Re: [UG-ADMINS] Fwd: Rebooting Nashville PHP

Congratz Ben!
I'm sure the group in in more then able hands!

Good luck and count on the PHPSP UG and myself if you need anything.


Rafael Machado Dohms
http://www.rafaeldohms.com.br


On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 20:15, Ben Ramsey <[email protected]> wrote:

> Just thought I'd forward this to the list to let everyone know that I'm
> now the organizer for the Nashville PHP user group. I'm "rebooting" the
> user group. :-)
>
> -Ben
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Rebooting Nashville PHP
> Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:51:45 -0500
> From: Ben Ramsey <[email protected]>
> Organization: Nashville PHP
> To: Nashville PHP Meetup.com List <[email protected]>,
> Nashville PHP User Group <[email protected]>
>
> Greetings fellow PHP programmers!
>
> Six years ago, I founded the Atlanta PHP user group (along with a few
> others), and I've been organizing it since then. It's been a lot of hard
> work to grow and develop the PHP community in the Atlanta area, but it's
> also been rewarding to meet so many great people and to see them take
> interest in and become invested in the continued success of their PHP
> user group. I'm proud to have been a part of building that community to
> the point where it can sustain itself without my involvement.
>
> Now, I'm in Nashville. A few months ago, I moved here to pursue a job
> with a local web start-up. I never had any intention of running the
> local PHP user group, but Will Fitch, the former Nashville PHP
> organizer, contacted me to see if I would be interested in taking over
> the reins. He had moved out of the area and was no longer able to devote
> the time necessary to keep the group growing. I humbly accepted the
> torch, and that's why I'm now the Nashville PHP organizer.
>
> There have been several incarnations of PHP user groups in the Nashville
> area over the past ten years, all with varied success. It is my hope to
> build on those successes and to grow a sustained community of members
> who are personally invested in seeing a vibrant and active PHP community
> in the Middle Tennessee area.
>
> That's a lofty goal that will require a lot of hard work, so I'll need
> your help. Nevertheless, I'm up for the challenge, and I hope you'll
> join me in growing this community.
>
> First of all, a few matters of business:
>
> * Nashville PHP will hold regular monthly meetings on the second Tuesday
> of every month at 7pm at the same location each month. I am currently
> solidifying this location, and I'll let you know when details are
> finalized.
>
> * June 8 at 7pm will be our first meeting. Location and topic TBA.
>
> * Nashville PHP will continue to use Meetup.com as our central place for
> membership and meeting announcements and RSVPs. You can RSVP for
> meetings here: http://nashvillephp.org/
>
> * I'm dropping the discussion forums on Meetup.com in favor of a Google
> Group for discussions and job postings. Please join that group here:
> http://groups.google.com/group/nashvillephp
>
> * Follow @NashvillePHP on Twitter for community status updates. Also, if
> you have a Twitter account and you want to be listed on the
> nashvillephp-devs list, let me know. I'll add you.
> http://twitter.com/NashvillePHP/nashvillephp-devs
>
> * Join me on Freenode IRC in the #nashvillephp channel. Here's a basic
> IRC tutorial to get you started:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC/Tutorial
>
> * Employers and recruiters are welcome to post job opportunities to our
> discussion list. Before posting, please read the rules here:
> http://groups.google.com/group/nashvillephp/web/posting-job-opportunities
>
> Welcome to the new Nashville PHP! I hope you'll join me in making this
> community a success.
>
> Best regards,
> Ben
>
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