From noreply at nyphp.org Sun Jan 22 11:24:38 2006 From: noreply at nyphp.org (New York PHP) Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:24:38 -0500 Subject: [nycphp-announce] new@nyphp: Community Membership; Suggest and Submit Presentations Message-ID: <003901c61f70$583e8b90$6c01a8c0@MZ> Happy New Year! 2006 is already gearing up to be a major year for PHP and New York PHP. This is the first in a series of exciting announcements, but let's start by highlighting two new features of http://www.nyphp.org. First, we've put together a Community Member link-able image. This is an easy way to let the world know that you're a New York PHP member. Feel free to place it on any web sites, forums, blogs, etc. and use the image from our servers. See http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php for details, and thank you for taking an active role in New York PHP. Second, we've created an online form for anyone to submit and suggest presentation topics. Either submit a presentation that you'd like to give to our community, or simply suggest a topic, and we'll take it from there, finding a suitable speaker in the area. For details and more information, see http://www.nyphp.org/presentations.php. Our January meeting is also online - see http://www.nyphp.org - and a formal announcement will be coming soon. Don't forget to RSVP! --- Hans Zaunere / President / New York PHP www.nyphp.org / www.nyphp.com From noreply at nyphp.org Sun Jan 22 17:10:52 2006 From: noreply at nyphp.org (New York PHP) Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 17:10:52 -0500 Subject: [nycphp-announce] next@nyphp: Meeting, Practical Experience with PHP; 2006 Training Schedule Message-ID: <005601c61fa0$b692cbe0$6c01a8c0@MZ> January General Meeting: Practical Experience with PHP ----------------------------------------------------------------- When: Tuesday, January 24th at 6:30pm sharp (4th Tuesday of every month) Where: IBM 590 Madison Avenue, Room 1219 (12th Floor) RSVP: http://www.nyphp.org/rsvp.php You must RSVP within 30 days of the meeting you attend! We have a lot lined up for 2006, and we're pleased to present Randall Rode, Information Technology Director, Yale University, on Practical Experience with PHP, to kick the year off. Join us at our general monthly meeting to learn how Randall has used New York PHP Training and self-education to embrace PHP as we welcome him from Yale. This is the perfect meeting for those starting with PHP or considering it's use. Randall Writes: In 2004 I was introduced to the world of RSS, news feeds, Wikis and blogging. It was immediately obvious to me that these technologies offered exciting new possibilities for web site development. I started messing around with blog software, creating my own on line blog and using it in my teaching. In the fall of 2004 I saw a recommendation (on a blog of course) about the WordPress software. After downloading and installing it, I was really impressed with its capabilities, and saw its value not just for blogging, but as a front-end content management system for a web site. I started poking around inside the application and discovered that all this magic was the result of PHP programming and a MySQL backend database. And realized that I wanted to learn more about what this was all about. I found the NYPHP.org site and luckily there was an upcoming PHP for Designers class being offered. I signed up immediately. Once in class, in one of those wonderful 'a-ha!' moments, I realized that not only was this fun, but that I had some problem projects that would be perfect for a PHP/MySQL application. Upon return to the office I started immediately roughing out a test version of an on-line course evaluation system for our school. I called it a 'proof of concept' but it was mostly there to prove to myself that I could pull this off before promising it to our Dean. Well he bought into the idea, and much to my delight I managed to pull it off. We ran a pilot of the system this fall, and overall it was a great success. There is still a lot of work to do to make it a robust enough application for regular work. But we had 50 students evaluating 35 classes on line for the pilot, and the response from them, their faculty, and our Dean was very positive. The most enthusiastic was the administrative assistant, who's work load in processing the evaluation responses went from a week with the old paper-based system, to under an hour in this new on line system. In this presentation I'll review my experiences on this project, and some other PHP work I've done, learning resources I've found helpful, challenges encountered, and other reflections