Our CW09 Summer Webcast series kicks off officially tomorrow—and our first webcast is almost full. Grab your seat—in fact, while you’re at it, why not grab one for the entire series?

Starting June 26—that’s this week!—Friday is free webcast day at php|architect again, as we kick off our CodeWorks 09 Free Summer Webcast Series with a bang. From Architecture to Zend Framework, we’ve invited some of the best-known experts in the world of PHP to speak about your favourite PHP topics.

We are delighted to announce that the CodeWorks Tour will include the infamous Scott MacVicar! Scott will be with us for the entire seven cities, and we’re sure they will never be the same. Scott is a fabulous asset to the team and we are very happy to welcome him aboard!

Raise the roof, because Lukas Smith will be joining us for CodeWorks! You will be able to meet Lukas in all seven cities of our tour. As a part of our Tutorial Team, Lukas brings his extensive PHP and database knowledge to the lineup. Read on to learn more about Lukas and what he’ll be speaking about. We are thrilled to have him with us!

Arne Blankerts is the next speaker we’d like to announce for our CodeWorks tour! Arne will be with us for all seven cities, and we are sure you will benefit from his vast PHP expertise. Welcome to CodeWorks, Arne!

We are proud to announce that John Coggeshall will be joining us for CodeWorks 09. John will be taking part in the first three cities of the tour: San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Dallas. We are very glad to have John with us!

We are thrilled to announce that Stefan Priebsch will be taking part in CodeWorks 2009! Stefan is a consummate professional and has been solving IT problems for over 25 years. He will be joining us as a part of our Tutorial Team and will be here for all seven cities of the tour! Keep reading and we’ll tell you some interesting facts about Stefan that you may have not known.

The next CodeWorks speaker we’d like to announce is the incomparable Cal Evans! He brings so much to the CW table, both in terms of technical know-how and real-world experience. Cal will be with us for all seven cities of the tour, so read on to get a hint of what topics he’ll be covering.

Ed Finkler (aka Funkatron) will also be joining us for the second half of the CodeWorks tour. You’ll be able to catch up with Ed in Atlanta, Miami, Washington, and New York City. We are very excited to have Ed on board for CodeWorks; he brings 13 years of experience on a variety of PHP topics to our tour, and is an all around very cool guy. Keep reading to learn more about Ed’s background and what topics he’ll be speaking about.

Today, we’d like to announce that Sebastian Bergmann will be joining our tour for the full seven cities, as a part of our Tutorial Team. Sebastian brings to CodeWorks his vast knowledge of and experience in PHP unit testing, quality assurance and best practices. We are very happy to have him on our tour! Read on to learn more about Sebastian and what he’ll be speaking about.