SunGard Transition and Impact on BSNUG User Conferences

SunGard has realigned into two business units: K-12 Education and Local Government (which includes research foundations, not for profit groups, and colleges/universities).

The attachments below give background information about proposed changes for the BSNUG user group.

During the 2009 National Conference a vote was held concerning the future of our current BSNUG user group. Every site with an active BSNUG membership received two votes. Both measures concerned the re-purposing of the BSNUG Organization.

#1 - Should the users' group organization currently known as "Bi-Tech Software National Users' Group" (BSNUG) be renamed as "SunGard Public Sector National Users' Group" (SNUG)?

This measure passed with 89% of the voters in favor.

#2 - Should "BSNUG" (or the renamed organization based on the ballot item above) re-purpose itself as the User Group Organization for SunGard Public Sector K-12 and thereby align itself with the K-12 division of SunGard Public Sector?

This measure passed with 71% of the voters in favor.

For those of you that voted, thank you for taking the time to weigh in on these very important and difficult issues. The BSNUG Board will be working in 2010 and beyond to implement the changes. Please be assured the changes will not happen immediately. The renaming of the organization will occur at the end of 2010 and the change in focus will occur gradually as the software product development begins to diverge between the two divisions.

For now, this is a transition period and your BSNUG Users Group is still fully functional as in past years.

User group conferences scheduled through 2010 will be held as planned for all IFAS clients, including the following BSNUG conferences:

2010 Western Regional Conference in San Diego, CA scheduled for March 24-26, 2010
2010 Eastern Regional Conference in New Orleans, LA on May 12-14, 2010
2010 National Conference in San Francisco, CA from September 15-18, 2010 (25th Anniversary of BSNUG!)

Related Attachments

		BSNUG Board Additional Information - 07/22/2009 BSNUG Board Response Letter to Listserve.doc \| 26 KB Letter from Board posted to the BSNUG Listserve on 07/22/2009 containing further details on the proposed user group changes.

		BSNUG Board Letter from 07/01/2009 BSNUG Board Letter - Proposed Changes.pdf \| 232.6 KB This is a scanned document containing a letter that explains the proposed BSNUG user group changes as presented by the BSNUG Board. BSNUG member sites should have started receiving this letter in mid-July. It was sent to the primary business contact person for each site using customer contact information on file with SunGard Public Sector.

		BSNUG Board Letter - Accompanying Charts from 07/01/2009 BSNUG Board Letter - Charts.pdf \| 327.5 KB This is a scanned document containing graphics showing the future software suites envisioned by SunGard K-12 and Local Government divisions and the proposed timeline for migrating to a new user group structure.

		SunGard Public Sector - Local Government - April 2009 SGPS Local Government Letter.pdf \| 29.2 KB A message from Tom Huber, President, SunGard Public Sector, Local Government with information specific to the Local Government division.

		SunGard Public Sector - K-12 Education - April 2009 SGPS K-12 Letter.pdf \| 33.5 KB A message from Frank Lavelle, President, SunGard Public Sector, K-12 Education with information specific to the K-12 division.

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		BSNUG Board Additional Information - 07/22/2009 BSNUG Board Response Letter to Listserve.doc \| 26 KB Letter from Board posted to the BSNUG Listserve on 07/22/2009 containing further details on the proposed user group changes.

		BSNUG Board Letter from 07/01/2009 BSNUG Board Letter - Proposed Changes.pdf \| 232.6 KB This is a scanned document containing a letter that explains the proposed BSNUG user group changes as presented by the BSNUG Board. BSNUG member sites should have started receiving this letter in mid-July. It was sent to the primary business contact person for each site using customer contact information on file with SunGard Public Sector.

		BSNUG Board Letter - Accompanying Charts from 07/01/2009 BSNUG Board Letter - Charts.pdf \| 327.5 KB This is a scanned document containing graphics showing the future software suites envisioned by SunGard K-12 and Local Government divisions and the proposed timeline for migrating to a new user group structure.

		SunGard Public Sector - Local Government - April 2009 SGPS Local Government Letter.pdf \| 29.2 KB A message from Tom Huber, President, SunGard Public Sector, Local Government with information specific to the Local Government division.

		SunGard Public Sector - K-12 Education - April 2009 SGPS K-12 Letter.pdf \| 33.5 KB A message from Frank Lavelle, President, SunGard Public Sector, K-12 Education with information specific to the K-12 division.