If you wanted to take PHP's pulse, take its temperature and measure the pressure in its veins one great place to look would be the calendar of PHP-related events around the world. And if you did that, it would seem that PHP is entering its spring!

He talks about the International PHP Conference - happening in the middle of October in Berlin - and the PHPBarcelona conference happening during the end of October in, well, Barcelona. Both currently have their call for papers open for a bit longer, so if you want to present at either, get those submissions in!

The PHPBarcelona Conference 2010 will take place from the 22nd to the 23rd of October and is a unique opportunity to share knowledge and expertise with other developers, architects, managers, and prominent community members on the very shore of the Mediterranean. [...] The call for papers will be open until the 20th of June. As a speaker you will have the chance to not only bathe in the pool of talent that is the PHPBarcelona Conference but also to get in line with the biggest names in the industry.

They're looking for anything that pertains to the full life cycle of software development and something that'd be in the 50 minute (regular session) or 1 hr 50 minute (tutorial) session times. To submit your ideas, email them to call4papers(at)phpconference.es with your name, a photo, the talk abstract and a short bio.