Re: [UG-ADMINS] badges

A quick search via Google images found a couple conference reviews with
photos of the php[tek] badges from 2012:

http://masherydev.tumblr.com/post/24137264157/sweet-home-chicago-php-tek-tek12
http://blog.whiteoctober.co.uk/2012/08/03/the-windy-city-phptek-12-conference/

Chris

On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 9:58 AM, Chris Spruck <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi everyone!
>
> Thanks for the mention, Ben! You can see our mug at
> http://atlantaphp.org/presenting/. It's much larger than it looks in the
> photo. :) I know San Diego PHP does something similar with a pint beer
> glass. Just saw John's post - regarding the numbers, we just put a small
> v2.0 in the lower corner when we changed the logo design.
>
> I recalled from a few years ago that php[tek] (2011 or 2012?) had
> conference badges you earned by visiting sponsor tables (or arbitrarily
> entertaining the phparch team, hehe), that were actual physical items like
> American Boy/Girl Scout badges (as opposed to virtual). They gave you a
> strip of velcro to put on your laptop bag and you stuck the badges on as
> you went. Your badges were counted as well, so each one you got became an
> entry in a grand prize drawing at the end of the conference. I think
> SunshinePHP might have done this before too.
>
> We've also thought about something like what Christopher mentioned for
> AtlantaPHP, but it's been quite a while since it came up and we never got
> out of the idea stage. I had thought of awards like "Perfect Attendance"
> for a calendar year, various forms of "Traveler" for attending or
> presenting at groups outside Atlanta, "Conference Hopper" for most
> conferences attended in a year, and "Gift of Gab" or "Talk Veteran" for
> frequent presenters. We've had a couple people who've presented to us 3-4
> times over the years, so maybe 5 talks would be a big milestone.
>
> Hope this jogs some ideas!
>
> Chris
>
> On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 9:33 AM, Ben Ramsey <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I know Atlanta PHP has a special coffee mug they give to you if you
>> speak. It's very nice.
>>
>> -Ben
>>
>>
>> > On Jan 30, 2015, at 08:21, Christopher Pecoraro <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hello to all,
>> >
>> > Has anyone seen or worked with a system of badges (gamify your PHP
>> group)
>> > where members can receive badges things such as for having done a
>> > presentation, attended a series of meetings, etc?
>> >
>> > This would be a fun way to create an incentive for each member, which
>> > would, in turn, be able to be viewed by possible employers--each
>> member's
>> > page displaying the badges would be visible to the world. :)
>> >
>> >
>> > Christopher Pecoraro
>>
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