The publishers of php|architect Magazine and Python Magazine are proud to announce the joint php|works / PyWorks 2008 conferences in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

php|works and PyWorks feature over 65 talks, 10 tutorials and 5 tracks on topics ranging from web development to database optimization with PHP and Python over the course of two days, social events in the evening and plenty of networking opportunities with industry peers.

This year, the PHP Community (and the Python Community, too!) meets November 12-14 for one of North America's premier PHP conferences of 2008.

Join us to hear top speakers such as Derick Rethans (eZ Systems), Chris Shiflett (OmniTI), Mike Potter (Adobe) and more.

Join us for the largest PHP only gathering, September 15th - 18th. Discuss topics such as:

• PHP in the Enterprise
• Advanced PHP Programming Techniques
• Scalability
• PHP and RIAs

Our guest keynote speaker this year is Zak Greant who will be speaking on The Age of Literate Machines

For more information and to register for the biggest PHP even of the year, visit http://zendcon.com/

php|works 2008 will be held November 12-14, 2008 in Atlanta, GA. Our Call for Papers is now open, but the deadline for submissions is July 25, 2008.

This year's php|works takes place concurrently with PyWorks 2008, MTA's new fall Python conference, organized by the publishers of Python Magazine, and attendees to both conferences will be able to attend talks from either.

This gives us a great opportunity to create cross-over talks to cover topics that bridge both worlds, enriching members of either communities and facilitating the cross-pollination of ideas. If you have a topic that fits the bill, or that could be equally interesting to both PHPers and Pythonistas, don't hesitate to propose it.

For more information about our Call for Papers, visit our site at http://phpworks.mtacon.com/c/p/phpworks,cfp.

The Open Source Developers' Conference 2008 is a conference run by open source developers, for developers and business people. It covers numerous programming languages across a range of operating systems, and related topics such as business processes, licensing, and strategy. Talks vary from introductory pieces through to the deeply technical. It is a great opportunity to meet, share, and learn with like-minded individuals.

This year, the conference will be held in Sydney, Australia during the first week of December. If you are an Open Source maintainer, developer or user, the organising committee would encourage you to submit a talk proposal on open source tools, solutions, languages or technologies you are working with.

For more details, see: http://osdc.com.au/2008/papers/cfp.html.

If you have any questions or require assistance with your submission, please don't hesitate to ask!

We continue to recognise the increasing importance of Open Source in providing a medium for collaboration between individuals, researchers, business and government. In recognition of this and ensure a high standard of presentations, we intend to peer-review all submitted papers.

OSDC 2008 Sydney (Australia) - Key Program Dates:

1. 28 Apr - Call for Papers
2. 30 Jun - Initial proposals (short abstract) due
3. 21 Jul - Proposal acceptance
4. 15 Sep - Accepted paper submissions

For all information, contacts and updates, see the OSDC conference web site at http://osdc.com.au/2008/.

The elePHPants are now ready to make their 2008 generation. PHP User groups, enthusiasts and companies that are interested in groups of elePHPants, shall join this year's herd.

ElePHPants are a great link of the community, happily promoting your favorite language in conferences, on work station, baby cribs and other unusual places. Production prices make it possible for groups to raise funds, entice membership or simply bring joy and PHP around.

Pre-register your herd of elePHPants online, for big and small, and join the world of blue elePHPants.

The DC PHP Developers Group recently announced Kshemendra Paul as a featured keynote speaker at the DC PHP Conference & Expo, June 2-4, 2008, at George Washington University in Washington, DC. Paul, chief architect for the Office of Management and Budget Executive Office of the President, will be presenting on "Federal E-Government and Enterprise Architecture Updates."

Join hundreds of PHP practitioners, business managers, and government officials from around the world in the exchange of ideas and solutions for building a better web application infrastructure. The DC PHP conference will include tracks pertaining to business cases, best practices, the art of PHP, PHP applications, PHP in the enterprise, and Open Source. The full speaker schedule will be announced shortly.

For more information about DC PHP Conference & Expo 2008 and to register, please visit www.dcphpconference.com. Early discounted registration rates affective until April 15, 2008

The Free and Open Source Conference (FrOSCon) 2008 is a two-day conference on free software and open source. It will take place on August, 23th and 24th 2008 in Sankt Augustin near Bonn, Germany.

The PHP Usergroups Dortmund, Köln/Bonn and Hamburg are cooperatively organizing the PHP track as a sub-conference of the FrOSCon. The call for paper is now open.

The publishers of php|architect Magazine are proud to announce the php|tek 2008 conference in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

The PHP Community meets May 20-23 for one of North America's premier PHP conferences of 2008. Join us to hear top speakers such as Derick Rethans (eZ Systems), Lucas Nelan (Facebook), Chris Shiflett (OmniTI), Eli White (Digg) and yes, even Terry Chay (Tagged).

For the past two years, php|architect's spring conference has sold out weeks before the start date, so if you're interested in attending, don't delay, and be sure to sign up ASAP!

The PHP Quebec team is pleased to present the sixth edition of the PHP Quebec Conference. The Conference will take place in Montreal, Canada, on March 12 through 14.

Join us for the PHPLabs, 2 days of technical talks, the Open Source Job Fair & Cocktail. Meet with well know community members such as: John Coggeshall, Marcus Boerger, Zak Greant, Chris Shiflett, Damien Seguy and many more.

Take note that online registration ends on March 7th. For more information, visit the website: http://conf.phpquebec.com