Re: Launching a Conference

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PHP Security would probably be the main thing I would want to see...



On Dec 4, 2007 1:41 PM, Tim Stiles <[email protected]> wrote:

> I had an interesting discussion with the leaders of several different
> user groups here in Dallas, last night.  It seems we've gotten
> ambitious.
>
> I've long spoken with other PHP users in the area about how the
> conference action for PHP users in the U.S. seems to be limited to
> either West Coast, East Coast, or, occasionally, Chicago/Upper
> Midwest.  Here in Texas, as close as we get seems to be a track
> buried in the SXSW extravaganza.
>
> Now, the forces behind an existing conference here in Dallas want to
> open up their ranks a bit and turn what has traditionally been a
> small .NET conference into a broader, multi-discipline conference -
> Dallas CodeCamp 2008.  We have the support of group organizers
> from .Net, Ruby, Python, and with the help of Jason Ragsdale and
> myself, PHP.  Technically, this isn't strictly a launch, since the
> conference has existed for a few years, but it is a dramatic rework
> and expansion of scope and scale.  This is most definitely a new animal.
>
> We're hoping to scale a one-day, single topic schedule into a 5-track
> two-day event, with the goal of getting coders from various
> disciplines to learn from each other while mixing and mingling
> happily.  At the moment, there are plans for tracks dedicated to each
> of the specified four languages as well as a 'crossroads'
> interdisciplinary track aimed at skills and subjects that are
> relevant to all.  I'm sure there will be lots of web development
> ideas covered, but they want non-web-oriented topics as well.
>
> We'll be fighting with the mechanics of assembling the conference
> soon, but first, I want to throw the question out to both potential
> attendees and potential speakers:
>
> What would it take to convince you to come to Dallas next April/May?
>
> What topics would you want to see covered?
>
> Who would you want to see?
>
> What conference features would you desire?
>
> What non-conference features would you desire?
>
> and, for my own benefit,
> What hurdles, surprises and horror stories should I brace myself
> against?
>
> Tim Stiles,
> Co-Organizer, DallasPHP
> WatchMaker, Icomex.com
>



-- 
Bill Bolte
hmmmmm...

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PHP Security would probably be the main thing I would want to see...<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 4, 2007 1:41 PM, Tim Stiles &lt;<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:
<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">I had an interesting discussion with the leaders of several different<br>user groups here in Dallas, last night. &nbsp;It seems we&#39;ve gotten
<br>ambitious.<br><br>I&#39;ve long spoken with other PHP users in the area about how the<br>conference action for PHP users in the U.S. seems to be limited to<br>either West Coast, East Coast, or, occasionally, Chicago/Upper
<br>Midwest. &nbsp;Here in Texas, as close as we get seems to be a track<br>buried in the SXSW extravaganza.<br><br>Now, the forces behind an existing conference here in Dallas want to<br>open up their ranks a bit and turn what has traditionally been a
<br>small .NET conference into a broader, multi-discipline conference -<br>Dallas CodeCamp 2008. &nbsp;We have the support of group organizers<br>from .Net, Ruby, Python, and with the help of Jason Ragsdale and<br>myself, PHP. &nbsp;Technically, this isn&#39;t strictly a launch, since the
<br>conference has existed for a few years, but it is a dramatic rework<br>and expansion of scope and scale. &nbsp;This is most definitely a new animal.<br><br>We&#39;re hoping to scale a one-day, single topic schedule into a 5-track
<br>two-day event, with the goal of getting coders from various<br>disciplines to learn from each other while mixing and mingling<br>happily. &nbsp;At the moment, there are plans for tracks dedicated to each<br>of the specified four languages as well as a &#39;crossroads&#39;
<br>interdisciplinary track aimed at skills and subjects that are<br>relevant to all. &nbsp;I&#39;m sure there will be lots of web development<br>ideas covered, but they want non-web-oriented topics as well.<br><br>We&#39;ll be fighting with the mechanics of assembling the conference
<br>soon, but first, I want to throw the question out to both potential<br>attendees and potential speakers:<br><br>What would it take to convince you to come to Dallas next April/May?<br><br>What topics would you want to see covered?
<br><br>Who would you want to see?<br><br>What conference features would you desire?<br><br>What non-conference features would you desire?<br><br>and, for my own benefit,<br>What hurdles, surprises and horror stories should I brace myself
<br>against?<br><font color="#888888"><br>Tim Stiles,<br>Co-Organizer, DallasPHP<br>WatchMaker, <a href="http://Icomex.com" target="_blank">Icomex.com</a><br></font></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Bill Bolte
<br>hmmmmm...

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