The location made a big difference this year - it gave the conference a much lighter feeling, much more space, so it was much more relaxed and friendly (last year was friendly but in a cramped sort of way).

The food was also out of this world. I heard nothing but praise for the catering (although some grumbled at the price of beer) and that also led to a very upbeat atmosphere.

That seemed to lead to a lot more laptop-based sessions in the hallways and in the bar. A lot of collaboration on projects and a lot of idea sharing. Definitely a good thing.

ColdSpring and Transfer were the darling frameworks of the conference - I think eight or nine sessions covered those in some form or another.

I was impressed with the new stuff coming in Mach II 1.5 - Matt and Peter (and Kurt) have been hard at work with a lot of good ideas.

It was great to see so many people I only know from online discussions. We often seem to be such a close "family" in the CF community and it's hard to remember that we sometimes only see each other face to face a few times each year!

Definitely a "must attend" event. Start preparing for cf.Objective() 2008. Details will be made available much earlier next year.

This was my first cf.Objective(). It was really an amazing conference.

My recommendation to your readers:

Go to cf.Objective() 2008!