May 2010 Meeting
Hello Sydney PHPers!
A big thank you to all who attended last months event! And an even bigger thank you to both Steven Roddis and Graham Weldon for their presentations!
Moving on! This month we've got another two presentations lined up for you. We've also decided to stick to the current venue and I would like to explain to everyone how we came to this decision.
Firstly, we know it sucks to have to pay to come see these presentations. We are working on sponsorship to remove this fee and we'll be providing news regarding this as soon as we know for sure whats going on. That being said, having a paid venue is a good thing because it means that we have a guarantee that the venue will always be available (assuming we book it in time - which we will!).
There is no reliance on someone else having to attend the group, to open up, clean up and lock up. This way we can arrive, the room is open and available and we can leave it the way we found it. Zero fuss.
Also, we think the location of the venue is awesome. Being only a 5 minute walk from the Town Hall station, we really couldn't ask for a better spot.
We were pleased with last months schedule and so we've decided, for now, to keep the 7pm starting time. This allows more time for people to finish work and grab a bite to eat before the group starts. The schedule has had some slight adjustments to try and squeeze in more Q & A time. Check it out below.
We would also like to take this opportunity to welcome two new organizers to the group!
Dean Rather, who has been attending the Sydney PHP Group for several years now, started assisting us during the events. His help and contribution to the group has been great and now he has put up his hand to help out even more!
Graham Weldon is the second new organiser. Graham has not only contributed several presentations, he has also been helping us behind the scenes. Graham is currently offering great ideas and solutions and helping to implement those to help the group get better.
Welcome.
Finally, all the details that you need to know for this months event is below.
When
Thursday 20th of May 2010.
6:00 - Meet at Wagamama & Eat (In Galeries Victoria, above Town Hall Stn. Food Court) - Google Street View of Entrance to Galeries Victoria - walk in and look up
7:00 - Meet at SMCA
7:10 - Introductions
7:20 - Group Announcements
7:30 - Open Floor Discussion
7:40 - Presentation 1
8:10 - Questions & Answers
8:20 - Presentation 2
8:50 - Questions & Answers
9:00 - Be Out The Door
Where
Sydney Mechanics School of Arts - 280 Pitt St, Sydney.
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What
Two presentations, two presenters, three hours of PHP Group goodness.
Presentation 1
Daniel Winter - An Introduction to Symfony 1.4
A quick guide to getting started with the Symfony framework – creating applications, using the MVC, the forms framework, custom routing, automated testing and the admin generator.
Presentation 2
Kevin Waterson - PHP Command Line
An advanced look into PHP command line programming.
RSVP
You MUST RSVP to attend. The Yahoo! RSVP link is below, if you really really really don't want to sign up for a yahoo account just to RSVP, then email organisers@sydphp.org.
RSVP Link: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/5805175/NSW/Sydney/Sydney-PHP-Group-May-2010/Sydney-Mechanics-School-of-Arts/?ps=5
Entry Fee
There will be an entry fee of $5 per person for this event. The fee covers the cost of the venue hire.
Hope to see you all there!
A big thank you to all who attended last months event! And an even bigger thank you to both Steven Roddis and Graham Weldon for their presentations!
Moving on! This month we've got another two presentations lined up for you. We've also decided to stick to the current venue and I would like to explain to everyone how we came to this decision.
Firstly, we know it sucks to have to pay to come see these presentations. We are working on sponsorship to remove this fee and we'll be providing news regarding this as soon as we know for sure whats going on. That being said, having a paid venue is a good thing because it means that we have a guarantee that the venue will always be available (assuming we book it in time - which we will!).
There is no reliance on someone else having to attend the group, to open up, clean up and lock up. This way we can arrive, the room is open and available and we can leave it the way we found it. Zero fuss.
Also, we think the location of the venue is awesome. Being only a 5 minute walk from the Town Hall station, we really couldn't ask for a better spot.
We were pleased with last months schedule and so we've decided, for now, to keep the 7pm starting time. This allows more time for people to finish work and grab a bite to eat before the group starts. The schedule has had some slight adjustments to try and squeeze in more Q & A time. Check it out below.
We would also like to take this opportunity to welcome two new organizers to the group!
Dean Rather, who has been attending the Sydney PHP Group for several years now, started assisting us during the events. His help and contribution to the group has been great and now he has put up his hand to help out even more!
Graham Weldon is the second new organiser. Graham has not only contributed several presentations, he has also been helping us behind the scenes. Graham is currently offering great ideas and solutions and helping to implement those to help the group get better.
Welcome.
Finally, all the details that you need to know for this months event is below.
When
Thursday 20th of May 2010.
6:00 - Meet at Wagamama & Eat (In Galeries Victoria, above Town Hall Stn. Food Court) - Google Street View of Entrance to Galeries Victoria - walk in and look up
7:00 - Meet at SMCA
7:10 - Introductions
7:20 - Group Announcements
7:30 - Open Floor Discussion
7:40 - Presentation 1
8:10 - Questions & Answers
8:20 - Presentation 2
8:50 - Questions & Answers
9:00 - Be Out The Door
Where
Sydney Mechanics School of Arts - 280 Pitt St, Sydney.
View Larger Map
What
Two presentations, two presenters, three hours of PHP Group goodness.
Presentation 1
Daniel Winter - An Introduction to Symfony 1.4
A quick guide to getting started with the Symfony framework – creating applications, using the MVC, the forms framework, custom routing, automated testing and the admin generator.
Presentation 2
Kevin Waterson - PHP Command Line
An advanced look into PHP command line programming.
RSVP
You MUST RSVP to attend. The Yahoo! RSVP link is below, if you really really really don't want to sign up for a yahoo account just to RSVP, then email organisers@sydphp.org.
RSVP Link: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/5805175/NSW/Sydney/Sydney-PHP-Group-May-2010/Sydney-Mechanics-School-of-Arts/?ps=5
Entry Fee
There will be an entry fee of $5 per person for this event. The fee covers the cost of the venue hire.
Hope to see you all there!
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