What is ZendCon?
ZendCon is a web developer conference aiming towards PHP Developers, ZenD Framework developers, and the general web developer community, with an average of 400-450 attendees. The conference runs every October and is on its 12th annual event. It aims towards enterprise development and the latest in technologies, including open source technologies. You can find more information at zendcon.com.
DevNet Booth
Cisco DevNet was an Exhibitor Sponsor during this event. DevNet is a developer program at Cisco. We had a cute booth set up and gave away a lot of goodies, ranging from Bluetooth speakers, camera lenses, and sunglasses. It was a lot of fun to really get to know attendees and have great conversations on what people are working on. It’s always amazing to see how many people that weren’t aware of the changes with Cisco and the amount of software tools we have available to help improve their work. With a lot of APIs, Open Source Software, and all sorts of goodies, it never hurts to check out what is available at developer.cisco.com.
Speaking Sessions
I had the honor and privilege to have an opportunity to speak at ZendCon. I spoke on two sessions, one on RESTful APIs, and another on building custom applications. It was excited to have participation in the audience very interested and asking a lot of questions. I definitely can’t wait for the event next year!
Summary
Great conferences always stem from the roots of having a great organizer(s). With Adam Culp having a reputation of running spectacular events, I would always recommend others to attend his conferences. His next event will be SunshinePHP in February 2017 located in Miami, Florida. I have attended SunshinePHP a few times in the past and is definitely one of my favorite PHP conferences. Check it out!
Can we sponsor again? Yes please!