Philip Norton has posted his extensive summary of his experience at this year's PHP North West conference in Manchester. He details each of the sessions he attended and various other conference-related activities including:

• Ian Barber's keynote "Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants"
• Sebastian Bergmann's "PHP Testers Toolbox"
• Rowan Merewood's "Estimation Or 'How To Dig Your Own Grave'"
• Paul Lemon's "Feeling Secure? Notes From The Field"
• Jacopo Romei's "Many To Many - No Man Is An Island"

Check out the full post for summaries and his opinion on these and other sessions (and his experiences helping out during the event).