[Phpug] constitution and committee, et al

[Andrew Madigan]

Thanks John.

Mad coincidence - the company I work for is part of the DERI project and am
meeting with some of the people involved next week.

Let me know about this open coffee thing...a new one to me

A


On 20/08/2008, Breslin, John <john.breslin at nuigalway.ie> wrote:
>
> > A question for the whole group: are there any other PHP developers in
> > Galway? Just moved here, and am not aware of any tech connected groups
> > yet....
>
> > Ifd it were more than just myself I'd love to arrange some Galway
> meetings.
> > But if it's just myself....I'll sit in the corner of the bar and recurse
> > myself :)
>
> Hi Andrew - I could fit the bill on a good day - but there's certainly a
> bunch of PHP heads in DERI (www.deri.ie); I'm sure there are more in the
> NUI Galway Computer Society too...  I am not sure if there is a Galway
> OpenCoffee next month but that might be an opportunity to meet some...
>
> John.
>
> --
> Dr. John Breslin
> National University of Ireland, Galway
> http://www.johnbreslin.org/
> john.breslin at nuigalway.ie
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: phpug-bounces at lists.iephpug.org on behalf of Andrew Madigan
> Sent: Wed 20/08/2008 09:15
> To: kguest at php.ie; Irish PHP User Group
> Subject: Re: [Phpug] constitution and committee, et al
>
>
>
> A question for the whole group: are there any other PHP developers in
> Galway? Just moved here, and am not aware of any tech connected groups
> yet....
>
> Ifd it were more than just myself I'd love to arrange some Galway meetings.
> But if it's just myself....I'll sit in the corner of the bar and recurse
> myself :)
>
>
> On 20/08/2008, Ken Guest <kguest at php.ie> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 8:50 AM, Rory Browne <rbmlist at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> I'd be wary of changing the venue each month, whether it is a set
> > >> rotation or not, as I think it is easier
> > >> for people to not have to think!
> > >>
> > >
> > > I don't think realisticly people are going to travel across the country
> > for
> > > a couple of pints. Having that said, I don't see how having a social
> > meetup
> > > in Dublin, would preclude having one in Cork, or Galway, particularly
> if
> > we
> > > could link up ( maybe some videoconferenceing thing )
> > >
> > >
> > >>
> > >> By all means change the venue from the Metropole to wherever is best
> > >> but I think you should then stick
> > >> to that venue rather than risk people showing up for a meeting at the
> > >> wrong place.
> >
> > Ok, someone seems confused and it might even be me!
> > I was under the impression that AJ was referring to the monthly
> > meetings which occur
> > "simultaneously" in Dublin, Cork and Monaghan [1] as opposed to some
> > larger meeting
> > for which people might decide to travel further distances for.
> >
> > There's no reason why we can't have both - monthly local meetings and
> > larger ones for the IPUG
> > as a whole. These could perhaps be scheduled every 3 months and rotate
> > between set venues and
> > once a year one of them could also be treated as the AGM.
> >
> > regards
> >
> > ken
> >
> >
> > [1] - and which have been announced on the mailing list every so often
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