EECI 2010 Announcement

Editor’s note: Below is a press release prepared by the organizers of EECI 2010. We are excited about the announcement and have agreed to publish it here, on the blog, in full.

As many of you will be aware, the first ExpressionEngine and CodeIgniter (EECI) conference took place in beautiful Leiden, Holland in October this year. The event was widely hailed as a success, with renowned presenters delivering two days of EE/CI talks and workshops to almost 200 attendees. The event also saw the official unveiling of EE 2.0 release date and pricing from the folks at EllisLab themselves.

EECI2009 was a real catalyst for discussion and ideas, collaborations and experiments. It was incredibly affirming to see the strength of support for EE, and our community is blossoming more than ever, with EE 2.0 imminent and adoption greater than ever. For a look back at EECI2009, and to view videos and slides, hop on over to http://eeci2009.com/ - after you’ve read this announcement!

It makes sense for this community to seize the moment and build upon these successes with greater interaction, and we want to facilitate that. Off the back of the EECI2009 conference, organisers Whoooz! Webmedia, with support and assistance from Erskine Design, now wish to bring the very same level of care and attention to two forthcoming 2010 events.

ANNOUNCING TWO EECI EVENTS FOR 2010!

So, lets get down to details. With a fanfare of imaginary trumpets, we are delighted to announce two very special EECI conferences for 2010, on either side of the pond.

• EECI2010 US will take place from Monday 31st May to Wednesday 2nd June 2010 in San Francisco, California, at the fantastic Fort Mason Center — a truly stunning location.
• EECI2010 EU will again take place in beautiful Leiden, Holland, from Wednesday 29th September to Friday 1st October 2010. Venue TBC.

Keep an eye on http://eeci2010.com and http://twitter.com/eeci2010 for further updates, and note that Early Bird Tickets will be available from 15th December 2009 via the website.

CONFIRMED PRESENTERS

In 2010, we’ll continue to bring only the very best quality presentations, and we’re making every effort to carefully enlist brilliant speakers with real value to bring to the community. You can look forward to fresh presentations from the best EE and CI practitioners, all carefully curated to ensure attendees have maximum value from the conference events.

Thrillingly, we can already confirm the following presenters for EECI2010 in San Francisco:

• Rick Ellis, Leslie Camacho, and Derek Jones (EllisLab)
• Simon Collison, Jamie Pittock, and Greg Wood (Erskine Design)
• Leevi Graham (Newism)
• Ryan Irelan (Happy Cog, EE Insider)
• Lea Alcantara (Lealea Design)
• Lodewijk Schutte
• Thomas Myer

We’ll be carefully adding to our list of confirmed presenters over the next few weeks, with more to be added by January. Stay tuned!

FRESH AND FLEXIBLE FORMATS

With regard to format, we’re still ironing out the details, but you can expect a very flexible program aimed at all levels of EE/CI developers and designers. For example, something like:

• One day of Masterclass Training from EE and CI professionals.
• A two day conference across two tracks, featuring around twenty presentations, tutorials and workshops.
• All the parties and get-togethers that you’d expect from EECI, in one of the world’s greatest cities.

Full details of the exact format will follow through December and January, once we’re certain everything is joined up, flows nicely, and provides plenty of options for attendees.

KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED!

So, there you go! We’re hugely excited about this, and hope you are too. Remember to look out for Early Bird Tickets on 15th December via http://eeci2010.com and http://twitter.com/eeci2010

Finally, look out for more details about EECI2010 Europe, which we’ll also announce on 15th December. Above all, we ask that you be excited. Very excited.