Be User Groups in North America and South America

Here is the current list of Be users groups in the Americas. For more information, contact any of these groups directly via the links below.

• United States
• Canada
• Mexico
• Brazil
• Venezuela
• Dominican Republic
• Virtual BUGs

Interested in starting a Be User Group? We have instructions for doing so on-line.

United States

• Alabama -- Huntsville
  Group Name: HuMBUG
  Goals: Spreading interest in the BeOS in the community and possibly holding programming workshops.
  Primary contact: Chip Paul
  URL: http://www.webfire.com/~cpaul/humbug

• Arizona -- Mesa
  Group Name: AZ-BUG
  Goals: A group formed to promote BeOS deployment and application development.
  Primary contact: paul@riverawoods.com
  URL: http://www.azbug.org

• Arizona -- Tucson
  Group Name: TUBUG
  Goals: To get people living in Tucson and Southern AZ together to share information and ideas on how to advance the best OS--the BeOS!
  Primary contact: Joshua T. Pyle
  URL: http://jtsenior.ourfamily.com/TUBUG/

• Arkansas
  Group Name: CarkBUg (Central Arkansas Be User Group)
  Goals: To promote Be in the central Arkansas area.
  Primary contact: William Nelson
  URL: http://www.up-link.net/~teknowil/beos.html

• Arkansas
  Group Name: NWA BUG (North West Arkansas BUG)
  Goals: To create awareness for the BeOS.
  Primary contact: Jay Atwood
  URL: http://comp.uark.edu/~jatwood

• California -- Huntington Beach
  Group Name: THEBUG
  Goal: To get together with other Be users and discuss the BeOS, and demo different programs that are available.
  Primary contact: Steven Pierce
  URL: coming soon!

• California -- Los Angeles
  Group Name: LABUG
  Goal: Focus on bringing Digital Video on set-top boxes using BeOS.
  Primary contact: Young Paik
  URL: http://www.den.net

• California -- Marysville
  Group Name: PlanBe
  Goal: Evangelizing the BeOS, and focusing on graphics production and Internet productivity.
  Primary contact: Gabriel Jeffrey
  URL: http://www.planbe.org
  http://gjeffrey.com/bevirtual

• California -- San Jose
  Group Name: Be Sharp
  Goal: Evangelizing BeOS through the internet. Meet other developers and enthusiasts online.
  Primary contact: Shannon McGuire
  URL: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/besharp

• California -- Santee
  Group Name: BUGbit
  Goal: To generate information and create excitement about the BeOS.
  Primary contact: Charles Norman
  URL: coming soon!

• California -- Seaside
  Group Name: BeDigital
  Goal: To develop software for average PC Users, and to spread the use of BeOS to as many people as possible.
  Primary contact: Matthew Doza
  URL: http://maddog.microfx.net/BeDigital

• California -- Studio City
  Group Name: SCBUG (Studio City BUG)
  Goal: Meeting to trade BeOS ideas, rumors and help. Providing free technical support over the web (installation, configuration, etc.)
  Primary contact: Alex McWillie
  URL: coming soon!

• California - Ridgecrest
  Group Name: HDBUG (High Desert BeOS User Group)
  Goal: To further local interest in BeOS and to "enlighten" the masses.
  Primary contact: Kenny Melton
  URL: Coming Soon!

• California -- San Diego
  Group Name: SanDBUG
  Goal: Goal: Promote BeOS as a developing software for graphics, the software available by having demos. training and have good old fashion computer fun.
  Primary contact: Jose M. Gallego
  URL: http://members.home.net/jmgallego/beos/

• California -- San Francisco
  Group Name: baBUG
  Goal: The primary focus will be twofold, evangelizing the OS to new users and to promote the product to content creators and network admins.
  Primary contact: Kent Demas
  URL: http://www.boomweb.com/babug/index.html

• California -- Temecula
  Group Name: DBUG
  Goals: To assist other businesses in porting the BeOS over to their systems.
  Primary Contact: Jacques Cattell
  URL: http://www.rainbowe.com/

• Colorado -- Fort Collins
  Group Name: BEERS (BE Enthusiasts R uS)
  Primary Contact: Tom Sapienza
  URL: http://www.worldwidemart.com/sapienza/be

