Re: [UG-ADMINS] DC4D Nomad PHP and ZendCon

Great news on the ElePHPant!

I have not heard about anyone form our group going to ZendCon sadly, since
its still quite a ways away :(
Anything else we can do to get in on this?

It seems my bribes were lost in the post and i was not invited to speak :P

On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 7:18 PM Cal Evans <[email protected]> wrote:

> Greetings!
>
> This is just my semi-regular - when I can remember it - reminder that I've
> got free stuff for you.
>
> This time I've actually got 3.
>
> 1: Day Camp 4 Developers: Debugging Beyond var_dump()
> As with all my other DC4D events, I will offer you a free ticket to the
> event if you will send a notice out to your group's mailing list. You can
> either use the ticket yourself or raffle it off to your membership.
>
> Suggested copy:
> Gone are the days when var_dump() & die() would show you what was actually
> going on in your app. When your website was all in single pages, var_dump()
> was your best friend. With today’s advanced frameworks however, you have to
> have more; you have to have a debugging strategy. Day Camp 4 Developers:
> Debugging Beyond var_dump() will help you develop that strategy.
>
> We've brought together five experts in various areas to help you understand
> the tools that are available to you, and the mindset you need to debug your
> code. Join us on Sept 18th, 2015 for Day Camp 4 Developers: Debugging
> Beyond var_dump(). Purchase your ticket today.
>
> Day Camp 4 Developers, invest a day in your career.
>
> Link to the site at daycamp4developers [dot] com
>
> 2: Nomad PHP
> Long-time members of this group know but for you new compers, Nomad PHP
> offers a free ticket to EVERY Nomad PHP event to PHP User Group
> Admins/Managers. If you lead a group, all you need to do is go to nomadphp
> [dot] com/ug-leader-ticket-request/ fill out the form and select the event
> you want to attend. You are welcome - nay ENCOURAGED - to submit for
> multiple events. We do ask that you submit once for each event you wish to
> attend. We do not keep track of how many you have attended for free, we
> don't care. :) We know that organizing a PHP User Group is largely a
>  thankless job that benefits the community much more than you. This is our
> small way of saying Thank you for all that you do for the PHP community.
>
> 3: FREE PHP7 ElePHPants
> At ZendCon this year Zend will unveil the latest ElePHPant, the PHP7
> ElePHPant. Every attendee will get one. However, we've got a plan to get
> them out into the User Groups. For every attendee that you r group has at
> ZendCon, we will send you an ElePHPant that you can then distribute to your
> members. Heck, send 12 people to ZendCon from your group and you've got
> raffle prizes for a year! :)
>
> As soon as I get the details, I'll let you know how this will work. But I
> thought I would share that with you. Oh, and make sure your members use the
> User Group discount code to register so they can save a little off the full
> price! Drop an email to contact [at] zendcon [dot] com to get your discount
> code to hand out to your users.
>
> Ok, that's all I've got for you.
>