Re: Launching a Conference

Elizabeth, Jason and I share your concern here. Publicity was one of the first topics he and I started mulling. The Python guys are a fairly close-knit group and .Net has a well-established grapevine in the area, so others on the board haven't really expressed concern over this yet. Dallas is kinda off the beaten path, when it comes to PHP development: There's a lot of local activity and definitely widespread PHP use in the local job market, but it tends to be low-profile, nearly invisible work and rarely intersects with the national PHP community. Jason and I definitely plan on taking a more active approach, but we expect to have to work harder to get the word out. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Tim Stiles, Co-Organizer, DallasPHP WatchMaker, Icomex.com On Dec 4, 2007, at 2:46 PM, Elizabeth Naramore wrote:

On Dec 4, 2007 2:41 PM, Tim Stiles <monkeyt@dallasphp.org> wrote: and, for my own benefit, What hurdles, surprises and horror stories should I brace myself against? To add to what Brian said, I would also be concerned with promoting the conference. Even though it's been around a while, as you said, it'll take quite a bit of promotion to get the word out to the average PHP coder. There have been numerous PHP conferences for several years now, but just the other day as I was talking to some members of my user group about Zend Con, the response I heard was "Oh, there are conferences just for PHP?" Keep in mind how clueless the average PHP coder really is. :) Cheers, Elizabeth Naramore Organizer, OINK-PUG --____________________ Elizabeth Naramore Inflection Point, Inc. 654 Springs Lane Cincinnati, OH 45255 (513) 947-1122 ext 111 www.inflection-point.com www.giftsforengineers.com