PHPBenelux Conference 2014: Call for Proposals

After four amazing conferences in the past years, the PHPBenelux team is proud to announce the 5th edition of the PHPBenelux Conference. Like every year, the conference will last a full two days, starting with a half day tutorial followed by an afternoon and full day conference. The conference will be held on Friday 24th January and Saturday 25th January 2014 in Antwerp.

Become part of this edition’s speaker schedule at the PHPBenelux Conference 2014. Each chosen speaker receives a speaker package!

The deadline for submissions is the 6st of October 2013. You can submit your topics using the form on the bottom of this page. If you have multiple ideas, please use the form multiple times to submit each idea.

About the talks
The duration of each talk is 60 minutes. This includes Questions and Answers time (Q&A). Generally the talk itself lasts 50 minutes and Q&A 10 minutes.

A workshop lasts 3 hours, and includes preferrably hands-on and Q&A time.

Subjects for talks
We are looking for and welcome any topic that contributes to improving the skills of PHP web developers. Some examples for talks, but not limited to, are:

  • Refactoring
  • DevOps
  • Frameworks
  • Testing
  • Data management
  • Content Management Systems
  • Best practises
  • Soft skills
  • HTML5 & Co. (with a PHP twist)
  • .. your topic?

For more inspiration take a look at last years talks, but keep in mind that preference will be given to new/original talks that address the above subjects.

When in doubt, submit your proposal, and let us decide on whether it fits the conference. The CfP is open until October 6st, 2013. So please don’t hesitate and submit your proposal at the bottom.

Speaker package
You are eligible for the speaker package if your topic is chosen for our conference. Our speaker package includes:

  • pick-up service from Brussels Airport (Zaventem)/train to the hotel
  • three hotel nights (from Thursday afternoon until Sunday morning)
  • full access to the conference
  • an invitation to our 5th celebration very special speakers dinner on Thursday the 23rd of January
  • up to 300 euro of reimbursement for travel expenses
Start submitting now!

Did you check your agenda before submitting?

The 5th edition will bring even more fun, so before submitting clear your agenda to be able to arrive early on the 23rd of January to join a special speakers treatment!

Already submitted your topic(s)?

As long as the deadline for sending in topics hasn’t yet exceeded, always (re)submit more topics that are less likely to be outdated by the time the conference is held.

Questions?

Should you have any questions related to submitting your call for proposals and talks, please contact us here. We will get back to you as soon as possible.

Call for Proposals form

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  •   Talk (50 minutes + 10 minutes Q&A)
      Tutorial (3 hours)