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+title: 'Proud to Be Community Sponsors of Laracon EU and Laracon India'
+layout: post
+tags:
+  - news
+author:
+  - name: Roman Pronskiy
+    url: https://twitter.com/pronskiy
+published_at: 30 January 2025
+---
+
+The PHP Foundation is thrilled to announce our community sponsorship of both Laracon EU and Laracon India! We believe in the power of in-person connections and are excited to support these conferences as they bring together PHP enthusiasts from around the world.
+
+## [Laracon EU](https://laracon.eu/)
+
+* **Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands
+* **Date:** February 3–4
+* **Meet us:** This year at Laracon EU you can meet [Roman Pronskiy](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pronskiy), [Sebastian Bergmann](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastian-bergmann-phpunit), and [Nils Adermann](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nilsadermann/) from the PHP Foundation board. Can you spot our first ever conference banner?
+
+## [Laracon India](https://laracon.in/)
+
+* **Location:** Ahmedabad, India
+* **Date:** March 8–9
+* **Sponsorship:** Laracon India [welcomes sponsors](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQTQJA9tnpwnED3Af61EyewEr7T2bybBR5GJ3MUd3x52FhrA/viewform) who are eager to support the Laravel community and connect with talented developers in India.
+
+## Let's Collaborate!
+
+The PHP Foundation is committed to fostering the growth and development of the PHP ecosystem. We’re excited to collaborate with and support PHP conferences and meetups worldwide!
+
+📩 Get in touch: [email protected].
+
+Here are a few upcoming events to watch for:
+
+* [PHP UK Conference 2025](https://www.phpconference.co.uk/) – London, UK, February 19.
+* [Dutch PHP Conference](https://phpconference.nl/) – Amsterdam, March 18–21.
+* [PHP Conference Odawara 2025](https://phpcon-odawara.jp/2025/) – Japan, April 12.
+* [PHPDay](https://www.phpday.it/) – Verona, May 16-17.
+* [php\[tek\] 2025](https://phptek.io/) – Chicago, IL, USA, May 20-22.
+* [PHPers Summit 2025](https://summit.phpers.pl/en/) – Poznań, Poland, 24-25 May.
+* [International PHP Conference](https://phpconference.com/berlin-en/) – Berlin, June, 3–5.
+
+🐘💜