HIP HIP HOORAY for Victor! You rock! Thank you for all that you have done for us.
On 30 Jun 2010, at 14:37, Wade Preston Shearer wrote: > I would like to offer a sincere thank you to Victor for his service. His > efforts to coordinate and run our meetings and encourage growth and > camaraderie in the community has been outstanding. I would also like to thank > is employer Bill Goode for his incredible charity allowing his facility to be > used all these years. > > On behalf of the entire group, I would like to wish Victor the very best with > this change in his life and pray that it provides an increase of success and > happiness for himself and his family. > > > On 30 Jun 2010, at 14:10, Victor Villa 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
