Welcome to the East Bay Cisco Study Group Pages

Purpose: To study as a group to be better prepared to attain certification. Motivate each other and share knowledge to learn quicker and get better at networking.

We are currently looking for Study Group Leaders. There is a lot of interest. If you want to study with a partner; email and ask if someone is interested in your area.

Study Group Coordinators

If you would like more information about the Cisco Study Groups or wish to organize another study group, please contact one of the study group coordinators above. We also have a few suggestions listed here.

If you are interested in participating in one of the study groups, please note that active participation is required! All members that participate in a study group will be expected to contribute in some way that will be beneficial to the group. In other words, “no free loaders are welcome.” If you just want to attend without putting anything in to the study group, might I suggest that you take a Cisco class? I don't mean to be sarcastic when I say this, but I want to emphasize that these are study groups and not classes/seminars that are primarily led by one individual. Examples as to what one can contribute to a study group are as follows:

• If you are technically astute, certified and/or experienced on the subject material you wish to participate in to refresh and sharpen your skills, you can assist with mentoring a study group.
• If you own Cisco equipment or have access to Cisco equipment, make it available for group labs.
• Taking on the role of the Study Group Leader; this does not necessarily mean that you will be teaching the class but rather coordinate and delegate the resources (people) in your study group so that all members have at least one role that they can play in the study group which will be beneficial to all members.

If you are entry level, have no Cisco equipment or do not desire to take a leadership role, please be willing to assume some of the following responsibilities:

• Develop training materials (study notes for the class) that will help reiterate what is covered in the study sessions.
• Take meeting minutes of each study session and email to the study group distribution list to inform study group members who missed a session as to what was covered and will be covered in the next study session.
• Help develop and update the Study Group web page.
  Coordinate a Distribution List (database) of active participants in this study group as well as updating it with other members.
  

"The main reason why I decided to get involved with the Cisco Users Group is to interact with other people who share the same common career interests as myself. As a result of this, I have found it to be a valuable resource in my career progression (assistance with my studies, contacts I’ve made that will likely open up opportunities in the near future, thought provoking technical discussions, valuable on hands experience, accountability towards my certification goals, etc). It would be my hopes that those interested in heading down the same path as myself towards the ultimate goal of a CCIE may find these study groups beneficial as well."

Matt Seppeler
EDS - SW Regional Engineering Services
CCNP Voice Access, CCDP, MCSE