As South by South West 2011 is drawing to close it’s time to reflect on the conference this year.

When I saw the initial schedule I was unconvinced by it. It looked like we were going to hear the same old stuff and not really get anything new from it. However, that has not turned out to be the case. I’ve picked up some new ideas on meeting design and how to schedule testing into projects better.  Also, the battle that has raged between Mobile, Apps, and HTML 5 has been really interesting.

I loved the opportunity to take part in the Live Boagworld show and it was also great to see the WebPM session go down so well.

I’ve been to a broad mix of sessions (details to follow) and I feel genuinely inspired. That’s what these conferences are all about. I’m looking forward to getting back into the office.

Unfortunatly I didn’t make South By South West this year in sunney Austin, Texas. I have been able to catch up though thanks to the efforts of some of the Headscape‘ers that did make it along.

For three different slants on the check out the musings of Dave, Craig and Paul.

Enjoy.