Re: [UG-ADMINS] Re: PHP User Group Directory

Raphael, I think the idea is very good.

+1 For the API
+1 For the ICal feed

I just hope that everyone will use this API and Implement the ICal feed 
standard.
I will surely implement it for PHPQuebec.

Let me know if you need some help.

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Yann Larrivée
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On 12-07-13 01:22 PM, Andrew Shell wrote:
> Here's an idea to throw out there.
>
> As a group organizer one of the issues I have is remembering to post the
> events on the php.net calendar.  I know it's useful to do so because I've
> gotten many new users who saw it in the php.net sidebar.  I don't like the
> idea of setting up a reoccurring event on php.net because frankly our
> meetings are sporadic.  Usually they are on the third or fourth Thursday,
> but sometimes it's on another date based on speaker availability.
>
> What I think we should start out doing with the new site is support a
> standard for publishing the events.  Basically doing an iCal feed or
> something.  I know a lot of groups are running on Meetup.com which does
> provide an iCal feed.
> See http://www.madisonphp.com/events/ical/Madison+PHP+Meetup+Group/
>
> If we adopted this standard, that would allow groups to manage their events
> on their own websites like normal, and either php.net or the new UG
> directory could subscribe to these feeds and publish upcoming events.  This
> would be a good way to identify groups that are active or not because if no
> events have been coming through the feed either the URL has changed or the
> group is dead.
>
> Perhaps we start this out as a standalone UG directory and once the kinks
> are worked out we could talk to the php.net folks and see if the management
> of the event sidebar widget could be powered by our website.
>
> What do folks think about this?
>
> Cheers,
> Andrew Shell
> Madison PHP Meetup Group
>
> On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 12:02 PM, Adam Culp <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> While I realize there is red tape associated with php.net, it is also the
>> one place that pretty much all PHP devs look to as a source.  So, I think
>> it would need to be there or at least linked to from there.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Adam Culp
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>>
>> On 07/13/2012 12:53 PM, Ben Ramsey wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/13/12 11:36 AM, Rafael Dohms wrote:
>>>
>>>> Over the years UG lists have come and gone, but mostly gone...
>>>>
>>>> I had a project to make a directory that would "police itself" and try to
>>>> filter out inactive user groups. But that also never made it into the
>>>> open.
>>>> We have already gone over this once but got torn into bits and no action
>>>> came out of it. Also, is anyone doing this behind the scenes?
>>>>
>>> I'm not doing anything behind the scenes, but these things do come up
>>> from time to time. Corey and I recently discussed off-list the idea of
>>> having a Google Calendar that we give everyone on this list the permission
>>> to edit so we can at least be kept aware of all the UG events going on
>>> around the world. We haven't really done anything with it yet, though.
>>>
>>>   So i'm going to be my usual stubborn self and try to get this going
>>>> again.
>>>> I want to code a simple version of this and throw it up, but i rather get
>>>> it in the right place first instead of trying to fit into another place
>>>> later.
>>>>
>>>> As UG admins, where do you think we should have this?
>>>> - stand alone (like PHP the right way)
>>>> - phpc website
>>>> - php.net
>>>> - attached to those but standalone
>>>> - standalone with a kickass API
>>>>
>>>> What do you think?
>>>> Depending on where it goes i, or we, can start it and kick it out very
>>>> fast, but if its php.net there is more red-tape to go through.
>>>>
>>>> I kinda like the idea of a standalone url or subdomain of something with
>>>> a
>>>> API so that everyone else can use it, like Zend, EY, PHP.net.
>>>>
>>> I definitely like and agree with the idea, especially with having an API
>>> to allow others access to the information and the ability to keep it
>>> up-to-date.
>>>
>>> We also have phpgroups.org. I would prefer either something at
>>> phpgroups.org or a subdomain on php.net (i.e. ug.php.net).
>>>
>>> -Ben
>>>
>>>
>>
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