CAMUS International, Inc.
Statement of Change in Direction: Beyond 2008
2009 will be the year of biggest change for CAMUS, the 25 year-old user’s group for MANMAN and manufacturing
software for the HP3000/MPE and VAX/ALPHA/Integrity/OpenVMS platforms. As MANMAN and the surrounding
software and hardware of its independent ecosystems continues to provide sustainable use, the number of companies
still using it for their mission critical enterprise systems has stabilized in the low hundreds. There are fewer than 30
companies and individuals paying CAMUS membership dues, a less than 10% participation rate.
The CAMUS Board of Directors, consisting of eight individuals who have represented MANMAN from all aspects for
many years, as users and suppliers, has taken various actions at the most recent Board Meetings that we wish to
communicate to the membership. The Board has had 10 monthly meetings in 2008. The Spring Virtual Meeting of all
members and the September Annual Conference in Kansas City provided open discussion among all members about the
future direction as membership dwindles.
Actions taken include lowering annual membership rates to $200 ($300 for Associates) beginning in 2009 and
completely eliminating dues in 2010. Any member who is paid up by 12/31/08 will not be charged dues again. This
action became possible because of the self-managed style adopted by the Board, eliminating reliance on a paid
Association management firm. After December 31, 2008, CAMUS is completely volunteer-managed and maintained.
CAMUS International, Inc. will continue to be a non-profit, incorporated in the state of California, with a few thousand
dollars in cash reserves. Annual expenses are expected to be in the hundreds of dollars instead of tens of thousands as
in past years. Our best assets are our Newsletter, Web Site and List Server, which enables users to post questions and
solutions online. The Board will encourage widespread membership after 2010 and sponsorship of the ASKMANMAN
List Server will remain our highest priority.
No face-to-face meetings are planned for the next two years. With sponsorship assistance, a few Virtual Meetings in
webinar format may be held, to keep in touch and up-to-date on industry trends.
The CAMUS.org website will continue to be maintained and enhanced by Chris Jones and will be the repository of all
digital artifacts related to MANMAN. Submissions are welcomed. Physical memorabilia and records have been
transferred to the offices of the new Executive Directors: the President, Terri Glendon Lanza and Secretary/Treasurer,
Terry Simpkins.
The current Board is committed to staying on as volunteers for the foreseeable future and will serve until attrition takes
its course. CAMUS will continue to facilitate and sustain our motto: ‘Users Helping Users’.
Board of Directors: (elected during the September Forum) New Address:
Terri Glendon Lanza President tlanza@camus.org
Ed Stein Vice President estein@camus.org CAMUS International, Inc.
Terry Simpkins Secretary/Treasurer tsimpkins@camus.org 45738 Northport Loop West
Chris Jones Website cjones@camus.org Fremont, CA 94538
Mike Anderson Newsletter manderson@camus.org phone: 757.766.4559
John Serdendsky jserdensky@camus.org email: info@camus.org
Bob Andreini bandreini@camus.org
Terry Floyd Past President tfloyd@camus.org