I personally would like to take the time to thank Victor for his hard work and dedication to the Utah PHP User Group. Victor is very dedicated to free and open source software, loves PHP and genuinely wants others to succeed. Through the growth of the community and his leadership, I am very happy to be able to call him my friend. Victor, I know that the future is bright for both you and UPHPU.
While I will fondly remember all of the meetings I've attended at BGM under Victor's leadership, I look forward to the many cool upcoming meetings at Code Greene, with Mac at the helm. The next year is going to be exciting, and change is a really good thing. All Hail mindjuju!! See you around the community, my friend. Cheers, Clint On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 3:24 PM, thin <[email protected]> wrote: > Ditto to everything said! > > Victor, great job. You did advance the group and - I think _ > strengthen it as well. Your "after-hours" Applebees will be missed my > many! :) > > Thanks, > -Jim / thinbegin > > > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 3:20 PM, David Boucha <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
