After a fairly grueling 18 hour day, devLink 2006 is in the archives. The unofficial turnout was a little shy of 400, which blew away our original 250 goal. Everyone I talked to throughout the day (attendees, speakers, and sponsors) seemed very pleased and we got through with only a few minor issues. Next year is only going to get bigger and better. I personally had a blast although I was a zombie by the end of the day. Next time you guys see John Kellar, make sure to thank him since he was one of the primary forces getting this going. There are several other event staff that really busted their tails to make this thing happen: John Baker, Joe Chafatelli, and Amy Boegh. Several volunteers helped out the day of the event, some who just offered to help when they registered! We will get the list of these names and post them to the devLink site to make sure they get their due. Thank everyone who attended and if you did not get a chance to give your feedback in the conference surveys, please post your comments in the user group forums. We have many people who said they want to participate in the planning next year and we definitely want to know how to make it better.

Tommy