Excitingly, today sees the launch of PHPNW16. Once again we will descend on mass to the amazing city of Manchester, for the ninth, yes ninth year of PHPNW16.

The launch of PHPNW16 conference, means that you can now buy tickets and reserve your coveted place at the UK’s largest PHP conference outside of London.

This sell out conference is a must if you enjoy great content from a range of highly experienced speakers and some new. The social and networking is a key part of this event as well, so there is something for everyone.

Tickets do sell out every year (and that is not sales talk, they really do), so if you are of a mind to come along to PHPNW16, please do book your tickets early to avoid disappointment. There is no time like the present!

Blind bird tickets go on sale first and will be available until the schedule is released, after which then the early bird tickets will go on sale. Prices scale accordingly and please note there are only limited numbers of each type of ticket.

The call for papers has also opened today. PHPNW16 welcomes experienced speakers and not so experienced speakers. If you have an engaging topic and would like to speak about it – we would love to hear from you. Seasoned speaker or not we want to hear from you.

Last year we had over 400 delegates from across the globe in attendance, which was great exposure for our sponsors. PHPNW16 we are opening to the doors to over 500 delegates, it will be bigger and better than ever before. If you or your company want a top rate opportunity to promote your company, products or vacancies then this conference is a great way to do this.

PHPNW is a not-for-profit conference. The conference is a community conference run by the community for the community. Sponsoring the conference is not just about promotion of organisations, it is also about supporting the wider community.

Sponsoring the conference enables PHPNW to put on this conference each year and provide a learning and networking opportunity for developers. Apart from the obvious exposure of your company, you are also playing a key part in protecting and improving the capability and capacity of the workforce and community.

Our sponsorship pack is available to download now, please take a look at what our conference has to offer. Please consider sponsoring the conference, we have sponsorships at all levels, starting at just a couple of hundred pounds – so that hopefully no-one is excluded from supporting it. Without the sponsors this conference would not take place, they are that crucial.

Well enough from me for now, watch out for regular updates and blogs from the PHPNW16 Conference Team as we head towards October and we look forward to seeing you there!