• Colorado -- Aurora
  Group Name: Be S.T.I.N.G (Superior Technology for Internet, Networking, and Graphics)
  Goals: To offer a forum for the exchange of information relating to the BeOS. To promote the BeOS and encourage software developers to produce 3rd party applications for the platform. Particularly interested in the impact Be will have on the Internet, Graphics and Multimedia world.
  Primary Contacts: Darren Barnes
  URL: http://www.triadcom.net/be-sting

• Colorado -- Westminster
  Group Name: Be Denver
  Goals: Focusing on developing and delivering applications for the BeOS that promote the platform and show off it's capabilities.
  Primary Contacts: Jason Rowland
  URL: Coming Soon!

• Connecticut -- New Haven
  Group Name:CTBUG - The Connecticut BeOS Users Group
  Goal: Encourage and support of BeOS use in the state.
  Primary Contacts: John A. Brajkovic
  URL: http://www.connix.com/~greyhame/being.html

• Florida -- Cocoa
  Group Name: CFLBUG (Central Florida BUG)
  Goal: Evangelism of BeOS, and getting a better variety of drivers available.
  Primary contact: David Muszynski
  URL: http://www.welcome.to/cflbug

• Florida -- Gainesville
  Group Name: SEABUG (South East Be User Group)
  Primary Contact: Gregory Goddard
  URL: www.ce.ufl.edu/~fjord/seabug.html
  Mailing list: In order to subscribe, you can can send mail to 'listserv@lists.ufl.edu' with 'subscribe seabug-l' in the body of the message.

• Florida -- Orlando
  Group Name: BUG-O
  Primary Contact: bug-o@sitebe.com
  Goal: To promote awareness and interest in the BeOS. Audio and video production using BeOS. URL: http://www.sitebe.com/bug-o/

• Florida -- Miami
  Group Name: miamiBUG
  Goal: To spread the word about BeOS in Miami, and to get people using BeOS on their computers.
  Primary contact: Jason Mauer
  URL: http://www.miamibug.org/

• Florida -- Tallahassee
  Group Name: BeTally
  Primary Contact: Bruce Leggett
  Goal: Development, networking, gaming, and general BeOS awareness. URL: http://www.ngga.com/betally

• Georgia -- Atlanta
  Group Name: A.BUG
  Goals: A.BUG wishes to provide the very best experience and information that it can to its members, so that they can better promote the strengths of the BeOS to others.
  Primary Contact: Kevin Birch
  URL: http://www.webguys.com/a.bug.html

• Georgia -- Dalton
  Group Name: CarpetBUG
  Goals: To connect all BeOS users in the Northwest GA area to discuss and promote the BeOS.
  Primary Contact: Matthew Kemph
  URL: http://www.ocsonline.com/~mkemph

• Georgia - Robins AFB
  Group Name: COSeg (The Collective Operating System/Enthusiast Group)
  Goals: To support all operating systems that deal with Productivity, Multimedia, DTP, Networking, Entertainment, etc.
  Primary Contact: John Howard
  URL: http://home.earthlink.net/~stevee617/COS/main.html

• Illinois - Aurora
  Group Name: Be Me Up (Be User Group for Northern Illinois)
  Goals: To promote the use of Be as an alternative to the mainstream OS. Will also hold meetings in Chicago.
  Primary Contact: Adam Israel
  URL: http://www.battleaxe.net/be

• Illinois - Bloomington
  Group Name: BeNormal
  Goals: We at BeNormal are here to evangelize the BeOS to residence of Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. It is our goal to move the BeOS into a mainstream limelight for everyone to enjoy. Furthermore, we hope to work with local computer resellers and builders to make the BeOS available to customers locally. As a group we want to provide technical support free of charge for this area. Primary Contact: Broch Gerling
  URL: http://homepage.dave-world.net/~broch/

• Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
  Group Name: Be Users Group and Association for Computing Machinery at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  Concentrating on the Urbana-Champaign area
  Primary contact: Vikram Kulkarni
  URL: www.acm.uiuc.edu/bug/

