Once again, the PHP community gathers in Chicago, IL for a few days of learning and laughing. There are plenty of sessions to inspire you, hackatons, parties and uncons. Join us in Chicago and learn something new.

Tuesday 22nd May 2012

09:00
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Creating a High Quality App Using PHP Components from Around Our World
Workshop by Ryan Weaver

Creating a High Quality App Using PHP Components from Around Our World

5
Developer Testing 201: When to Mock and When to Integrate
Workshop by Laura Beth Denker

Developer Testing 201: When to Mock and When to Integrate

HTML5 and Javascript for the PHP Developer
Workshop by Daniel Cousineau, Jake Smith

HTML5 and Javascript for the PHP Developer

4
FAIL
Talk by Keith Casey

FAIL

13:00
3
API Development
Workshop by Rob Richards

API Development

Workshop QA on Zend Framework Applications
Workshop by Michelangelo van Dam

Workshop QA on Zend Framework Applications

Wednesday 23rd May 2012

09:00
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!Normal===Awesome!
Keynote by Cal Evans

!Normal===Awesome!

10:15 Amazon SimpleDB
Talk by Eli White

Amazon SimpleDB

Easing in to HTML5 and CSS3
Talk by Brian Moon

Easing in to HTML5 and CSS3

The MicroPHP Manifesto
Talk by Ed Finkler

The MicroPHP Manifesto

11:30 Blazing Data with REDIS
Talk by Justin Carmony

Blazing Data with REDIS

Graphing Real-Time Performance with Graphite
Talk by Neal Anders

Graphing Real-Time Performance with Graphite

2
Moving to the Cloud Beyond Hype to Reality
Talk by Mark Brown

Moving to the Cloud Beyond Hype to Reality

13:30 Solving the N+1 Problem: Or, A Stitch in Time Saves Nine
Talk by Paul M. Jones

Solving the N+1 Problem: Or, A Stitch in Time Saves Nine

Taking Sites Mobile
Talk by Ian Barber

Taking Sites Mobile

CI:IRL
Talk by Beth Tucker Long

CI:IRL

14:45 Continuous Deployment at dealnews.com
Talk by Brian Moon

Continuous Deployment at dealnews.com

9
It's More Than Just Style
Talk by Laura Beth Denker

It's More Than Just Style

Web Security and You
Talk by Eli White

Web Security and You

16:00
0
Creating Facebook Apps in the Cloud
Talk by Kirsten Hunter

Creating Facebook Apps in the Cloud

How to Let Go of Your Ego and Help Your Customers Succeed (Don't be a jerk)
Talk by Rich Bowen

How to Let Go of Your Ego and Help Your Customers Succeed (Don't be a jerk)

Puppet for Dummies
Talk by Joshua Thijssen

Puppet for Dummies

Thursday 24th May 2012

10:15 Decoupled Library Packages for PHP 5.4
Talk by Paul M. Jones

Decoupled Library Packages for PHP 5.4

4
Demystifying REST
Talk by Kirsten Hunter

Demystifying REST

Mapping URLs with and Without Mod_Rewrite
Talk by Rich Bowen

Mapping URLs with and Without Mod_Rewrite

11:30 (Re)discovering the SPL
Talk by Joshua Thijssen

(Re)discovering the SPL

4
Demystifying CSS for Developers
Talk by Justin Carmony

Demystifying CSS for Developers

PHAR, The PHP .EXE Format
Talk by Helgi Þormar Þorbjörnsson

PHAR, The PHP .EXE Format

13:00 Slim Your PHP, Fatten Your JS
Talk by Ed Finkler

Slim Your PHP, Fatten Your JS

13:30
1
API Security
Talk by Rob Richards

API Security

PHP://Memory and Streams for Scaling
Talk by Neal Anders

PHP://Memory and Streams for Scaling

14:45 Building a Firehose
Talk by Ian Barber

Building a Firehose

From POX to HATEOAS, A Real Company's Journey Building a RESTful API
Talk by Luke Stokes

From POX to HATEOAS, A Real Company's Journey Building a RESTful API

Javascript Best Practices & BackboneJS for the PHP Developer
Talk by Ryan Weaver

Javascript Best Practices & BackboneJS for the PHP Developer

16:00 Deep Dive into Gearman
Talk by Helgi Þormar Þorbjörnsson

Deep Dive into Gearman

2
iOS Development Primer for PHP Developers
Talk by Mike Ho

iOS Development Primer for PHP Developers

4
Scaling Your Development Team
Talk by Scott MacVicar

Scaling Your Development Team

Friday 25th May 2012

09:00 Community Works!
Talk by Michelangelo van Dam

Community Works!

Cranking Nginx Up to 11
Talk by Helgi Þormar Þorbjörnsson

Cranking Nginx Up to 11

Iterators in PHP
Talk by Jake Smith

Iterators in PHP

10:15 Alice & Bob: Public Key Cryptography 101
Talk by Joshua Thijssen

Alice & Bob: Public Key Cryptography 101

Clojure for PHP Developers
Talk by Ian Barber

Clojure for PHP Developers

Refactoring and Other Small Animals
Talk by Marco Tabini

Refactoring and Other Small Animals

11:30
4
Creating an HTML5 Site That Doesn't Suck
Talk by Kevin Bruce

Creating an HTML5 Site That Doesn't Suck

1
Native Mobile App Development for PHP Developers
Talk by Mike Ho

Native Mobile App Development for PHP Developers

5
Object Oriented Javascript - Techniques for Managing Your Unwieldy Javascript
Talk by Garrison Locke

Object Oriented Javascript - Techniques for Managing Your Unwieldy Javascript