Every year, our conferences are carefully handcrafted by a small team of dedicated artisans; some help with our content, while others make sure that all the little things that make a conference are in the right place at the right time. Some help us make our social events fun, while others make sure that the topics that we cover are relevant and useful to our attendees.

Let us, then, introduce you to this year’s team:

Arbi Arzoumani is in charge of all our logistics, attendee experience and art design. He is responsible for the entire logistical infrastructure of TEK·X, from signs to room arrangements, from catering to evening parties. We’ve thrown a lot of new challenges to him this year, and he’s promised to keep everyone updated on how things progress. You can follow him on Twitter as @arzoum.

Keith Casey is responsible for all the unconference activities and a member of the talk selection committee. Keith has become the “official unconference organizer” of the community and is also responsible for the unconference at ZendCon. His job consists of coordinating all the unconference activities, as well as handling the entertainment side of our social events (which, given php|tek’s history in that department, has to be the most difficult job of all). He’s @caseysoftware on Twitter.

Emanuela Corso handles all finance and customer management activities. She makes sure that we stay on budget (and, indeed, that we actually have a budget) and that all our attendees and speakers are properly registered and setup for worry-free conference enjoyment and participation. In that role, she also acts as our primary liaison with the conference venue. Her timeline on Twitter is @dandrea28.

Cal Evans is our External Advisor, a member of the selection committee and our new Master of Ceremonies. His job is to help us select the best possible topics and talks, as well as keep everyone entertained (and informed) while making sure that the talks of TEK·X progress smoothly and on time. You can follow Cal on Twitter as @calevans.

Cal blogs regularly at Postcards From My Life.

Marco Tabini is a member of the selection committee and primary maintainer of the TEK·X website. He is also responsible for interfacing with all our sponsors and ensuring that their needs are well catered to without compromising the technical quality that attendees have come to expect from our conferences. His twitter timeline is @mtabini.

Marco blogs at The Accidental Businessman.