Zend/PHP Conference and Expo 2006

One way or another, I'll make it out there for the conference! My options, in order of preference:

Press Pass

I just need to get myself there and then I get all access, all benefits, and a special lunch with presenters. Since I've started writing a book that completely follows the theme of Creating Modern Web Applications with PHP, I don't see any reason why I would get turned down for this one.

IBM Pays

Almost as good as the Press Pass, but I miss out on the special luncheon and the pure snottiness of receiving a Press Pass in the first place. I still get all of the discounts and goodies given to ZCEs attending the conference. Since my job description completely follows the theme of Creating Modern Web Applications with PHP, I don't see any reason why I would get turned down for this one, either.

Reimbursement

Even if I end up paying for this myself, I could get the money back from IBM under my professional development budget. Not as good as either of the other options, but I think I'll manage.

Whichever way it happens, I will still get to take my Zend PHP 5 Certification exam for free, and still get access to all of the expo goodness and tutorials. I haven't chosen which track to take, though...maybe I can mix and match.

As an added bonus, San Francisco and its wonderful food awaits! Plane tickets purchased, with ample time around the conference in San jose in which to binge at Axum, Phuket, Golden Era, Squat & Gobble, and maybe even Greens. Yum.