Victor, I'd like to add my thanks along with everyone else's .
Thanks so much for all your time and effort. You did a great job as president. You made a huge contribution to UPHPU. Thanks to Bill Goode for letting us meet there. Good luck on the new job! Dave On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 2:10 PM, Victor Villa <[email protected]> wrote: > Greets all, > > For the last few years, I've been lucky to be the president of Utah PHP > Users Group. It's been a great run and I've come away having learned a lot > about PHP and more importantly the community. > > Some changes for the better are coming to UPHPU. > > Effective immediately, I'm stepping down as UPHPU president and I'm handing > the responsibility to Mac Newbold. Many of you know Mac, he's a GREAT > advocate for PHP and an excellent member of the OSS community (he's even on > the UTOS board!). > > I will assist him in this transition period until he gets up to speed so > that the impact on the community will be minimal. > > July's meeting will be at Code Greene. > > Some final thoughts on what it means to be a part of an OSS community: > > I moved to Utah several years ago, a web developer from Houston. The OSS > community welcomed me with open arms and I found a wealth of information on > best practices, security, etc on both the website and the IRC channel. > > Shifting into the role of president, I was able to start paying back to the > community by helping it to grow. This is a great community that you are a > part of! There are people on the mailing list, on the IRC that are at the > top of their game. Professionals in their prime. Become involved in the > community. Take advantage of it. We've built it for you. I think all that > anybody asks before you ask your question, is that you at least google it > and attempt it on your own. We'll help you learn the rest and coach you > along the way. > > I've sat in many IRC chans and believe me, few there are that are friendlier > than #uphpu on freenode. > > As I say, it has been my pleasure to serve you guys. From here, I'm > doubling my focus on Utah Open Source and the conference ( > http://2010.utosc.com ) > > Some programs like the infamous UPHPU After hours party are still in > transition and we'll let you know when these programs are back up and > running. > > mj/v > > _______________________________________________ > > UPHPU mailing list > [email protected] > http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu > IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net > _______________________________________________ UPHPU mailing list [email protected] http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net
