Re: [UG-ADMINS] Nomad PHP

Hi Hanz!

I'll be starting with FuzeMeeting.com. I use them for DC4D and have had
very good luck with them.

=C=


On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 9:52 AM, Hans Z <[email protected]> wrote:

> Cal,
>
> I'd be interested in the technology behind NPHP...
>
> A problem for many groups is geography and distance... places are
> spread-out, traffic, etc... we commonly ustream/etc our meetings, but it
> can often be troublesome and time consuming.
>
> A model we've been working towards is that of the small rural town with
> only a single TV - when a soccer match comes on, each town gathers in a
> common area to watch it... not sure if that makes sense :)
>
> H
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 10:33 AM, John Congdon <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Adam,
>>
>> I'm in a similar position with my SDPHP group so far.  We just hit over
>> 230 members on Meetup, and have a regular attendance of 25-30+ people.  I
>> am actually adding a second monthly meetup because the San Diego area is
>> HUGE.  We are going to have one downtown and one in the "North County" area
>> to try and accommodate the people that say the just can't travel that far.
>>
>> I don't think Nomad will poach our members especially if they are
>> charging and our meetups are free.  And the human interaction at a meetup
>> just can not be obtained through online meetings.
>>
>> --
>>
>> John Congdon
>> e: [email protected]
>> t: @sdphp
>> f: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SanDiegoPUG/
>> i: irc://irc.freenode.net/sdphp
>>
>> For meetup information: http://www.meetup.com/SanDiegoPHP
>>
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>> On Apr 9, 2013, at 4:58 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 Culp
>> > 561-870-6361
>> > 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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