Re: [UG-ADMINS] Introduce yourself!

I don't currently run a group but previously had my hands in (Washington) 
DCPHP for years and am a vocal advocate of AustinPHP. In the meantime, I *am* 
one of the organizers of the AustinAPI meetup and Austin NoSQL.


To add to Elizabeth's point, I am a Developer Evangelist with Twilio and am 
happy to send care packages of stickers, shirts, etc to meetup groups.. I 
can't promise perfect timing but give me a heads up and I'll take care of the 
rest.

*If* the meeting topic is Twilio-related, I can probably swing a bit more.


Regardless, just let me know and I'll make it happen. :)

keith
[email protected]
@CaseySoftware


On 05/29/2013 02:49 PM, Elizabeth Naramore wrote:
> Hi all,
> I stay quiet on this list because I don't really run OINK-PUG anymore
> (Ohio, Indiana, Northern Kentucky PHP User Group for those wondering). But
> I still feel very connected to the community, so usually I just lurk :)
>
>
> On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 2:17 PM, Joe Constant <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I think my current "big" issue is finding a new sponsor for food/drinks.
>
>
> This advice goes to everybody on this list who struggles with this, as I
> think it's a common problem :(
>
> I work at GitHub on the Community team, and while we can't sponsor every
> group's regular meetings we are happy to help if you have a special event.
> Just shoot me an email at [email protected] if you have something
> special coming up, like an anniversary or inaugural meeting or something
> neat. If you're not in North or South America, I can put you in touch with
> my counterpart who handles the rest of the world.
>
> Besides GitHub, other companies like Engine Yard will probably also be
> willing to help out on occasion. I think your best best there is to contact
> Davey Shafik ([email protected]). He can at least point you in the
> right direction.
>
> Also, if any of you are doing a special meeting on a topic that involves a
> company's product, you might take a stab and contact that company for swag
> or potential sponsorship. For instance, if somebody's giving a presentation
> on Git/GitHub we would love to send stickers and buy some pizza. I imagine
> the same would hold true for companies like Twilio, 10Gen (Mongo), Send
> Grid, New Relic, or others. I'm not guaranteeing they'll respond, but
> chances are they'll at least send you stickers or something. (It's worth a
> shot anyway!)
>
> One other place to look for sponsorships is local recruiting companies.
> Some are better at integrating themselves with the community than others,
> but the good ones will make friends with you, and help defray the costs.
> The really good ones won't even ask for much in return (maybe just a
> mention), but some may ask for a quick 2 minute slot to introduce
> themselves. While it's uncomfortable to be beholden to them, it's a nice
> partnership if you can make it work in a non-douchey way.
>
> OINK-PUG gets its sponsorship in the form of a large company who employes a
> lot of PHP folks. Originally they wanted to host the meetings so they could
> get to know the community (and potential hires), but they just kept on
> hosting us. It's been years now. I guess they'll come to their senses
> eventually :)
>
> Anyway, hope that helps.
>
> Cheers,
> Elizabeth
>


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D. Keith Casey, Jr.
http://CaseySoftware.com