Hello, My name is Mihail Irintchev and I organize a PHP UG in Sofia, Bulgaria. We started the group about a year and a half ago and now I am proud to announce that our community is growing and this year we have decided to start our own PHP conference - BulgariaPHP. We are planning the event for the end of September and we already have a list of about 10 international speakers as well as other local submissions, who have confirmed their intention to come and speak.
Some of the speakers are already announced on our website: bgphp.org/confirmed-speakers We would like to ask it it is possible to list our conference on the php.net conferences page (http://php.net/conferences/). Our conf site - bgphp.org is up and running and we are calling for papers: http://www.bgphp.org/submit-a-talk/ Being listed on php.net would mean a lot to us and would definitely draw the attention we need as a first-time conference. We have put up a summary text for the conference in case you guys can put it up there in the list with the others. Here it is: ---------- The Bulgaria PHP Conference <http://www.bgphp.org> will take place from 25 to 27 of September, 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria. We aim to organize a high-quality event with top-notch international speakers and a diverse crowd of PHP enthusiasts. As we believe there are two mandatory elements in each successful developers’ conference – the love for the code and the abundance of the beer, we’ll make sure both of those are widely present. We hope you will get out of this event with lots of new information, highly inspired, and bonded with lots of new and interesting people. Attendees: We expect 450 attendees from Bulgaria, the Balkans region, and other parts of the world. We welcome a diverse crowd of PHP developers who want to learn new things and share their passion for the code. The agenda: This is a three-day event. On Day 1 we will have training sessions – 2 morning workshops and 2 afternoon workshops, led by acknowledged PHP specialists. Day 2 and 3 are session days – 24 high-quality talks by top international speakers, split in 2 tracks. If you are interested in giving a talk, please submit at: http://www.bgphp.org/submit-a-talk/ Some perks: • T-shirts and cool swag will abound • Free lunches on Day 2 and 3 are included • Coffee and refreshments will be provided • Recruitment area where job opportunities will be listed • Party with free beer If you are interested in sponsoring and helping us add more perks to the list, please check the options at: http://www.bgphp.org/sponsors/ About the region: Bulgaria is one of the fastest growing IT regions. We are known for having some of the best IT specialists and lots of international companies outsource their IT departments in the country. The PHP community is large and actively travels abroad to attend international summits of all kinds. Attendees and sponsors will be amazed by the affordability of all services in the country. Hotel accommodation, food and even the tickets for the event are quite affordable, given the high quality of service you’ll get in return. ---------- Thank you very much in advance! Best Regards, Mihail Irintchev
