Sep 24, 2009, 14:44 by weierophinney
PHP's strength is in community. Period.
Role of a PHP user group
Michelangelo van Dam (Oct 21, 2009)
Talk at ZendCon 2009 Uncon (English - US)
PHP needs more support from the community for the community and having an active user group in your area is for most developers a true luxury. This presentation will explain the ups and downs of a PHP user group and how we play an important role for developers, businesses and educational institutes.
Quicklink: http://joind.in/639
Comments
Sep 24, 2009, 14:58 by Anonymous
I expect this talk to run way over it's allotted time, given the dedication and experience of the speaker. phpBenelux would not be possible without him.
Oct 3, 2009, 00:28 by Anonymous
This sounds a lot like the keynote we saw about Digg at Dutch PHP Con... probably only interesting for a very distinct few that are involved in user group organization. In my opionion, it doesn't really deserve a spot in the first set of unconferences.
Oct 4, 2009, 10:18 by DragonBe
@anonymous3,
I feel sad you compare this session with the keynote talk at DPC09 about Digg, because it isn't.
Community involvement is more then just a user group, it's all about you!!! If you're doing PHP for a living, you might want to share solutions you have found working out complex projects on a blog or newsletter, if you have some dead time on your hands, you might want to help out the PHP team by testing the PHP core or write some documentation, fixing bugs for your favorite framework or library, provide support on IRC or IM, etc...
This talk is about how PHPBenelux motivated it's members to participate, becoming involved in the eco system that makes PHP PHP. If community is not your thing, that's ok. But do check out the session, because you're probably involved already and no one pointed it out to you.
Oct 9, 2009, 19:35 by calevans
Exactly HOW is this like the Digg keynote at DPC? It sounds like a great session but that comment from an anonymous coward really has me confused.
+1
Oct 9, 2009, 19:49 by bjori
"PHP's strength is in community. Period." +1
If it could be generalized a bit though..
Using the Belgian user group as an example is great, but if its very specific to that user group...
Oct 9, 2009, 22:05 by Martin1982
I really love the usergroup meetings, keeps me sharp, interested and driven to 'do the right thing'.
I see people around me who feel like they have it all, and it's always fun to confront them with the things I've been again reminded on or learned from the community.
I wish I could also give back to the community, 2 things that keep me from being very active is uncertainty (will a certain subject be interesting enough? Do I know enough about a certain subject?) and time.
Speaker comment:
Oct 19, 2009, 20:36 by Anonymous
+1
Oct 19, 2009, 22:21 by Anonymous
In response to bjori: ConFoo.ca (formerly PHP Quebec) will also be present, so it will be generalized.
Oct 19, 2009, 22:35 by Anonymous
I'd be very interested in seeing this.
Oct 20, 2009, 19:55 by Anonymous
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Oct 21, 2009, 23:16 by Anonymous
Learned a lot and it was great to hear what other groups are doing.
Oct 21, 2009, 23:18 by Anonymous
Good talk, enjoyed speaking with people wanting to start groups and with those who are well accomplished already
Oct 22, 2009, 00:47 by Anonymous
Appreciate your input. I'm really motivated to start a user group in Baton Rouge, LA. Thanks for the uncon talk. @mrburly
Sep 24, 2009, 14:34 by Anonymous
More community talks, better.