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
