Connection07 was held at Stadsmuseet, one of the very few web conferences held in Gothenburg. Compared to the large global conferences such as MIX and @media, this is of course a lot smaller.

On the other hand, I’ve often felt that the large conferences tend to turn a bit towards monologue due to their size. In the wake of SXSW 2007, there has been a bit of arguing in the blogosphere, raising the question whether large computer conferences have played out their role.

For me, the biggest reason to attend these conferences is the enormous amount of inspiration and motivation I almost always receive. Meeting people and sharing knowledge. David Seah nailed it with the word rededication.

The technical information is of course very important as well, but ultimately I can retrieve all that information elsewhere. The same cannot be said for inspiration and human connections.

Connection07 had a smaller crowd who dared to ask relevant questions, thus turning it into a kind of two-way conversation. Dialogue is always more rewarding than monologue.

Roger Johansson Roger Johansson speaking at Connection07.

The speakers were my colleague Roger Johansson who talked about accessibility and web standards, Rasmus Sellberg who talked about the next generation of podradio.nu, Henrik Torstensson, Fredrik Wackå and Anna Grandt.

The whole thing was arranged by Jonathan and Jonas from lab:kloud9.

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