The next CodeWorks speaker we’d like to announce is the incomparable Cal Evans! He brings so much to the CW table, both in terms of technical know-how and real-world experience. Cal will be with us for all seven cities of the tour, so read on to get a hint of what topics he’ll be covering.

Ed Finkler (aka Funkatron) will also be joining us for the second half of the CodeWorks tour. You’ll be able to catch up with Ed in Atlanta, Miami, Washington, and New York City. We are very excited to have Ed on board for CodeWorks; he brings 13 years of experience on a variety of PHP topics to our tour, and is an all around very cool guy. Keep reading to learn more about Ed’s background and what topics he’ll be speaking about.

Today, we’d like to announce that Sebastian Bergmann will be joining our tour for the full seven cities, as a part of our Tutorial Team. Sebastian brings to CodeWorks his vast knowledge of and experience in PHP unit testing, quality assurance and best practices. We are very happy to have him on our tour! Read on to learn more about Sebastian and what he’ll be speaking about.

We are thrilled to announce the first of our fantastic speakers for CodeWorks 2009! Derick Rethans will be joining us for all seven cities. Derick is a well-known and well-respected PHP expert who has spent years actively contributing to the PHP project and spreading his PHP knowledge to others. He will be speaking on the topics of Xdebug, date/time specifics, and improving your development process. We are very excited to have Derick on tour with us!

We’re proud to introduce our newest and most exciting conference initiative yet: a touring series of two-day conferences designed to take a great community atmosphere on the road for a unique learning and networking opportunity. CodeWorks will visit seven different cities in the US from September 22 and October 5—and, with prices starting as low as $99 per attendee, there’s bound to be a conference near you that you don’t want to miss!