I enjoyed my brief taste of Montreal where for some reason no one commented on the relative performance of Australia vs. Canada in the World Cup Cricket.

The combined slides from my workshop and session are under the PHP and Performance [pdf] banner.

He thanks the committee for putting on the conference and mentions getting to talk with Hans Zaunere about the New York PHP Users group and details associated with the price of having conferences there.

The first day's post covers the usual - what the conference is like, the meeting area, some of the people he met up with, and the sessions he attended (including a mention of Rob Richards' "SOA: Beyond the Hype" talk.

The second day's post is jammed with more information about the conference, including all of the great talks he attended, including:

• Mike Potter's "Rich Internet application development with Flex"
• John Coggeshall's "Top PECL Picks"
• Graham Charters' "Service Component Architecture"

We are currently looking for experts willing to share their knowledge and experience with IT professionals. This year the conference will includes three tracks: Advanced Techniques, Data Availability, and PHP Beyond Theory.

You can get the complete details on the conference and from their site and the details for submitting a proposal. Registration is even open if you want to take advantage of the Early Bird pricing - sign up today!