The event will have a wide range of topics covered including:

• Cryptography for the Average Developer
• Continuous Integration in Real Life
• Quickly Building and Deploying PHP Applications in the Cloud
• Symfony2 + EmberJS for fun and profit
• Introducing Tests in Legacy PHP Applications
• Dependency Management with Composer
• From POX to HATEOAS, Our Companies Journey to Build a Hypermedia API

Tickets are already on sale for the event - about $220 USD for the full event, $160 for a student pass.

In this edition I talked with Geeky Boy, [Adam Culp @adamculp], who is The Leader and Organizer of The South Florida PHP User Group (aka @SunShinePHP will be held in Miami / Florida in feb 2013 and is promising a 'dedication to putting together the best Community led conference of the year'.

Adam answers questions about:

• How he got started with PHP
• His opinion of PHP now as compared to when he started with it
• Advice to up and coming PHP developers
• Resources/books he recommends
• His respect for Michelangelo van Dam and his work in the PHP community
• Advice to people wanting to get involved in the PHP community

The SunshinePHP conference will take place in M-I-A-M-I, what a cool place for a Symfony conference during cold winter time! Save the date, on February 8th & 9th, you can register for two days of Symfony sessions, making this the first Symfony event on the east coast of the USA. The Call for Papers is still open, so do not hesitate to submit a talk about Symfony.

The conference isn't just limited to Symfony sessions either - you can submit on whatever web or PHP-related topics you might like to present. Hurry though, because the Call for Papers ends in less than a week (on December 1st)! For more information about the event or to get your Early Bird tickets (just $159 USD) head over to the main conference site.

SunshinePHP Developer Conference is proud to announce the opening keynote speaker Rasmus Lerdorf. In February 2013 when it is cold in most places around the world, it is still sunny and beautiful in Florida. So come down to Miami for a few days and enjoy sun, community, and learn all in one great conference.

Tickets for the event are already on sale with an Early Bird price (pre-November 30th) of $159.95 USD. If you're more inclined towards speaking at the event, their Call for Papers is only open until December 1st so hurry and get those submission in!

With such a large PHP community in Florida it's about time someone organized a PHP developer conference here, so this is it! We will be hosting some of the best speakers, latest technology, and up to date news in the industry. So register now while space is still available, and if you are a speaker please submit your talks before the call for papers ends on Dec. 1st.

Their Call for Papers is now open through December 1st. The conference hasn't selected a location yet, but chances are it'll be somewhere near Boca Raton/Ft. Lauderdale. You can follow them on Facebook or Twitter for the latest info.