This was the first un-conference that I have attended and I hope that it will not be the last. The idea behind BarCamp is a bit nervy for some (read as me) as you all have to present or hold a discussion with the general idea of sharing your knowledge. Normally, when you present, you have an idea about the knowledge and experience of the audience but this time I had no idea. It did not help that I was quite outnumbered by people who are anti-flash. I changed my talk quite a few times as I spoke to more people and heard the level of knowledge and opinions. I ended up chatting about Flash’s strengths in accessibility, demoing an audio game that I had built, and showing the J K Rowling site built by a company called Lightmaker that has been approved by the RNIB. It did turn out to be a very chilled discussion and everyone was open to hearing new ideas about Flash and discussing the possibilities. I was so happy to see such great feedback from Mike Davies and disappointed that I missed his talk.

On the whole I have found to be the most amazing part of this experience is that people have been open to listening, sharing, talking and geeking together. I thank everyone for sharing, chatting and humouring my knowledge gaps as I have learnt so much, had quite a few of my thoughts challenged and even changed my views on a few things.