CUSO Technology User Group (2025)

A New Way to Collaborate!

Join a credit union-specific technology peer group designed to enhance your career.

The CUSO Technology Users Group are people just like you: technology support professionals serving credit unions, that desire to improve their craft through sharing experiences and collaborating on technical matters.

Next Event

The next event is scheduled for Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at CU*Answers in Grand Rapids, Michigan from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET, with a networking dinner following. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided to all participants.

CU*Answers
6000 28th Street SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525

Registration

Registration closes on March 31, 2025 and is limited to 20 participants.

Registration for this event will open on January 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM ET.

Hotel Information

Attendees are responsible for their travel and hotel accommodations. Below are two hotels close to the CU*Answers Offices.

Sheraton Grand Rapids Airport

5700 28th Street SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Complimentary parking for all guests. 24 hour shuttle to the airport is available.

Please call the Sheraton at 616-957-1770 to make your reservation.

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Grand Rapids Airport

4747 28th Street SE
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49512-1915

Complimentary parking for all guests. 24 hour shuttle to the airport is available.

Please call the DoubleTree at 616-957-0100 to make your reservation.

What can I learn at CUSO TUG?

Just about anything related to installing, using, and managing technology at a credit union.

Our members live and breathe this stuff every day.

Get More by Giving Back!

As a member of CUSO TUG your contributions will directly assist other members and the projects they’re working on, be it technical, business related, or examination related.

We cover a wide variety of topics that change every meeting. The topics are selected by our members so they are always relevant including:

    • Strategic Technology planning
    • Network management tools and concepts
    • Disaster Recovery/Business Resilience
    • Annual Budgeting
    • Mobility
    • Cybersecurity
    • Auditing/compliance
    • Virtualization
    • Web technologies
    • More…

    CUSO TUG is a working group and each member is expected to help lead discussions and present on a topic they’re passionate about. The value of our interactions is directly related to the work we put into our time together, and that work pays dividends at the office almost immediately

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