on my experiences with PHP/SQL. About Randall Rode Randall Rode, Information Technology Director for the Yale University School of Drama, brings 20 years of expertise in non-profit management to his technical management and teaching at the school. First introduced to computers in the mid 70's with programming in BASIC, Fortran, and game development on a TI-99, I've always maintained a strong interest in, and a willingness to mess around with, new technologies. I started developing web sites in 1996, and have made web design a staple of my professional work and teaching ever since, working with javascript, perl scrips, Flash, and other technologies whenever possible. Database development is another technical direction of mine, working extensively with Microsoft Access, and more recently SQL server and MySQL. Please visit my web site at http://rodeworks.com for more information, and the occasional ramblings in my blog. Thanks to IBM for providing a great presentation space with seating for plenty. As a service to our community, New York PHP meetings are always free and open to the public. Come prepared with a business card to enter book raffles. When: Tuesday, January 24th at 6:30pm sharp (4th Tuesday of every month) Where: IBM 590 Madison Avenue, Room 1219 (12th Floor) RSVP: http://www.nyphp.org/rsvp.php You must RSVP within 30 days of the meeting you attend! New York PHP Training Schedule for 2006 --------------------------------------- The training schedule for the first half of 2006 has been set, with both Designer and Programmer tracks available. Plus, a new Combo package is available for those wanting 4 days of premier PHP training. Early-bird specials are available. Learn more and sign-up: http://www.nyphp.com/training/indepth.php --- New York PHP Community http://www.nyphp.org From noreply at nyphp.org Mon Jan 23 10:02:28 2006 From: noreply at nyphp.org (New York PHP) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 10:02:28 -0500 Subject: [nycphp-announce] conference@nyphp: Announcing the New York PHP Conference & Expo, 2006 Message-ID: <008201c6202e$07b7ac60$6c01a8c0@MZ> I am very pleased to announce that New York PHP will be hosting a full three day conference at the New Yorker Hotel, June 14-16, 2006. http://www.nyphpcon.com This is a significant step forward for PHP in New York, and around the world. Our focus will be the PHP Business Community, combining business and technical presentations from the industry's best and brightest. We already have significant involvement from industry standard companies, and look forward to uniting PHP with other technologies. Additional announcements will follow, but here are some highlights: -- a call for papers will be open shortly -- online registration will open shortly -- sponsorship opportunities are available -- attend NYPHP's monthly meetings for news, updates, and discount codes We're also looking forward to community involvement, including speaker selection committee members and presentations. Please email contact at nyphpcon.com at any time with questions, sponsorships, or to get involved. Stay tuned for more information as they development. --- Hans Zaunere / President / New York PHP www.nyphp.org / www.nyphp.com From noreply at nyphp.org Mon Jan 23 11:20:17 2006 From: noreply at nyphp.org (New York PHP) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 11:20:17 -0500 Subject: [nycphp-announce] next@nyphp: Last Chance to RSVP - Practical Experience with PHP Message-ID: <009801c62038$eb1558e0$6c01a8c0@MZ> LAST CHANCE TO RSVP! January General Meeting: Practical Experience with PHP ----------------------------------------------------------------- When: Tuesday, January 24th at 6:30pm sharp (4th Tuesday of every month) Where: IBM 590 Madison Avenue, Room 1219 (12th Floor) RSVP: http://www.nyphp.org/rsvp.php You must RSVP within 30 days of the meeting you attend! We have a lot lined up for 2006, and we're pleased to present Randall Rode, Information Technology Director, Yale University, on Practical Experience with PHP, to kick the year off. Join us at our general monthly meeting to learn how Randall has used New York PHP Training and self-education to embrace PHP as we welcome him from Yale. This is the perfect meeting for those starting with PHP or considering it's use. Randall Writes: In 2004 I was introduced to the world of RSS, news feeds, Wikis and blogging. It was immediately obvious to me that these technologies offered exciting new possibilities for web site development. I started messing around with blog software, creating my own on line blog and using it in my teaching. In the fall of 2004 I saw a recommendation (on a blog of course) about the WordPress software. After downloading and installing it, I was really impressed with its capabilities, and saw its value not just for blogging, but as a front-end content management system for a web site. I started poking around inside the application and discovered that all this magic was the result of PHP programming and a MySQL backend database. And realized that I wanted to learn more about what this was all about. I found the NYPHP.org site and luckily there was an upcoming PHP for Designers class being offered. I signed up immediately. Once in class, in one of those wonderful 'a-ha!' moments, I realized that not only was this fun, but that I had some problem projects that would be perfect for a PHP/MySQL application. Upon return to the office I started immediately roughing out a test version of an on-line course evaluation system for our school. I called it a 'proof of concept' but it was mostly there to prove to myself that I could pull this off before promising it to our Dean. Well he bought into the idea, and much to my delight I managed to pull it off. We ran a pilot of the system this fall, and overall it was a great success. There is still a lot of work to do to make it a robust enough application for regular work. But we had 50 students evaluating 35 classes on line for the pilot, and the response from them, their faculty, and our Dean was very positive. The most enthusiastic was the administrative assistant, who's work load in processing the evaluation responses went from a week with the old paper-based system, to under an hour in this new on line system. In this presentation I'll review my experiences on this project, and some other PHP work I've done, learning resources I've found helpful, challenges encountered, and other reflections on my experiences with PHP/SQL. About Randall Rode Randall Rode, Information Technology Director for the Yale University School of Drama, brings 20 years of expertise in non-profit management to his technical management and teaching at the school. First introduced to computers in the mid 70's with programming in BASIC, Fortran, and game development on a TI-99, I've always maintained a strong interest in, and a willingness to mess around with, new technologies. I started developing web sites in 1996, and have made web design a staple of my professional work and teaching ever since, working with javascript, perl scrips, Flash, and other technologies whenever possible. Database development is another technical direction of mine, working extensively with Microsoft Access, and more recently SQL server and MySQL. Please visit my web site at http://rodeworks.com for more information, and the occasional ramblings in my blog. Thanks to IBM for providing a great presentation space with seating for plenty. As a service to our community, New York PHP meetings are always free and open to the public. Come prepared with a business card to enter book raffles. When: Tuesday, January 24th at 6:30pm sharp (4th Tuesday of every month) Where: IBM 590 Madison Avenue, Room 1219 (12th Floor) RSVP: http://www.nyphp.org/rsvp.php You must RSVP within 30 days of the meeting you attend! New York PHP Training Schedule for 2006 --------------------------------------- The training schedule for the first half of 2006 has been set, with both Designer and Programmer tracks available. Plus, a new Combo package is available for those wanting 4 days of premier PHP training. Early-bird specials are available. Learn more and sign-up: http://www.nyphp.com/training/indepth.php --- New York PHP Community http://www.nyphp.org From noreply at nyphp.org Mon Jan 30 08:42:29 2006 From: noreply at nyphp.org (New York PHP) Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:42:29 -0500 Subject: [nycphp-announce] conference@nyphp: Call For Papers Open; Show Your Participation; PR Message-ID: <001e01c625a3$04a5ceb0$7001a8c0@MZ> News From NYPHPCon 2006 ----------------------- This last week has been a great one for conference progress. Here's the latest: -- Sign-Up Now To Lock in Your Early Bird Discount http://www.nyphpcon.com/attendee_registration.php -- The Call For Papers is Now Open http://www.nyphpcon.com/call_for_papers.php -- Show That You Are Helping the Conference http://www.nyphpcon.com/show_participation.php -- Official Press Release is Available http://www.nyphpcon.com/NYPHPCon06PR.pdf We continue to bring on new sponsors and already have received a number of great looking papers. But we can always use your help. Spread the word to speakers and sponsors, or be one yourself. --- Hans Zaunere / President / New York PHP www.nyphp.org / www.nyphp.com