Jeffrey Sambells, co-author of the fantastic new Apress book “Beginning Google Maps Application Development with PHP and Ajax” is attending php|works and covering the event via his blog. He’s posted quite a descriptive Day 1 summary.
He notes Rasmus Lerdorf shows how to perform file upload progress detection using PHP and the Yahoo! Ajax API. Can’t wait to try this out.
Jason
LinuxWorld San Francisco opens next week, running from August 14-17 and held in the downtown Moscone Center. This will be perhaps my tenth attendance of this event (at varying locations), and over the years it’s proven time and again to be one of the most fruitful opportunities to meet with fellow open source and Linux enthusiasts from around the globe.
The keynotes are always quite interesting, and this year is shaping up to be no different, with representatives from several industry titans (Intel, Nationwide, and Motorola among them) sharing stories regarding how they’re using Linux in the enterprise. Famed Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig is presenting the opening keynote, in what’s sure to be a fascinating talk on the notion of “free culture”.
The exhibit hall is open from August 15-17, and runs from 10am to 5pm on the first two days and from 10am to 4pm on the last. According to the conference website, over 200 exhibitors will be on hand, Apress included. If you’re planning on checking out the floor (highly recommended), note you can receive a free pass if you register prior to August 13th: Register here.
I’ll be hanging out in the Apress booth, and look forward to seeing you there!
Jason
I’ll be attending OSCON next week, and look forward to catching up with everyone. Not only is it a great conference, but Portland is a truly wonderful city.
If you’re going to the show, swing by the Apress booth and say hi! Also, be sure to head down into the city, there’s countless great restaurants, and I swear Portland is the beer capital of the world in terms of sheer variety.
Some links of interest:
» OSCON Website
» Trimet: Portland’s public transport system
» Portland Visitor’s Association
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