• Good mix of topics
  • Friendly approachable crowd from all areas of Agile
  • Able to talk problems through with several people and gained good insights
  • The concept
  • The food
  • Group of interesting people
  • Smooth organisation
  • Casualness
  • Variety in talks
  • Format: well balanced, both content (tech + org + biz) and number of sessions
  • I liked the openness. Not expert => novice but expert <=> expert
  • Games, open spirit
  • Shared mindset. Active participation of all. Lots of opportunities for that.
  • Elevator pitches in the morning, standup feedback at the end
  • Evening programs on both Sunday and Monday
  • Free format – did not need to pre-select sessions. Lots of different options.
  • Mindset of participants. Agile was really living here. The interactivity of the sessions was very nice
  • Atmosphere. Exchanging thoughts & experiences. Meeting old & new friends
  • The analog and interactive style of the conference. It’s more about acting that listening (as long as you’re not in the observer role). Perfect conference spot, especially when you have a room at the hotel. Gift of feedback!
  • The intimate, open and informal character. Limiting the number of visitors to 150 probably contributes to this. The interactive nature of most sessions.
  • Clarification of Agile processes and their “why”
  • Seeing the old bunch again
  • Open-minded. Right size. Easy to make contacts. Timing was respected very well
  • Atmosphere. Meeting your peers
  • Games nigh. Interaction. Talking
  • The sessions. Participants. Lunch
  • Some great sessions. Good food.
  • I came expecting a conference and left with a bunch of friends
  • Sessions about solution state, conflicts, Dorothy and unanswered questions
  • The organisation, the funny stuff and materials, the spirit, the energy, the enthusiasm, the bell, the coffee bars… the atmosphere, etc.
  • Wide range of topics. Atmosphere. Good organisation (no obvious flaws)
  • Much hands-on, much interaction, sharing of experiences
  • Listening to people
  • Sessions, food!!! People, audience
  • Many presentations
  • Friendliness of people, content of the sessions
  • Good ambiance, interesting topics
  • True spirit of interaction. People are involved – no blackberries, Outlook or Eclipse in sight in the audience. Good icebreakers – create atmosphere
  • Science scrum, Agile striptease
  • The skills of presenters. The fun
  • Informal “fun” focus, little distance between organizers/presenters and attendees
  • Sessions. People. Food. Atmosphere. Twitter Wall. BOF on unanswered questions
  • The peer group
  • Diversity of topics/formats. Food. Venue. Knowledgeable people. New faces & old friends
  • Feedback forms
  • Agile Testing. Solving Conflicts. Good food. Good environment
  • Atmosphere. Organisation
  • More focus on Product Owner and adapting Scrum in different contexts. Less fundamentalism
  • Most of the sessions. Lunch & Dinner. Beer. Atmosphere. Games. Birds of a Feather sessions
  • Interactivity. Knowledge/experience sharing.
  • The interactions, the 30/60 seconds session presentations, the level of the audience and of the speakers
  • Energy, people friendly + interesting, care in the organisation, how it’s organised in an Agile way
  • Good presentations. Food
  • The mood everyone had, the enthusiasm to share and learn. Coding Dojo session. Creating Leaderful Teams session. Discussion with other participants. Feedback on each session
  • Concept. Birds of a Feather. Most sessions. Food is great
  • Scrum/Agile seen from different perspectives. The sharing of experience
  • Birds of a Feather sessions!
  • The atmosphere – openness – willingness to listen & learn
  • Sessions. Atmosphere
  • Very interesting talks, many things I can start applying & lots of motivation. Frequent breaks to talk to others, catch your breath and stay motivated
  • Never ending story and still same kind people
  • Lots of interaction
  • Being together with other people using Agile
  • Solution Focused session, Product Owner tools, slides presentation Leadership
  • Immersion in the Agile bath. Good atmosphere, light, fun. A selection of sessions appealing to different roles in the organisation. Great people
  • Pretty much everything – some less interesting sessions were there though
  • Interactivity of sessions
  • Good organisation. Good location. Very high quality presentations
  • The technical sessions, impacting software design
  • The interactive and open sessions and the atmosphere
  • Atmosphere. Variation of seminars. Contact with other participants
  • All sessions (but not the one from Cegeka about user stories), the atmosphere, the openness, lunch, dinner, the morning session where every speaker presents their session
  • Atmosphere. Level of organisation. Size
  • The subject, the people, the open exchange. Enthusiasm
  • Almost everything
  • Interactivity and diversity. Good hands-on sessions
  • The atmosphere, seeing people again, lunch
  • Location was very good for me to attend, the program was varied and the sessions of good length
  • The people, lots of fun, discussion and a few nuggets of wisdom
  • The priority game and the high interactivity
  • Great balance between various subjects
  • The peer-to-peer nature, also in the sessions
  • Yes!

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