Although I am primarily involved in front end web design, I recently have been expanding my skills with PHP and CodeIgniter. Ideally, I'd like to be able to get more involved designing and developing dynamic web applications -- websites that have more advanced functionality than simple static websites.

To that end, I thought I should mention... I am planning on attending the ExpressionEngine & CodeIgniter Conference in San Francisco later this year. Held on May 31st through June 2nd, it offers a day of hands on tutorials and training, followed by two days of presentations by EllisLabs (the developers of EE and CI) and other high profile designers and developers in the industry.

From the EECI2010 website:

"If you are enthusiastic and passionate about ExpressionEngine and CodeIgniter, then EECI2010 US is the conference for you. With internationally renowned speakers  and a packed social schedule, EECI2010 is bringing the best of the community to San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center. Come with us, break new boundaries and meet new friends."

I'll be attending the 8 hour "Start Developing with CodeIgniter" master class on the first day, followed by primarily CodeIgniter related presentations (though hopefully I'll learn a bit more about ExpressionEngine as well, I've heard a lot of good things about it.) Hopefully it will offer me the opportunity to learn a lot and expand my backend development skills.

Are you attending as well? Leave a comment -- I'd be interested to meet up at the conference.

More Info: http://eeci2010.com/