From greg at freephile.com  Sat Oct 31 14:03:17 2009
From: greg at freephile.com (Greg Rundlett (freephile))
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:03:17 -0400
Subject: [Bostonphptalk] [php-29] BostonPHP meetup
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On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Mark Withington
<mark.withington at bostonphp.org> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I wanted to reach out to the PHP community to apologize for the long radio
> silence. Due to my workload it's been several months since we last held a
> meetup, and unfortunately, I don't see any let up for me on the horizon
> (which of course is a good thing).
>
> In order to keep the community moving forward I am going to step down as PHP
> Meetup organizer to let others take over. If you happen to be one of those
> "others" who would like to pick up the ball and run with it, please contact
> me or Michael Bourque. The strength of the open source community relies upon
> participation.
>
> In closing, thanks to all who have presented in the past. I've really
> enjoyed it and learned a lot in the process...hope "y'all" have too.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mark
>

Mark,

 THANK YOU!  THANK YOU!  THANK YOU!

By founding BostonPHP and leading the (all-volunteer) effort over so
many years, you provided an invaluable service to the community.  You
did so much to foster the growth and vitality of the PHP community in
Boston.  You volunteered so much effort and time, arranging for the
best speakers and listening so well to what both the 'market' was
doing and what local developers were challenged with.  Not only did
you organize the regular meetups, but also built the BostonPHP.org
website, the mailing list, the jobs board, the publisher discounts...

I really wish you well in your pursuits, and I'm hopeful that a strong
new leader will emerge to inherit the mantle you've left.

Greg Rundlett

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