Re: [UG-ADMINS] Hello from the Northwest Ohio PUG

I would recommend focusing on the google group until you get some 5
developers, then try to get meetings started.

Try to look for local php job announcements or companies that rely on php
and see if you can find the developers there, reach out to them.

That should help you find a few users to begin with.

Rafael Machado Dohms
http://www.rafaeldohms.com.br


On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 08:50, Bradley Holt <[email protected]>wrote:

> Chris,
>
> One option is to try and find at least one other person (outside your
> organization) who can commit to going to the first few meetings. This way
> you won't be the only person at these first few meetings. At our first
> meeting no one else showed up. However, once I had one other person on
> board
> that seemed to be the critical mass to get a handful of other people to
> show
> up.
>
> Thanks,
> Bradley
>
> On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 7:19 AM, Chris Tankersley <[email protected]
> >wrote:
>
> > Hello everyone! My name is Chris Tankersley and I've just launched the
> > Northwest Ohio PHP User Group. Northwest Ohio isn't exactly awash in
> > anything technical as it is pretty much farmland. With all the talk of
> how
> > important user groups are I went and took a look for a local one. Turns
> out
> > the closest ones are in either Columbus or Cincinnati, both three hours
> > away
> > (apparently there is a LUG in Toledo though).
> >
> > I myself work as the lead web developer and web architect for German
> Mutual
> > Insurance where I deal with vendor integration, project management,
> systems
> > management, and custom development for our systems. By night I'm a
> > freelance
> > developer with a blog, a few open source projects, and have started
> trying
> > to work with some established FOSS projects like Habari.
> >
> > I decided the best way to join one would be to just start one. I just
> > started setting things up but we do have a Google Groups and a Twitter
> > account. Since I'm thus far the only member the group is completely
> silent
> > and I don't have any meetings planned. I hope to get some interested
> > drummed
> > up as I'm sure that myself and my co-worker can't possibly be the only
> PHP
> > programmers in the area.
> >
> > If anyone has any pointers, I'd be happy to listen. I know I've got a
> rough
> > road ahead since I don't really have anyone to join, but hey, I can try
> > right?
> >
> > Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/group/nwo-pug
> > Twitter: @nwopug
> >
> > --
> > Chris Tankersley
> > http://ctankersley.com
> > 419.785.6408
> >
>