• Indiana -- Indianapolis
  Group Name: ISLE BUG (Indianapolis Students Learning Everything about Be)
  Primary contacts: Nick Hritsko and Brendan Allen
  URL: http://mem.tcon.net/users/5011/0725/isle/
  http://home.beoscentral.com/islebug/
  

• Indiana -- Purdue University, West Lafayette
  Group Name: miniBUG
  Primary contacts: David Sierkowski URL: http://dart.dhs.org

• Iowa -- Ames
  Group Name: ISUBUG: Iowas State University BUG
  Goals: We aim to raise awareness of the BeOS and to create a community of programmers and users in the area.
  Primary contact: Corey Peterson
  URL: http://www.stuorg.iastate.edu/ISUMUG/be/bug.html

• Kansas -- Kansas City
  Group Name: KCBUG
  Goals: The primary interest so far seems to revolve on it being an alternative OS and it's multi-threaded capabilities.
  Primary contact: Mark Abraham
  URL: www.everstar.com/kcbug

• Kentucky - Louisville
  Group Name: BUGLou
  Goals: Evangelizing the BeOS as well as providing friendly support and a knowledge base for people in the area interested in the BeOS. Music and Multimedia applications will be highlighted.
  Primary contact: Joseph Bironas
  URL: http://www.iglou.com/josebiro/buglou

• Kentucky -- Newport
  Group Name: NKBUG
  Goals: To explore and investigate alternative OS possibilities in the areas of graphic design and video.
  Primary Contact: Randy Arrowood
  URL: coming soon!

• Louisianna-- West Monroe
  Group Name: BUG-Lab
  Goal: To promote BeOS and the growth of technology in LA.
  Primary contact: Shane DeVault
  URL: http://members.tripod.com/bug-lab

• Massachussetts -- Harvard
  Group Name: HBUG
  Goal: Promote awareness and interest in the BeOS
  Primary Contact: David J. Ramsey
  URL: http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~beos/

• Michigan -- Plymouth
  Group Name: Midwest Bugaboo
  Goal: To build a community of BeOs users and developers for the purpose of sharing ideas and information about the BeOS. Developers will have the opportunity to promote their applications, and to stay informed about what other developers are doing. Users will have access to the latest news and software developments. Since this is an Internet based community, everyone is welcome to join.
  Primary contact: William Dunning
  URL: http://www.midwestbugaboo.com

• Minnesota -- St. Paul
  Group Name: MNBUG
  Goal: A starter group to facilitate information exchange as well as a cetralized location to meet and demo the BeOS
  Primary contact: David Duccini
  URL: http://www.backpack.com

• Nebraska -- Omaha
  Group Name: GOBUG - Greater Omaha BeOS Users Group
  Goal: To promote the use of BeOS for each users' specific needs
  Primary Contact: Jim O'Gorman
  

• Nevada -- Reno
  Group Name: The BUG of Reno
  Goals: To spread info about the BeOS's potenetial to the wide range of multimedia and advertising professionals in my area. The main business in my city is gambling, which relies heavily on graphic savvy computers to create their lavish advertisements. There are also many advertising companies in my area that rely on Macs for there needs. I feel that they would love to know about the option of running the BeOS on their computers.
  Primary Contact: Hunter Halcomb
  URL: http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/pixel/881

• Nevada -- Reno
  Group Name: RBUG
  Goals: Focused on new uses and people interested in getting started programming with the BeOS.
  Primary Contact: Andrew Morton
  URL: http://rbug.webjump.com

• New Hampshire - Milford
  Group Name: SNHBUG (South New Hampshire Be Users' Group)
  Goals: To raise awareness of the BeOS as a viable client platform for a variety of hame and work related tasks, focusing heavily on networking.
  Primary Contact: Jason T. Nelson
  URL: http://www.eboai.org/~jtn/

• New Jersey
  Group Name: New Jersey Be Users Group
  Goal: To evangelize the BeOS as a viable alternative to the more mainstream OSes.
  Primary contact: Ron Bannon
  URL: http://www.cypherwerks.com/

• New Mexico -- Albuquerque
  Group Name: The Red and Green BUG
  Goals: The primary interest will be real-world uses of the OS, especially in supporting the efforts of local industry. Also, there will be an emphasis on the Intel version of the BeOS.
  Primary contact: Adam Winter URL: Not Yet Available.

