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Zend and S&S support local PHP user groups, and will be providing a limited number of free ZendCon passes for user groups to distribute to active members who might not have the financial wherewithal otherwise. []
Zend is proud to announce the dates & location for ZendCon 2009 happening on October 19th-22nd in San Jose, California, and to let everyone know that our Call for Papers is now open! Let’s see those great session proposals come in! Submit early! Submit often! []
The Call for Papers is open on the Dutch PHP Conference website, and with only one week left. Final day to submit is Friday 13th! []
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Paul Reinheimer: 20/20 6:40 at php|works

Paul Reinheimer just wrote a post on his blog announcing that Thursday evening’s entertainment at php|works is being crowd-sourced. []
Supporting open-source PHP projects can be done by for example contributing code, writing or translating documentation or by fixing bugs. The latter is not usually the most exciting task, but still is quite important as the amount of bugs is an indication for the overall quality of the project. With this in mind, the Belgian PHP user group PHPBelgium and the Dutch PHP user group, phpGG, have decided to work together and launched a new initiative, called PHP BugHunt Days. []

Learn about Flex and Zend at PHP User Groups

Adobe’s technical evangelism team is packing up the bus and hitting the road to show PHP User Groups how cool Flex and PHP can be when used together. []
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PHP (LAMP/LAPP) Happenings in Vancouver, BC

PHP events are ramping up in Vancouver, BC. This includes a new meet-up group, workshops, and more… If you are nearby, join in the fun, and Let’s PUMP UP THE PHP VOLUME in BC! []
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phpNW Schedule Posted

phpNW, a regional conference for readers in the Northwest England, posted it’s schedule last week. From the look of it, there is a great mix of the names you normally see at PHP conferences and local talent. []
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ZendCon 08 Slides

Here they are, the slides from ZendCon 08! (or at least all the ones I’ve been able to collect so far) Whether you were able to attend and need slides for a refresher or you weren’t able to make it but want to share in the knowledge, this is the official repository. []
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Wow, what a week ZendCon 08 was! I know a conference was good when I am just too tired to move after it. Last Friday after it was all over, I spent most of the day recuperating. It was so great, I really don’t know where to start. []