Re: Launching a Conference

PHP Security would probably be the main thing I would want to see... On Dec 4, 2007 1:41 PM, Tim Stiles <monkeyt@dallasphp.org> wrote: > I had an interesting discussion with the leaders of several different > user groups here in Dallas, last night. It seems we've gotten > ambitious. > > I've long spoken with other PHP users in the area about how the > conference action for PHP users in the U.S. seems to be limited to > either West Coast, East Coast, or, occasionally, Chicago/Upper > Midwest. Here in Texas, as close as we get seems to be a track > buried in the SXSW extravaganza. > > Now, the forces behind an existing conference here in Dallas want to > open up their ranks a bit and turn what has traditionally been a > small .NET conference into a broader, multi-discipline conference - > Dallas CodeCamp 2008. We have the support of group organizers > from .Net, Ruby, Python, and with the help of Jason Ragsdale and > myself, PHP. Technically, this isn't strictly a launch, since the > conference has existed for a few years, but it is a dramatic rework > and expansion of scope and scale. This is most definitely a new animal. > > We're hoping to scale a one-day, single topic schedule into a 5-track > two-day event, with the goal of getting coders from various > disciplines to learn from each other while mixing and mingling > happily. At the moment, there are plans for tracks dedicated to each > of the specified four languages as well as a 'crossroads' > interdisciplinary track aimed at skills and subjects that are > relevant to all. I'm sure there will be lots of web development > ideas covered, but they want non-web-oriented topics as well. > > We'll be fighting with the mechanics of assembling the conference > soon, but first, I want to throw the question out to both potential > attendees and potential speakers: > > What would it take to convince you to come to Dallas next April/May? > > What topics would you want to see covered? > > Who would you want to see? > > What conference features would you desire? > > What non-conference features would you desire? > > and, for my own benefit, > What hurdles, surprises and horror stories should I brace myself > against? > > Tim Stiles, > Co-Organizer, DallasPHP > WatchMaker, Icomex.com > -- Bill Bolte hmmmmm...