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[Sebastian Bergmann]

Rasmus Lerdorf wrote:
> Call for Participation
> ======================
> 
> O'Reilly & Associates is pleased to announce the 1st annual PHP
> Conference. This event is the central gathering place for the PHP
> community to exchange ideas, techniques, and to advance the language. The
> PHP Conference is a five-day event designed for PHP programmers and
> developers and technical staff involved in PHP technology and its
> applications. The conference will be part of the O'Reilly Open Source
> Convention alongside the 5th annual Perl Conference at the Sheraton San
> Diego Hotel and Marina, San Diego, California, July 23-27, 2001.
> 
> The Open Source Conference includes two days of intensely focused
> tutorials aimed mainly at intermediate and advanced PHP, Perl and Python
> programmers along with users of popular technologies such as XML, MySQL,
> Mozilla, Apache, Tcl and Zope.  These tutorials are designed to provide
> concrete knowledge that leads directly to better programs.  Three days
> of multi-tracked conference sessions focus on the cutting edge technology
> and feature talks, demonstrations, and panel debates on topics ranging from
> object-orientation to data mining.
> 
> Technically sophisticated individuals who are actively working with the
> technology make all tutorial and conference presentations. Presentations
> by marketing staff or with a marketing focus will not be accepted.
> 
> Participation Opportunities
> ---------------------------
> Individuals and companies interested in making technical presentations at
> the Conference are invited to submit proposals to the conference
> organizers following the guidelines below. Proposals will be considered in
> two classes: tutorial programs and conference presentations.
> 
> Topics
> ------
> The program committee invites submissions of tutorials, or conference
> presentations on topics of interest to PHP programmers. Here are some
> suggested topics:
> 
>         Extending PHP
>         E-Commerce with PHP
>         WebMail with PHP
>         XML/XSLT/XML-RPC
>         CORBA and PHP
>         LDAP
>         PHP on Windows
>         Ways to connect to Windows ODBC from UNIX
> 
> Tutorial Presentations
> ----------------------
> The first two days of the conference are devoted to tutorial
> presentations.
> 
> Tutorial proposals must include:
> 
>  - Tutorial Title
> 
>  - Tutorial length (3 or 6 hours)
> 
>  - Target audience including any prerequisites for taking advantage of the
>    material (i.e. a basic understanding of PHP is necessary)
> 
>  - What attendees will learn--the knowledge or skill take-away attendees
>    will have at the completion of thetutorial
> 
>  - Tutorial outline--a short bullet list or description of the course
>    itself and the material it covers
> 
>  - Speaker name
> 
>  - Speaker biography
> 
>  - Complete speaker contact information; if applicable, include
>    administrative support contact information
> 
> Conference Presentations
> ------------------------
> Conference presentations will take place on the third to fifth days of the
> conference and participation will be considered for these types of talks:
> 
> Case studies showing an application of PHP, the problems that were solved
> and the lessons learned
> 
> Focused technology discussions covering a specific PHP technology and
> showing a variety of implementation or application options
> 
> New product/technology demonstrations--live demonstrations of released or
> near released PHP extensions or applications
> 
> Panel participation--speakers to participate in one of the various panel
> discussions that are part of the conference
> 
> Conference proposals must include:
> 
>  - Type of talk--technology, new product, case study, or panel
> 
>  - Title of talk or demonstration
> 
>  - Abstract of talk, maximum 250 words
> 
>  - Speaker name
> 
>  - Speaker biography
> 
>  - Complete speaker contact information; if applicable,
>    include administrative support contact information
> 
> Submitting Your Proposal
> ------------------------
> Please send all proposals to: oscon2001-php-proposals_(at)_oreilly.com.
> 
> Submit all proposals via electronic mail in plain text with no
> attachments. Submit one proposal per email. The subject line of your email
> must follow this format:
> 
> Your Last Name: proposal type (tutorial, proposal, paper): proposal title
> 
> for example:          Smith: Tutorial: Advanced PHP Programming
> 
> You will receive an automatic confirmation of receipt for each proposal.
> 
> Important Dates
> ---------------
> Proposals due: February 15, 2001
> 
> Notification to conference and tutorial presenters: March 1, 2001
> 
> Tutorial presentations due: May 1, 2001
> 
> Conference presentations due: June 1, 2001
> 
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