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Big LAMP Camp

On Saturday, November 7, hundreds of LAMP developers will converge on nearby Franklin, TN, to learn about the inner workings of LAMP from bleeding edge technologists and business innovators. The multi-track, all-day event will feature speakers such as:

• Marco Tabini, publisher of PHP|Architect magazine and Python Magazine;
• Eli White of Zend Developer Zone;
• Doctrine lead developer Jonathan Wage of Sensio Labs;
• Josh Berkus, CEO of PostgreSQL Experts and member of the Technical Steering Committee of Open Source for America.
• Perl guru Cory G. Watson of Magazines.com;
• John Reuning, Lead Architect of Lulu.com;
• Google AppEngine developer Jackson Miller, creator of iPhone game GPS Assassins;
• Chris Prather, CEO of Tamarou and core developer for the Moose framework for Perl;
• Mike Frank, Senior Product Manager, Database Group at Sun Microsystems;
• Robert Dempsey, Founder of Atlantic Dominion Solutions, Certified ScrumMaster and Ruby on Rails expert;
• Paul M. Jones, Web Architect at OmniTI and creator of the Solar PHP Framework;
• Adam Solesby, CTO at StudioNow;
• Stevan Little, Senior Developer at Infinity Interactive and creator of the Moose Framework for Perl; and
• Dustin Whittle, Developer Evangelist for Yahoo’s Open Strategy;

The Camp will offer direct access to the coders who use, troubleshoot and evangelize the LAMP software suite, providing an excellent recruiting opportunity for firms that require exceptional talent. In addition, the credibility and authority of the Camp speakers will provide a high-powered, low-cost training opportunity for development teams.

Nestled in Williamson County, named the 16th richest county in the nation by Forbes in 2008, Franklin is home to Big LAMP Camp venue The Factory, originally a stove manufactory, as well the U.S. headquarters of Nissan and Inc. 500 firms such as IT recruiting leader Vaco Technology.