The php[tek] conference, from the folks behind php[architect] magazine, has officially posted the schedule for their 2018 event happening in late May.

Sessions at this year's event include:

• "Evolution of PHP Security" by Eric Mann
• "Mastering REST API Tests with Codeception" by Michael Bodnarchuk
• "PHP on Kubernetes" by Chris Church
• "Building Facal Recognition Services with Javascript and AWS" by Kesha Williams
• "Greener Pastures: Infrastructure from the Group Up" by Steve Grunwell
• "As Easy as Falling Off a Log (or Writing One)" by Brent Laminack

There's tons more this year's conference has to offer, so be sure to check out this full schedule and find those topics that interest you. You can still pick up Early Bird tickets (for just the conference or the conference+training) until the end of February so be sure to get yours while you can!

The PHP Roundtable podcast has posted a new episode that was recorded live at this year's php[tek] conference in Atlanta: Episode #63. Host Sammy Powers is joined by a whole host of other PHP community members: Amanda Folson, Eric Van Johnson, John Congdon, Ben Edmunds, Matthew Trask, Joe Ferguson, Ben Ramsey, Steven Wade, Jason McCreary and Justin Reherman.

We have a mashup recording with PHPUgly and PHP Town Hall during the community night at php[tek] 2017. We chat about OSMI, UUID's, git, product development, getting involved in the PHP community and funky socks.

You can catch the latest episode of this podcast either using the in-page audio or video player or you can watch it directly on YouTube. If you enjoy the show be sure to check out other shows in their archive, follow them on Twitter and subscribe to their feed to get updates when new shows are released.

The PHP Roundtable podcast, hosted by PHP community member Sammy K Powers, has posted their latest episode as recorded live at this year's php[tek] conference.

We record live from main stage at php|tek in St. Louis, MO. We discuss speaking at conferences and recent events in PHP-FIG.

Sammy is joined in this episode by fellow community members Gary Hockin, Ben Marks, Samantha Quiñones and Joe Ferguson. You can listen to this latest episode either through the in-page audio or video players or directly on YouTube. If you enjoy the episode be sure to subscribe to their feed and follow them on Twitter for updates when new episodes are posted.

Ben Ramsey has a post to his site sharing a few tips for those attending the php[tek] conference this year (though most of them could apply to just about any technology-related conference out there.

This week, I’m attending php[tek]. This is my seventh php[tek], and the first I’ve attended not as a speaker. It’s one of my favorite conferences, and I didn’t want to miss its first year in a new city: St. Louis. As we gear up for the eleventh php[tek] conference, I thought I’d list my seven tips for getting the most out of your php[tek] experience.

His suggestions cover things to help you get the most enjoyment from the conference, and not just from the sessions:

• Hang out in the evenings, after the conference sessions.
• After the conference events, follow folks to the bar.
• Take advantage of the “hallway track,” and don’t forget the regular sessions.
• Attend the morning keynote sessions.
• Join the conference IRC backchannel: #phptek on Freenode.
• Use the official hashtag: #phptek
• Take lots of pictures and upload them to Flickr.

Each of the suggestions comes with a bit of description and photos from previous years. If you're attending this year's conference, I'd definitely recommend talking a look over the full post and getting prepared for a great week of learning and community at this year's conference.

If you've been considering attending the php[tek] conference this year but aren't quite sure what it's all about, you should check out these speaker preview videos for a bit more detail.

A number of our speakers for our php[tek] 2016 conference have graciously offered to make preview videos for us, showcasing what their talk will be out.

We started releasing them a few days ago and will be continuing to do so over the coming week. You can see a full playlist of these from Youtube below. Make sure to pick up your ticket soon, the conference is just 4 short weeks away!

You can find the current list of videos in this playlist over on YouTube that includes speakers like:

• Cal Evans
• Joe Ferguson
• Tim Lytle
• Jeff Geerling
• Doris Chen

If you're ready to pick up a ticket of your own, check out the main conference site for more details about the event, sessions and to order your tickets.

