Re: [UG-ADMINS] Introduction: PHPJutland in Denmark

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Yes, let=E2=80=99s make it happen!=20
I should probably get in touch separately to see what=E2=80=99s needed =
to set it up.=20

We haven=E2=80=99t had speakers that are not from Varna yet.=20
But the summer is just around the corner and we have some nice beaches, =
that might be an additional incentive. :)=20

Are you coming to PHP Serbia next week?

Boyan Yordanov
[email protected]

Organizer of PHP Varna=C2=A0 <http://phpvarna.com/>
Software Engineer @ ShtrakBG
Find me on Twitter <https://twitter.com/specter_bg>

> On May 17, 2018, at 11:25 AM, Michelangelo van Dam =
<[email protected]> wrote:
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> Hey Boyan,
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> All this reminds me I still have to come down to Varna and speak at =
your user group! Let's make it happen in 2018!!!
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> Michelangelo
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> Michelangelo van Dam
> Sr. Web Application Architect, Test Automator & Microsoft Azure MVP
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>> On 17 May 2018, at 10:17, Boyan Yordanov =
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> =
wrote:
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>> Hey Jesper,=20
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>> Congrats for running the user group for more than a year already!
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>> I feel your pain. Our group in Varna, Bulgaria suffers from pretty =
much the same problems. People were really hesitant to even show up at =
first and most of the =E2=80=9Cregular=E2=80=9D speakers in the country =
are located in the capitol (Sofia) which is a 5-6 hours drive.=20
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>> My observation is that people started offering talks more after I did =
a few. And after a year and a half I continue to speak every third =
meetup. I=E2=80=99ve experimented with other formats like lightning =
talks with mixed results. Also a personal encouragement and offer to =
help from the organizers seems to go a long way with prospective =
speakers.=20
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>> As for reaching out my personal experience is that word of mouth and =
people bringing their colleagues and friends with them works best. Also =
having a present on all popular platforms in the country. Currently we =
still have more people showing up trough the Facebook events than trough =
meetup.com <http://meetup.com/> <http://meetup.com/ =
<http://meetup.com/>> because that=E2=80=99s more popular in Bulgaria.=20=

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>> On the bright side it=E2=80=99s awesome that you have inspired others =
to start similar events.
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>> As long as people show up you can even grab a drink and talk php =
without talks and still have a really productive event and a good time =
for everyone.=20
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>> Keep up the good work and good luck!
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>> On Thu, 17 May 2018 at 3:00, Jesper =C3=98stertoft Jacobsen =
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> =
<mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote:
>> Hello UG-Admins
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>> I am Jesper Jacobsen, I run the Danish PHPJutland group.
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>> We've been up and running for a year and a half now, and are finally =
starting to gain some real traction.
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>> However, developers in Denmark are still very shy, as there has been =
no precedence for meetups or the likes beforehand. Luckily it's =
contagious, and companies that has hosted us has started to do similar =
events.
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>> What's your best advice for reaching out to new users, and to =
potential speakers?
>> It's currently quite the challenge to find speakers as they are shy, =
and Denmark is quite split. About 50% of the developers we can use as =
speakers are located in the capitol, Copenhagen, about three hours away. =
We have had speakers from there before, but I don't think we can do that =
every time.
>> Aarhus, where we're located has a lot of great companies, but they =
aren't very keen on speaking, unfortunately.
>> I'd be glad to hear anything you can tell me about running a Meetup, =
as I still feel very new to the whole process.
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>> Thank you very much
>> - Jesper
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>> Boyan Yordanov
>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
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>> Organizer of PHP Varna  <http://phpvarna.com/>
>> Software Engineer @ ShtrakBG
>> Find me on Twitter <https://twitter.com/specter_bg>
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