I spent the last few days in sunny Spain at the PHP Barcelona conference as a speaker. [...] The conference itself was excellent [...] I also saw some great talks from the other speakers there, some were people I often see at conferences, others were familiar names, and yet more were people I'd never heard of but I certainly learned a lot from all these groups.

She notes that, contrary to what she expected, most of the talks were presented in English showing an "interesting cultural shift" in some of the international conferences.

If you missed the conference, you can find out more about the sessions on their site and some pictures on flickr.

The PHP Barcelona Conference 2009 is almost here, and it is arriving bigger than ever! Two days, three parallel tracks of talks and workshops, and some of the biggest names and companies in the industry covering the hottest subjects on the line. Come to the Citilab to see Rasmus Lerdorf, Fabien Potencier, Derick Rethans, Sebastian Bergmann and many more open the hood and expose the secrets of PHP and PHP related technologies that make the Internet what it is today, and that power what the Internet will be tomorrow.

You can still register and get a one-day ticket for 30 Euro and a two-day licket for 50 Euro. There's lots of great sessions to attend and plenty of great things to see and do around the city - sign up while there's still time!

The PHP Barcelona User Group is proud to announce that the PHP Barcelona Conference 2009 is here, and it is arriving bigger than ever! Two days, three parallel tracks of talks and workshops, and some of the biggest names and companies in the industry covering the hottest subjects to date. [...] Discover the newest evolution of the most popular scripting language and its intimate bonding with security, stability and scalability, and how its integration with cutting edge technology make it one of the most powerful and state of the art building blocks for robust applications.

The event will be happening October 30th and 31st at the Citilab and registration is still open. The price is 50 Euro for both days of the event and only 30 Euro for a single day pass. You can find out more on the conference website.