• New Mexico - Albuquerque
  Group Name: Wackass Esoteric Fu
  Goal: To make life more interesting, fun, easier, faster and powerful with the BeOS. Primary contact: Jason Kottler
  URL: Not Yet Available

• New York -- New York
  Group Name: NYC BUG
  Goal: To promote BeOS in the NYC Metro area.
  Primary contact: Dan Perelman To promote BeOS in the NYC Metro area.
  URL: coming soon.

• New York -- Rochester
  Group Name: BUGGER - the Be User Group of the Greater Entirety of Rochester
  Goal: To assimil...er, introduce, the BeOS to all that that lives, eats and/or breathes in the vicinity of Rochester.
  Primary Contact: Cristina Luis
  URL: http://www.beos.org/bugger/

• North Carolina - Burlington
  Group Name: Piedmont BUG
  Goal: Interested in graphics, sound and programming. Primary contact: Geoffrey Deasey URL: http://www.netpath.net/~deasey/be.html

• North Carolina - Research Triangle Park
  Group Name: RTBUG
  Goal: To encourage new development (and new users) for the BeOS through demonstrations and evangelism, and to provide programming info and support to area developers. Primary contact: Andrew Vessey URL: http://www.rtbe.org

• North Dakota -- Fargo
  Group Name: FargoBUG
  Primary Contact: Peter Schultz
  URL: http://www.beforever.com/fargobug/
  If you are interested in a BeOS demo, please contact Pete Schultz by email.

• Ohio -- Cleveland
  Group Name: North East Ohio BUG
  Goal: To discuss Be topics and also to expose others to what Be has to offer.
  Primary contact: Hal Hanson
  URL: http://www.BeUG.org

• Oregon -- Eugene
  Group Name: EBUG
  Primary contact: Michael Peacore
  URL: http://members.theglobe.com/mpeacor/ebug/index.html

• Oregon -- Portland
  Group Name: PDX BUG
  Goals: Foster an interest in Be and provide a forum where Be developers and those interested in Be can meet and discuss ideas and share information.
  Explore the graphics and multimedia possibilities that Be offers.
  Explore the Internet possibilities Be offers.
  Primary contact: Aaron Spesard
  URL: http://www.teleport.com/~pdxbug

• Oregon -- Eugene
  Group Name: D.E.B.U.G.
  Goals: To generate more general interest in Be in Eugene, OR
  Primary contact: Bryan Newman
  URL: http://www.efn.org/~bryan/debug

• Pennsylvania -- Lehigh Valley
  Group Name: The LoVe BUG
  Goals: Goals: Create a challenging yet fun environment in the Lehigh Valley (located in eastern Pennsylvania) where anyone involved with or merely interested in the BeOS will feel welcome. Develop a community where people can learn about the BeOS, users can master the OS, and developers can rub elbows with others passionate about the possibilities and have a forum to exhibit their accomplishments. NOTE: Anyone is welcome, regardless of geographic location. We plan to create as real a presence via the Net as we do in person.
  Primary contact: Dean Rinehart
  URL: http://home.earthlink.net/~fseesink/lovebug

• Pennsylvania - Drexel University (Philadelphia)
  Group Name: BUsers
  Goals: Coming Soon!
  Primary contact: Justin Blumenthal
  URL: Coming Soon!

• Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh
  Group Name: CMUBUG
  Goals: To spread interest and awareness of the BeOS througout Carnegie Mellon University, with specific focus on software development capabilities.
  Primary contact: Paul M. Wolpe
  URL: Not yet available.

