The Vancouver PHP User Group have announced their second PHP Conference in Vancouver, B.C., Canada on February 12-13, 2007. The schedule is now online, including many interesting sessions and participations from Rasmus Lerdorf, Andrei Zmievski, Ilia Alshanetsky, Damien Seguy, Perrick Penet, Derick Rethans, .. and many others. You can register by Dec. 31, 2006 and get 1/3rd off the ticket price. Regular price is $150CDN, early bird price $100CDN.
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Below the conference sessions :

  • Keynote Speech (Rasmus Lerdorf )
  • Unicoding with PHP 6 (Andrei Zmievski )
  • VIM for PHP Programmers (Andrei Zmievski )
  • MySQL Kitchen : spicing up everyday SQL (Damien Seguy )
  • PHP Tips and Tricks (Damien Seguy )
  • PHP Driven CSS layouts (Dave Shea )
  • Efficient Debugging with xDebug (Derick Rethans )
  • eZ Components – RAD for PHP (Derick Rethans )
  • Caching for Ca$h (Ilia Alshanetsky )
  • Migrating to PHP 5.2 (Ilia Alshanetsky )
  • Drupal Module Development (James Walker )
  • Object-Oriented Basics (Jim O’Leary )
  • PHP and Web Mapping Technologies (Jim O’Leary )
  • Microsoft Tools and Platforms for PHP (Joe Stagner)
  • Caffeinated PHP, using Java to extend PHP (Kevin Schroeder)
  • SPL updated (Marcus Boerger )
  • The need for Speed, ERM Testing (Marcus Boerger )
  • Realizing the Full Potential of Your Rich Internet Applications (Mike Potter)
  • Security: Thirteen simple steps to not getting hacked while you’re out for lunch(Paul Reinheimer)
  • Web Services – REST (Paul Reinheimer )
  • Zend Certification Exam (Paul Reinheimer )
  • Agile (and XP) Practices in the PHP Universe (Perrick Penet )
  • Open Source in Europe (Perrick Penet )
  • Copyright, Contracts and Licenses: A Guide for the Working Developer (Zak Greant)