PHP North West 2016
30 Sep - 2 Oct 2016 at Manchester Conference Centre

The organisers and their team do a fantastic job. My 2nd year there and it was once again a great experience. Great speakers and made more new contacts.

This conference, as well as PHP South Coast, has allowed me to push my personal boundaries and enabled me to push my career forward by meeting new people and learning new tools, methods and tech.

Thank you.

My only issue was with track 3 where the screen was not very bright and found it hard to see what was on screen.

One of the best conferences in the world.

This was my very first experience as a tech conference speaker (rather than someone's +1) and I couldn't have wished for a better one! Everyone on staff was amazing, during all the preparations in the months beforehand and throughout the event itself. I felt very comfortable in a relaxed and open atmosphere, even if the venue was a bit of a maze! Thanks so much for a wonderful weekend.

The only time I felt action was needed was the very last talk in room 3, where the light was very bright and the slides where hardly visible. Closing the drapes would have been a massive help.

Other than that: This conference is awesome! From the information sent out weeks before the event - to speakers as well as attendees - to the final finishing touches, everything is taken care of. Having every activity at a single location makes it feel very safe, and seeing so much effort being poured into making the attendees feel welcome is just great.

Brilliant as always.
Couple of feedback points though:
* It would be good if the programme could include a sentence or so about the talk, as the title alone isn't always enough
* The dining facilities could be improved - not enough tables, and at one point a cutlery tray full of forks, but no knives. To be fair, this was resolved quickly once the staff were notified.

First conference been great so far. Can't wait for the talks I missed to hit YouTube