• Puerto Rico
  Group Name: PR-BUG
  Primary contact: Emmanuel J. Alvarez at ealvarez@yunque.net
  URL: http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Loge/1489/be.html

• Tennessee -- Knoxville
  Group Name: Ka-BUG
  Goal: To spread the word about BeOS, focusing on audio capabilities and interested in experimental drivers.
  Primary contact: Mike Marcum
  URL: http://monkey.tns.utk.edu/ka-bug

• Tennessee -- Memphis
  Group Name: Memphis BUG
  Goal: To share tips/tricks/advice about the BeOS.
  Primary contact: Shane Essary
  URL: http://www.people.memphis.edu/~sessary

• Tennessee -- Nashville
  Group Name: TN-BUG
  Primary Contact: J. Russell Cook
  URL: http://members.home.net/russellc/tnbug/

• Texas -- Austin
  Group Name:AustinBUG
  Serving Austin, Texas.
  Goals: To promote the BeOS and its possibilities as a cross-platform. To bring together those individuals who are looking for new possibilities in this growing and exciting industry.
  Primary contact: Ron Robinson
  URL: http://www.austinbug.org

• Texas - Houston
  Group Name: MetroBUG
  Primary contact: Ron Coy
  Goal: Interested in furthering graphic design, audio production, video production, and multimedia authoring using the BeOS.
  URL: http://www.houstonprogressive.org/metrobug

• Texas -- Dallas/Fort Worth
  Group Name: DFWBUG
  Goal: Tospread the news (gospel) about BeOS and Be, Inc., focusing on Audio/Visual applications, and application development. To make using BeOS a FUN experience.
  Primary contact: Hai Nguyen
  URL: http://www.shutup.org/~dfwbug

• Utah -- Salt Lake City
  Group Name: UBUG
  Goals: UBUG's primary goal will be to educate people about the reality of the BeOS. This would include promoting the BeOS as a viable "internet client" for business, school and home use.
  Primary Contact: Andrew Brown
  URL: http://www.driversoft.com/UBUG

• Utah -- West Valley City
  Group Name: BeOS Standard (BOSS) User Forum
  Goal: To learn how to use the BeOS, and teach users how to make the best of it. Covering all areas (networking, developing, graphics, etc.).
  Primary contact: dbp5@lds.net
  URL: http://members.spree.com/aquacadet

• Virginia -- Charlottesville
  Group Name: CBUG
  Goals: To spread and encourage the use and development of softeare for Be. We will provide a meeting place for users and developers alike to come together and share ideas, design goals and techniques, and experiences. We welcome all who are devoted, interested or curious.
  Primary Contact: Derek Cornish
  URL: http://beos.dorm.virginia.edu/beos.html

• Virginia -- Northern Virginia Metro area
  Group Name: NOVA BUG
  Goals: To get developers together, increase interest and motivation about what they and others are doing. Hopes that socialization of developers in conjunction with getting end-users will be fun and potentially profitable to everyone.
  Primary contact: Norman B. Robinson
  URL: http://www.tux.org/novabug/
  Mailing List: (subscribe benova) at macjordomo@emjay.waveworks.net

• Washington - Seattle
  Group Name: SeaBeesT
  Goals: For our BUG to be the repository of helpful information for people switching over to Be.
  Primary contact: beck@jetcity.com
  URL: http://www.jetcity.com/~beck/be/

• Washington - Wenatchee
  Group Name: The Wenatchee BUG
  Goals: Focused on high quality games.
  Primary contact: Michael Finn
  URL: http://members.tripod.com/~nerdsletter/index.html

• West Virginia - Morgantown
  Group Name: WV BUG
  Mission: To develop a forum near West Virginia University for those who are interested in the BeOS, however anyone is welcome to participate via the net regardless of location. Sister BUG to the LoVe BUG in PA.
  Primary contact: Frank Seesink
  URL: http://home.earthlink.net/~fseesink/wvbug
  

• Wisconsin -- Madison
  Group Name: MadBUG
  Goal: To create a place where those who already have some experience the BeOS and those who don't know about it yet can get together.
  Primary contact: Sean Murphy
  URL: http://www.beos.org/madbug/

• Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
  Group Name: MilwBUG
  Goal: Networking, learning, and mastering BeOS
  Primary contact: Jonathan Schwenn
  URL: http://www.pce-online.com/beos

• Wisconsin -- Waukesha County
  Group Name: WCBUG
  Primary contact: Darren Greer
  URL: http://.cc.edu/~dgreer/

Canada

• Vancouver, BC, Canada
  Group Name: VBUG (Vancouver BUG)
  Goal: To promote BeOS and encourage local developers.
  Primary contact: Dawn-Marie Reid
  URL: Coming soon
• Manitoba, Canada -- Winnipeg
  Group Name: UMBUG
  Primary contact: Markian Hlynka
  URL: www.cs.umanitoba.ca/~markian

