In an effort to get more exposure, door prises and some extra information, the PHP User Group of Kansas City has been submitted to the O’Reilly & Associates User Group program. I think we are still awaiting “final approval” but as we have been meeting for quite some time now…well, I’ll let you know when I hear anything. For now, I’ve attached an email detailing some of the benefits once we are “approved.”

Subject:  O'Reilly User Group Registration
Date:     28 Apr 2003 07:48:53 -0700	

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