the top of the screen. Check here for our biggest announcements and upcoming events. Sticky Top Nav Bar : Scroll down the page and the nav bar stays ...

In Memoriam: Stephanie Roper

By Tobias Kreidl

We are deeply saddened to announce the unexpected loss of one of our own, Citrix and CUGC Community Manager Stephanie Roper. Before her leadership with CUGC, Stephanie was already well-known and loved among the CTP community as a long-time Citrite. When she joined the CUGC HQ team in 2016, she brought her fun, vivacious spirit and generous nature to our community. She tirelessly supported CUGC’s local events near and far and our online work. She was instrumental in the development of the CTA program, which has brought so much outstanding technical content to our local meetings, webinars and blogs. One of CUGC’s most vocal cheerleaders, Stephanie’s ...

Counting Down to Launch: The All-New myCUGC.org

By Lee Winbush

Last month we shared the exciting news about the upcoming launch of an all-new myCUGC.org. After more than a year of planning and months of work, we’re happy to announce the new site will go live on Monday, December 10 ! We can’t wait for everyone to check out the fresh look and additional features. As we near the final transition, here are a few details on what to expect: Migration: Access to the current myCUGC.org will be limited from December 7 - December 9 . This is when we’ll be doing the final migration of data from the old platform to the new platform. The majority of the site will operate in a “read only” mode during this time. All ...

Visit CUGC at the Citrix Virtual Tech Summit!

By Lee Winbush

On December 6, 2018, Citrix will host their first-ever Virtual Tech Summit, in partnership with Microsoft. This day-long virtual event focuses on the “how” of building a secure and dynamic digital workplace through technical sessions from product experts, live demos, and an exhibit hall. There will be opportunities for online networking, earning badges and winning prizes. On behalf of the Steering Committee, I hope you’ll plan to drop into CUGC’s virtual booth during the event. We’ll have staff on-hand throughout the day to answer questions about our local groups, events, webinars and everything else CUGC. If you have co-workers or friends who have been curious ...

Pardon Our Dust

By Lee Winbush

Since our launch in May 2015, myCUGC.org has been an integral part of CUGC. From local meetings to expert blogs, it’s a one-stop-shop for Citrix professionals and home to outstanding technical and community conversation. The current site is a great platform that helped us grow to over 21,000 members, but with increased membership and maturity come different needs. We want myCUGC.org to grow with us. That’s why the Steering Committee is thrilled to announce that an all-new myCUGC.org is coming in December 2018. All of the content you’ve come to expect will be there – local groups, events, webinars, blogs, forums – plus new features designed to enhance your ...

Say Hello to Our New Steering Committee Members

By Lee Winbush

We want to share some news from the CUGC Steering Committee. We’re announcing today two new members of the Committee. The first is Steve Elgan. Steve is a founding leader of the Omaha CUGC, is a CTA, is active on myCUGC.org, volunteered at Synergy, serves on the Local Support Working Group, has been a Member of the Month, and more. Very few members have engaged with CUGC and the community in so many ways. The second is Dan Schlimme. Dan leads the Healthcare SIG, is active on myCUGC.org, leads webinars, has been Member of the Month, serves on the Synergy Working Group, volunteered at Synergy, and more. He brings deep technical and community experience to ...

2018 T-Shirt Design Contest Winner!

By Sarah Vogt

We have our 2018 winning t-shirt! Patrick Coble took first place with his “Jersey” design. Second place goes to Martin Loubser’s “Infinity & Beyond,” and our third place winner is "The Mission" by Robert Callero. Congratulations to Patrick, Martin and Robert! Thank you to everyone who submitted a design and voted. This is only our second year of the contest and the number of submissions, the creativity, and the vote count are all up. The community delivered again! The “Jersey” will be released at Citrix Synergy 2018 by the thousands. We hope to see you there. And we hope to see our 2018 CUGC shirt at local meetings, XL meetings and popping up around ...

Announcing the 2017 CUGCY Award Winners!

By CUGC Official

We're thrilled to announce the winners of the 2017 CUGCY Awards! While 2017 saw more local meetings, User Share webinars, forum discussions and blog posts than ever, several members and local groups rose above the rest, and for that, we applaud them. CHECK OUT OUR 2017 AWARD WINNERS HERE! To everyone who stepped up throughout 2017 to give a presentation, answer (or ask) a question, write a blog, or pull together a local meeting, we heartily congratulate you as well. CUGC is for the users, by the users, so none of this would be possible without our amazing community. Thank you

2017–A Great Year for CUGC!

By Lee Winbush

It’s been a banner year for CUGC. We’ve grown bigger and better. Bigger with more members in our ranks. And better with more and more members sharing, learning and networking in our blogs, forums, webinars and meetings. It was a year of milestones and firsts. We held our 200 th local meeting, grew to over 17,000 members and more than 60 local groups around the globe. CUGC XL Kansas City Metro - Omaha CUGC XL Great Lakes CUGC User Share XL: Security It was the year of the XL event, both in-person and online, with great success all around. Our Women in Tech mentors completed their first round of one-on-one mentorships. ...

Design the Official 2018 T-Shirt. Win an Xbox One X!

By Kevin Keller

Win an Xbox One X! The 2nd annual CUGC T-Shirt Design Contest is underway! We’re calling on members to submit their designs today. CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL RULES AND HOW TO ENTER You only need some creativity and a cool design concept. Help us capture the spirit of CUGC with imagination and originality. We received more than a dozen submissions last year. We selected three finalists and put them to a community vote to select the winner. Your 2017 winner was “Galactic” by Wolfgang Baere of the South Florida CUGC. "Galactic" by Wolfgang Baere, 2017 Winner Not a graphic artist? Don’t worry. You can ...

