NYCPHP Meetup

[Gary Mort]

Well, there is definitely enough interest to have a meeting.  Right now 
after looking at the polls,  Thursdays look best. I've talked with Hans 
over at the <a href="http://www.nyphp.org/index.php">NY PHP group</a> 
and they have generously agreed to give us space on Thursdays evenings 
to host a meeting, so it's a good deal all around.(I'm sorry to those of 
you who indicated Thursday wasn't the best day. The next best day seems 
to be Saturday, so maybe once we are up and running we can have the 
occasional Saturday meeting somewhere as well. Hosting space is more 
problematic for Saturdays. And my daughter would kill me if I committed 
to give up one her days every month.so it will have to be occassional - 
or a family friendly locale)

The next poll is up to find out which week is best! So go fill it out!   
http://www.beezifies.com

If you have a suggestion on a place to meet informally, shoot me a 
contact using the <a 
href="http://www.beezifies.com/index.php?option=com_contact&amp;task=view&amp;contact_id=2&amp;Itemid=3">contact 
form</a>. If there are no suggestions, my own inclination would either 
be the lobby at the IBM Building (590 Madison Ave) or the Barnes and 
Noble in Union Square.

We will plan for our first official meeting to be next month, however 
THIS month is a summer party being hosted by the PHP Group!
"At 6:30pm on August 23rd, we&#39;ll be getting together on the roof-top 
lounge of The Delancey, in the Lower-East Side. The roof-top is a small 
piece of tropic serenity in Manhattan, with a relaxing fountain, lush 
plants, and a great view - and of course WiFi."

See their website, http://www.nyphp.org/index.php for more details. This 
seems like an excellent time for us to get together and have an initial 
meeting, as well as finalize the results from the next poll and see what 
day we want to meet.