MUGUKI was formed (see About Us) to provide opportunities for members to network, share ideas, good practice, hints and tips, tools etc. all are available on this website if you are a member. 

Membership

Membership is by organisation (or individual if this applies) and entitles anyone in an organisation to have access to the resources all for a single yearly fee of £150…..now that’s good value!  If you don’t want to pay full membership you can opt for ‘Talk List’ only at £75.  Talk List gives you instant access to other members so if you have an issue, struggling to know how to do something…maybe you haven’t done a particular task for a while…then posting to Talk List will undoubtedly get you an answer in minutes and not only one – a number of members will come back with a suggestion or solution.There are, in fact, three Talk Lists: General (for all issues with any PBBI product); GeoPlatform (for those who have the ex GDC suite of products); and CONFIRM – PBBI’s asset management system.  You are not restricted to one, you can request access to ALL three….where can you get that sort of support for such a small outlay? Although we have ‘MapInfo’ in the title we are wholly independent from Pitney Bowes Business Insight. The focus of the group is to support those using MapInfo products.  We do work closely with PBBI (they are members themselves) on issues affecting our members and having a close but independent relationship is beneficial to both our members and PBBI.

Administration

The group is administered by a number of volunteers formed as a committee.  The committee meet regularly to discuss strategy, formulate responses to developments, discuss finance and all the other administrative elements of running the group. 

Events

The committee also organise events - normally three each year. As a member organisation you get one free place at each event with a nominal rate, to cover refreshments, for two of your other members.  Individual members also come free. The events are spread around the country so members have a chance to get to at least one event in the year.  Event locations are chosen to provide convenient access by public transport. Events are usually held in: