Re: [UG-ADMINS] [PHP-WEBMASTER] Re: [UG-ADMINS] User Groups and php.net visability

On Dec 5, 2013, at 1:47 PM, Tim Lytle <tim@timlytle.net> wrote: > Joind.in sounds good too, although I've only put one or two meetups there. > For some reason the approval / admin process just feels like it's for > conferences, and I feel silly doing it for our monthly meetup (just a > perception issue probably). Seems like there are some potential features > that could be added there to make that process easier for recurring meetups > (just a thought, no criticism intended). > > Love Beth's idea of a speaker database. As two of us do most of the > presentations, it would be great to find speakers who are near (or > traveling near) our area, as well as those comfortable doing it remotely. > > Tim Both of these issues reflect my experience—joind.in feels “heavy” for a one-speaker monthly meeting, so that sounds like something some of us in our copious spare time /s should propose adding. A speaker database would be great. A sponsor database might also be useful, though I understand that it might be a bit touchy for some sponsors. It would definitely have to be with their permission to be added. -- Sandy Smith - http://musketeers.me/ php[architect] magazine: http://phparch.com/ @SandyS1