Michael Anthony Heap

This weekend was the second barcamp organised by the lovely Gemma Cameron in Blackpool. Blackpool being Blackpool, there’s no shortage of cheap B+B’s so I headed up on the Friday night and checked in at Balmoral like I did last year. Rich Quick decided he’d organise a bit of something on the Friday night at…

Back in October, I was lucky enough to speak on the Sunday at PHPNW09. Personally I think it was a mediocre presentation and needs lots of work – but it was my first “proper” speaking gig. I received a lot of feedback and know what I’d do differently in future (Less about myself, more flowing…

A little late, but this is the first chance I’ve had to write it up. A few weeks ago, I spent the weekend at the seaside for Barcamp Blackpool, Lancashire’s first barcamp. It was the first time it had been attempted, and it went fairly well. Around 100 people registered for the weekend, but only…

I spent this weekend at PHPNW’s second annual conference in Manchester – and I loved it. The sessions were informative, the venue was comfy (the floor in track 1 was much better than the seats ) and clean, and the food was outstanding. I met lots of awesome people (most of whom I can’t remember…