CUGC's First User Share XL Webinar was a Great Success!

By CUGC Official

We held our first-ever expanded User Share XL webinar on October 5, 2017! Over the course of four hours, we hosted six online presentations all centered around one topic: Security. We had a great turnout and some very informative sessions: Citrix Chief Security Strategist, Kurt Roemer , kicked off the afternoon with "Securing the Future of Work," focusing on changes in the workplace and the security concerns and considerations that should guide us moving forward. Houston CUGC Leader, Networking SIG Leader and CTP Jason Samuel followed up with "Native OTP with NetScaler: Securing Your Citrix Environment Overnight for Free!" He explained ...

CUGC Annual Report 2016-2017

By Lee Winbush

Our annual report is hot off the presses. You can find a copy here. When I read it, two words come to mind: growth and leadership. I say growth because we have more members, local groups, meetings, webinars and online engagement. Everything is trending up. This is the grassroots growth we all want because it creates more opportunity to learn and connect. And why leadership? Because CUGC depends on individuals who volunteer their time and knowledge. They are the energy behind our local meetings, blogs, forums and our presence at Synergy. I congratulate and thank our members, especially our local, SIG and content leaders. Whether you help to lead a ...

Steering Committee Leading CUGC Into Year Three

By CUGC Official

The CUGC Steering Committee is tasked with directing our community. It first convened in early 2015 to plan our launch in May of that year, and it has been helping to manage our operations and growth ever since. Comprised of Citrix end user customers from diverse backgrounds and key staff from the Citrix community team, the Committee end user members volunteer their time to make CUGC the best it can be. Today we're announcing a new President, new Vice President and two new members. We're pleased to share the news that Lee Winbush from 3M is President and Tobias Kreidl from Northern Arizona University is Vice President. Each has shown dedication ...

Community Counts at Citrix Synergy 2017

By Kevin Keller

It’s been three weeks since the curtains closed on Citrix Synergy 2017, and we’ve had time to review our efforts. The unanimous conclusion is that Synergy 2017 was our best showing yet. I want to share some of the good news and thank the people who made it happen. Before we get to the numbers, let me first say the entire community was buzzing at Synergy 2017. More people are connecting, talking, Tweeting and networking. More people are volunteering and leading. More community leaders from the CTP and CTA programs, our local leadership and our rank-and-file presented and hosted discussions. More people attended the Pregame reception and visited the ...

2017 T-Shirt Contest Winner!

By James Ma

The votes have been counted! We are pleased to announce that you have chosen “Galactic” - designed by Wolfgang Baere from the South Florida CUGC - as the winner of the 2017 CUGC T-Shirt Contest. On behalf of the Steering Committee and the Synergy Working Group, I thank all the participants for their hard work and creativity. First Place – 2017 Synergy Pass "Galactic" by Wolfgang Baere Second Place - $100 Amazon gift card "2017 CUGC" by Nicolas Ouellet Third Place - $50 Amazon gift card "Word Map" by Tammy Grenier Look for the first release of the newly designed t-shirt at our Pregame party at Citrix Synergy 2017 ...

CUGC@Synergy 2017

By Kevin Keller

Citrix Synergy 2017 is just around the corner on May 23 - 25 in Orlando, Florida. The Steering Committee and our Synergy Working Group, along with HQ and Citrix, are planning our activities for the week with a big CUGC presence. We look forward to connecting with members and leaders from around the world for learning, networking and a good time. Today, we’ve unveiled our CUGC@Synergy 2017 page. It is your one-stop-shop for information on CUGC activities at Synergy. Check the page out for the most up-to-date information on: The 2017 CUGC T-Shirt Back by popular demand, we are giving away the 2017 CUGC t-shirt free to members at Synergy. Shirts ...

Announcing the 2016 CUGCY Award Winners!

By CUGC Official

We're happy to announce the winners of the 2016 CUGCY Awards! These members, groups and sponsors have gone above and beyond at local meetings, in our webinars, and through contributions to the blogs and forums to make CUGC a vibrant community. READ ABOUT OUR 2016 AWARD WINNERS HERE! Thanks to all of our winners, and to our entire community, for making 2016 such a great year

Be Immortalized in CUGC History: Design the Official 2017 T-Shirt

By Kevin Keller

*** The t-shirt contest deadline has passed. Thank you for all of the great entries! *** Chance to Win A FREE SYNERGY PASS! The 1st CUGC T-Shirt Design Contest is now underway! Have you ever wished you could help design the CUGC T-Shirt? Now is your chance! The CUGC t-shirt unveiling at Citrix Synergy has become a highly anticipated event, with the shirts becoming some of the most coveted swag. Almost everywhere you turn, you’ll spot a CUGC t-shirt (old or new) in the crowd, excellent proof of CUGC’s grassroots strength… and the power of FREE T-SHIRTS! To some extent, a badge of honor. Since the debut of our inaugural shirt, ...

Announcing The CUGCY Awards: Our Member Appreciation Honors!

By CUGC Official

As 2016 draws to a close, the Steering Committee is excited to announce our first annual member appreciation honors: The CUGCY Awards! We couldn't let 2016 go by without giving a shout out to those local leaders, bloggers, forum contributors, and others who make CUGC such a wonderful place! "Wait, what? How do you pronounce that? Where did that name come from?" CUGCY is pronounced "cug-see." Catchy, right? Rather than go with something generic like Community Awards or Member Awards, some of our sports-loving folks were inspired by ESPN's ESPY Awards. Hence the birth of The CUGCY Awards. It's unique and 100% CUGC. We'll announce ...