This organization was announced at Macworld New York in July 2000, and is in the process of getting up and running. They are planning to offer a variety of services for their members.
More details are available at their web site.
Each year the UG Academy recognizes leaders in the UG community with awards for newsletter and web site excellence as well as outstanding deeds by UG community members and officers. The User Group Academy supports all computer User Groups and organizations regardless of platform, race, religious, or economic classifications. This is the original online news, information, community and support network for user groups which started in 1989 as America Online's User Group Forum. The UGN continues services on the web for UG management, officers and members with the UG Newsletter Exchange, printable articles written by Macintosh User Group leaders for UG Newsletter Editors and a news delivery system for group events and info. UGN Portal Services include virtual hosting for MUG gateway pages, 3rd level domain pages and its User Group Certification program with live new-member referrals to Affiliate groups.