Re: [UG-ADMINS] Nomad PHP

Cal,

I have to say this is a great idea. I have noticed a trend lately that
there are a lot of people stating there are no user groups close to them.
 Yes they could try to start one up, but some times people don't have the
energy or time to get it organized.

Just as an idea could Nomad PHP also be a traveling video series
highlighting local user groups as well. I know the location in which
Minnesota PHP is at we have the ability to stream our meetings and it
something we are considering doing for members that are unable to attend.
Would be interesting to even broadcast other user groups across the country
and around the world as well.

Just a though.

- Jon


On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 7:03 AM, Cal Evans <[email protected]> wrote:

> Adam!
>
> Thanks for asking. :)
>
> It is my intent to gather enough demographics on the mailing list members
> so that I can send targeted emails on a regular basis encouraging people to
> attend their local group. If I can get zip-codes for all the US members, I
> can send an email at least once a quarter for all the people on the Nomad
> email list in the Miami area encouraging them to attend the next meeting
> and give the meeting details. As soon as I reach 1,000 I will start this
> program.
>
> Additionally, conferences that have supported me in the past, conferences
> like SunshinePHP, will have access to the full list to send an email or
> two, to promote their event.
>
> I am firmly committed to growing the "involved PHP Community" and whenever
> possible that will mean encouraging people to attend local meetings and
> getting involved with their local group. However, it has to be acknowledged
> that some people either can't or don't want to attend a local user group;
> Nomad is for those people. We need to offer them a place in the PHP
> community and be able to let them know when there are other events that
> would benefit them.
>
> =C=
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 6:58 AM, Adam Culp <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >  SoFloPHP just hit 400 members prior to our 3 year anniversary in June.
> > We are just now hitting an average of 30 attendees for our regular
> meetups,
> > thanks in part to the SunshinePHP conference this past February.  While I
> > like the idea, I would hope that Nomad PHP does not hurt what I have
> worked
> > so hard for over the past 3 years. (And of course I trust Cal enough to
> > know he would never do that intentionally.)  So I will approach this a
> bit
> > differently.
> >
> >
> > I see a possible twist that could help local groups, *depending on the
> > time of day*.  A local UG could also create an additional meetup each
> > month and invite their members to participate, as a group, with Nomad
> PHP.
> > (Similar to a group viewing/listening with DayCamp4Developers.)  We would
> > need to work out a financial model though.
> >
> > I am a firm believer that there is a certain group who prefers to be
> > "social" if the option is given. (like me) And rather than sitting home
> > alone listening, would welcome a "group" viewing.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Adam Culp561-870-6361
> > Twitter: @adamculp
> > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/adamculp
> >
> > On 04/08/2013 02:34 PM, Cal Evans wrote:
> >
> > Hi!
> > http://nomadphp.com
> >
> > I wasn't quite ready to announce it yet but my friend David tweeted about
> > it so I'm moving a little ahead of schedule.
> >
> > I wanted to announce Nomad PHP to this group FIRST. I apologize that I
> > didn't do that. The reason I wanted to tell you first is I wanted to
> > explain the idea behind Nomad PHP and assure you that I am not trying to
> > compete with any local user group.
> >
> > Nomad PHP is targeted at 2 primary groups.
> >
> > 1: Those who do not have a local group but want to learn, share, and be a
> > part of the wide area PHP community. This gives everyone the opportunity
> to
> > belong to a User Group. My hope is that as more people join the mailing
> > list, I can connect groups of local users that don't have a group so that
> > they can form a local PHP User Group of their own.
> >
> > 2: Those who have a local user group but can't - for whatever reason -
> > can't attend the meetings on a regular basis. This group I consider
> > potential members of their regular group but may need a little push to
> > start attending. As I collect demographics on the people who sign up for
> > the mailing list, I hope to start encouraging people to attend specific
> > groups in their area.
> >
> > Nomad is not a substitute for attending a local User Group. (It says that
> > on the current screen) Attendance is $10 per meeting with a portion of
> each
> > ticket going to the speaker. (Hopefully to fund their attendance a PHP
> > conference) :)
> >
> > I'm not asking any of you to help me promote this, I don't want your
> > existing users to join Nomad and stop supporting their local group.
> >
> > If you have any questions about Nomad PHP, feel free to post them here or
> > email me privately.
> >
> > Thanks for all the great things you do for the PHP community!
> >
> > =C=
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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