# AUUG

AUUG /ˈɔːɡ/ was an Australian association and users' group. It described itself as the organisation for Unix, Linux and Open Source professionals. Its aim was to build a community of those interested in open systems and open standards. The newsletter AUUGN is pronounced /ˈɔːɡən/.
AUUG ran nationally with chapters in most states and territories. The main activities were a website, mailing lists, the AUUGN newsletter, various conferences, and chapter meetings.
Along with USENIX, AUUG was one of the oldest Unix user groups in the world. Founded in 1975 by John Lions and others as the Australian Unix systems User Group, it later broadened its remit but retained the name. It was constituted on 27 August 1984 and incorporated as "AUUG Inc" on 26 August 1988 in Victoria. AUUG was dissolved between 2010 and January 2015, though it had been in decline for years, and its members were asked to vote on whether to continue as early as 2007. There is an AUUG Preservation Society which took over management of the auug.org.au domain name in June 2011.
As of 9 January 2015, the Victorian Incorporated Association Register lists A0016636N (AUUG Inc) as Deregistered with its last return filed in 1995.

## National conference

Some conferences included three days of tutorials before hand.
* 2007 – 12 to 14 October, Melbourne, "Quality". Retrieved 1 January 2018.
* 2006 – 10 to 13 October, Rendezvous Hotel in Melbourne, "Theme". Retrieved 1 January 2018.
* 2005 – 19 to 21 October, Carlton Crest Hotel in Sydney, "Theme". Retrieved 1 January 2018.
* 2004 – 29 to 31 August, Duxton Hotel, Flinders St, Melbourne, "Theme". Retrieved 1 January 2018.
* 2002 – 4 to 6 September, Melbourne, ""Measure, Monitor, Control"". Retrieved 1 January 2018.

## Annual General Meetings

* "2008 AGM". Retrieved 1 January 2018., CSC Office in Braddon, ACT
* "2007 AGM". Retrieved 1 January 2018., Melbourne Museum.
* "2006 AGM". Retrieved 1 January 2018., Rendezvous Hotel, 328 Flinders Street, Melbourne, Victoria
* "2005 AGM". Retrieved 1 January 2018., Carlton Crest Hotel in Sydney
* "2004 AGM". Retrieved 1 January 2018., The Duxton Hotel

## Governance

Office Bearers :
| Year Elected/Appointed | President | Vice President | Secretary | Treasurer | Committee | Returning Officer | Assistant Returning Officer |
| 1986 | Ken McDonell | | Robert Elz | Chris Maltby | Chris Campbell, John Lions, Tim Roper, Lionel Singer | John O'Brien | |
| 1987 | Ken McDonell | | Robert Elz | Chris Maltby | Chris Campbell, Piers Lauder, John Lions, Tim Roper | John O'Brien | |
| 1988 | Greg Rose | | Tim Roper | Michael Tuke | Rich Burridge, Frank Crawford, Chris Maltby, Tim Segall | John O'Brien | |
| 1989 | Greg Rose | | Tim Roper | Michael Tuke | Peter Barnes, John Carey, Pat Duffy, Chris Maltby | John O'Brien | David Purdue |
| 1990 | Greg Rose | | Peter Barnes | Michael Tuke | Frank Crawford, Pat Duffy, Andrew Gollan, Chris Maltby | John O'Brien | David Purdue |
| 1991 | Pat Duffy | Chris Maltby | Rolf Jester | Frank Crawford | Andrew Gollan, Glenn Huxtable, Peter Karr, Scott Merrilees, Michael Tuke | John O'Brien | |
| 1992 | Phil McCrea | Glenn Huxtable | Peter Wishart | Frank Crawford | Rolf Jester, Chris Maltby, John O'Brien, Michael Paddon, Greg Rose | Michael Tuke | |
| 1993 | Phil McCrea | Glenn Huxtable | Peter Wishart | Frank Crawford | Greg Birnie, Stephen Boucher, Chris Maltby, Michael Paddon, Chris Schoettle | Michael Tuke | |
| 1994 | Phil McCrea | Glenn Huxtable | Peter Wishart | Frank Crawford | Stephen Boucher, Lucy Chubb, Chris Maltby, Michael Paddon, Rick Stevenson | David Purdue | |
| 1995 | Michael Paddon | Glenn Huxtable | Peter Wishart | Stephen Boucher | Lucy Chubb, Frank Crawford, Chris Maltby, Phil McCrea, David Purdue | | |
| 1996 | Michael Paddon | Lucy Chubb | David Purdue | Stephen Boucher | Malcolm Caldwell, Alan Cowie, Frank Crawford, Mark White, Pauline van Winsen | | Peter Chubb |
| 1997 | Michael Paddon | Lucy Chubb | David Purdue | Stephen Boucher | Malcolm Caldwell, Luigi Cantoni, Peter Laytham, Mark White | | |
| 1998 | Lucy Chubb | David Purdue | Mark White | Stephen Boucher | Malcolm Caldwell, Luigi Cantoni, Günther Feuereisen, Peter Gray, Michael Paddon | | |
| 1999 | David Purdue | Mark White | Stephen Boucher | Luigi Cantoni | Malcolm Caldwell, Lucy Chubb, Günther Feuereisen, Peter Gray, David Newall, Michael Paddon | | |
| 2000 | David Purdue | Malcolm Caldwell | Michael Paddon | Luigi Cantoni | Sarah Bolderoff, Alan Cowie, Greg Lehey, Peter Gray, David Newall | | |
| 2001 | David Purdue | Michael Paddon | Greg Lehey | Luigi Cantoni | Sarah Bolderoff, Malcom Caldwell, Peter Gray, Conrad Parker, Warren Toomey | | |
| 2002 | Greg Lehey | Malcom Caldwell | David Bullock | Gordon Hubbard | Sarah Bolderoff, Adrian Close, David Purdue, Stephen Rothwell, Andrew Rutherford, Marl White | | |
| 2003 | Greg Lehey | David Purdue | Adrian Close | Gordon Hubbard | Jonathon Coombes, Andrew Frederick Cowie, Steve Landers, Stephen Rothwell, Michael Still | | |
| 2004 | David Purdue | Steve Landers | Jonathon Coombes | Gordon Hubbard | Grant Allan, Adrian Close, Andrew Frederick Cowie, Enno Davids, Michael Still | Jason Ozolins | David Baldwin |

## Other activities

* "AUUG press release and coverage: AUUG CALLS FOR SCO TO CEASE DESTRUCTIVE ACTIONS". Retrieved 1 January 2018.

## Other AUUGs

AUUG was not associated with the Atlanta UNIX Users Groups (AUUG).