• Ontario, Canada - Kichener
  Group Name: Be Yourself - User Group for the Technology Triangle
  Serving Ontario, Canada (Kitchener/Waterloo,Cambridge, Guelph).
  Primary contact: Piotr Pytlik
  URL: http://www.doublep.com/beyourself

• Ontario, Canada - Sarnia
  Group Name: BUGS (Be User Group of Sarnia)
  Goal: To get more people interest in BeOS.
  Primary contact: Chris Brodie
  URL: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Program/6009/

• Charlottetown, PE, Canada
  Group Name: Be PEI (Prince Edward Island)
  Goal: To promote the BeOS as much as possible! Primary contact: Jason White
  URL: http://www.jasonwhite.com

• Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
  Group Name: ICE (Integrated Chip Enthusiasts ) BUG
  Goal: To explore the potential of Be's use in systems and imaging. To explore the VR capabilities of Be. To increase interest in the BeOS. To introduce Be to local graphics and educational institutions. Primary contact: Christian Saint-Pierre
  URL: http://www3.sympatico.ca/csp/Be/

• Ontario, Canada - Toronto
  Group Name: TOBUG
  Goals: To introduce computer professionals and fellow computer science students to the BeOS. Emphasis on software development (games, multimedia applications and CS research topics).
  Primary contact: Robert Medeiros
  URL: http://www3.sympatico.ca/robert.medeiros/tobug/tobug.html

• Ontario, Canada
  Group Name: K-BUG
  Goals: To learn about and promote the BeOS.
  Primary Contact: Jaeson Tanner
  URL: http://www.rogue.org/jaeson/beos/

Mexico

• Monterrey, Mexico
  Group Name: PBUGM
  Primary contact: Gerardo Diaz
  URL: blackbox.cegs.itesm.mx/~gdiaz/

• Mexico City, Mexico
  Group Name: MexBUG
  Goal: To promote the BeOS in Mexico, and to provide a resource of new software and support for installation and implementation.
  Primary contact: Jose Arzac
  URL: http://www.arzac.com/mexbug/

• Mexico
  Group Name: Chihuahua Mexico BUG
  Goal: Promote the use of BeOS in the north of Mexico.
  Primary contact: Luis Fernando Garcia
  URL: coming soon

Brazil

• Maringa, Brazil
  Group Name: BUG-Br
  Goal: Interested in promoting everything related to BeOS, especially multimedia and BeOS programming and gaming.
  Primary contact: Bruno Albuquerque
  URL: http://www.din.uem.br/~bga/BUG-Br
  

• Sao Paulo, Brazil
  Group Name: IMC - Interactive Media Center
  Goal: To spread the word about the BeOS in Brazil.
  Primary contact: Eduardo Duprat
  URL: http://duprat.virtualave.net/
  http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/imcinteractivemediacenter

• Vila Velha, Brazil
  Group Name: Vitoria BUG
  Goal: To show the BeOS to new users and discuss solutions using the BeOS.
  Primary contact: Andre Carraretto
  URL: http://www.vix.zaz.com.br

Venezuela

• Las Mercedes, Caracas, Venezuela
  Group Name: BeVe
  Goal: Primary interests: networking, sound, developing applications for Be, and joining efforts with other Spanish-speaking users who support creation of Spanish language version.
  Primary contact: Victor Manuel Diez
  URL: http://www.beos.org/beve

Dominican Republic

• Santo Dimingo, Dominican Republic
  Group Name: BeOS Republica Dominicana
  Goal: To promote the BeOS and to find new helping hands to develop programs for the BeOS.
  Primary contact: Jorge Luis Cordova
  URL: http://intranetpub.net
  

Virtual BUGs
Virtual BUGs are International in nature and usually conduct business via web pages, chat rooms, mailing lists and other electronic communication.

• Group Name: iBUG (International BeOS Users Group)
  Goals: To help combine and channel efforts throughout the BeOS community for the evangelism and promotion of BeOS and BeIA.
  Primary Contact: Donovan Schulteis
  Mailing List: ibugchat@i-bug.org
  URL: http://www.i-bug.org/