As is mentioned in this quick post to the php[architect] site today, they've posted the schedule for this year's php[tek] conference happening in St. Louis in May.

We are excited to announce the schedule of sessions for php[tek] 2016! We had to sort through over 500 submissions to hand-pick the best 55 talks to fill out our schedule from over 30 internationally based speakers. You can see the schedule online now. Make sure and get your Early Bird Sale tickets and we look forward to seeing you in St. Louis!

There's a huge range of talks happening during this year's event including sessions like:

• "I Promise() to Teach You Asynchronous PHP" (Eric Mann)
• "WordPress Code Performance" (Stéphane Boisvert)
• "Legacy: a Retrospective" (Jessica Mauerhan)
• "Becoming a Polyglot" (Kirsten Jones)
• "Mastering the Basics of OAuth2" (Joseph Maxwell)
• "Professional Development, professional Developers" (Steve Grunwell)
• "On the Road towards PHP 7" (Josh Deckard)

Be sure to check out the full schedule for looks at these and more great topics being covered over the multi-day event. As mentioned, tickets are also already on sale so you can get yours now if there's sessions you'd like to see. You can find more information about the conference in general from the [https://tek.phparch.com](main conference site).

The php[tek] conference has officially announce the opening of their Call for Speakers for the 2016 edition of their conference, happening May 23rd through 27th in St. Louis, Missouri.

PHP runs over 82% of the internet at the moment. Take a moment to think about that staggering statistic. Because of this, the use-cases of PHP are extremely broad, and we want php[tek] to reflect that. We therefore want submissions that cover the entire range of Web Development processes. We want to hear about how PHP is getting the job done throughout the world.

Importantly, we don’t necessarily look for talks that are only about PHP itself. Some of our most successful presentations have been on products built on PHP (such as WordPress, Drupal, and other frameworks) and on technologies that are crucial to building on the web (HTML5, JavaScript, Mobile Development, Apache, Databases, Deployment, etc.)

This Call for Speakers will end January 16th just before midnight UTC so get out there and submit those topic ideas soon! If you're interested in the package provided to speakers see this page on the CfP site or the general conference site for more information on the conference itself.

php[architect], organizers of the annual php[tek] conference, have start to post the videos recorded at their 2014 event over on YouTube. Not all of the sessions are published yet, but there's a few to get you started if you missed the event (or just want a refresher):

• Mental Health Summit
• Tim Lytle - Adventures in Contract Development
• Elizabeth Smith - HHVM in 2014

Be sure to subscribe to the channel to be notified when new videos are added of the over forty sessions that happened during the event.

The Voices of the ElePHPant podcast has release their latest episode today - another interview with a member of the PHP community. This time it's with Eli White of Muskteers.me and [php]architect.

In the interview Cal and Eli talk about the differences between conferences like ZendCon and [php]tek and where the group is looking to take the [php]tek conference in the future. They discuss the idea of the many local conferences that have popped up over the last year and how they've almost become the "community conferences".

You can listen to this latest interview either through the in-page player or by downloading the mp3.

On the [php]architect site today there's a new post about the next edition of their [php]tek conference coming in 2014.

Once again we are planning on hosting our annual php conference: php[tek] in Chicago, IL. You’ll find everything that you love about our conferences again, but also a number of new events and activities that are being planned this year. Check out the website to find more details about the conference this year or lock in your registration early to make sure you will be there. More details will be released over time, and keep an eye out for our Call for Papers that will happen in the coming months.

The 2014 edition of [php]tek will be held in the same place as year's past and will be happening May 19th through the 23rd. There's also several events already planned for next year's event including an open social night, a hackathon and "newcomer sessions" (to introduce people new to [php]tek about activities and the community). You can already pick up your tickets at the Early Bird rates until February 15th, 2014.