Welcome to my newly skinned blog, it’s been a while.  Please excuse the mess of content as I try and get this blog/portfolio back up to working order.

I was provided the great opportunity to speak at HTML5.tx this past weekend in Austin, TX.  All I can say is wow.  They were able to provide shirts, lanyards (really nice), breakfast/lunch/snacks and plenty of other swag at a steal of a price, $79.  If the price and goodies wasn’t enough to entice you, then you should look no further than the all star speaking cast.

The one thing that I felt stood out was the “open spaces”, a great place for informal conversation about whatever you want to go on.  Literally a group of people sat in a semi-circle around a poster board.  I was able to hang out for about 45 minutes and meet some really cool people.  I think more and more conferences are starting to implement an uncon/open space type area, and if you are an organizer and you don’t have this….SET IT UP! I think this is the breeding ground for the next great speaker and/or the encouragement needed to get people more involved in the community.

The content/presentations were great content and delivery.  Each talk was jam packed with great gems of information for all levels of developer.  Every speaker seemed very energetic, organized and passionate about their topic.

As usual, the hallway conversation/connection was a great benefit.  If you don’t take the time to just conversate with someone you don’t know in the hallway/pre-party/post-party then you really missed out on a key part of the conference. I hope to see everyone I had a chance to talk with again soon at another conference/event, possibly Barcamp Dallas (more info to come).

A special thinks to Brandon Satrom and team for taking charge to provide the best atmosphere for learning and sharing.  Thank you to all the speakers for the time and preparation you did.  Thank you to the attendees, because you guys helped create the culture of the conference. Thank you to all the sponsors for the great swag/food/beer, great selection of beer!

Also, please rate your speakers and leave comments, because there is always room for improvement. Please follow/interact with me via twitter/irc, because I’d love to hear from you.