Seb Lee-Delisle – PV3D:
Rating: Average
My reason for average rating is that Seb appeared to be a bit unprepared this time, and there was a lot of repetition from his session on FOTB from last year. However, repetition never hurts and he is a great speaker with undisputable skills. He showed us some fantastic both released and unreleased work he did for [the company name I can't tell] 
. The course diploma however was nothing more than a gimmick with no practical use.
Richard Galvan:
Rating: Poor
Richard Galvan exposes nothing! I didn’t expect much from this session because they are holding their cards tight until the AdobeMAX conference. This is a pity because the Flash on the Beach conference deserves much more! The opening show with the singing guys was very cool though.
Keith Peters:
Rating: Very good
This was a very good session from which I learned a lot. He talked about programming challenges that I have experienced myself, and he also talked about how you may solve them. Very good!
Carlos Ulloa:
Rating: Good
Carlos is a bright guy who undoubtedly has given a lot to the Flash community, but unfortunately he is not a great speaker. I will still give him the rating “Good” for his indisputable skills and the great work he showed us.
Rob Chiu:
Rating: Very good!
Even though this has nothing to do with Flash, it is always inspiring to see Rob’s work. He makes short films that have a clear message, without tipping over the edge to become sentimental.
DR.WOOHOO:
Hmmm, too much story telling I’m afraid. I would like to see more of his work, not all the persons he admires on old and unsharp pictures. I might have missed some points here and there, but to me the whole session was a bit diffuse. I hope he will come back next year to show us some of his own work because he is a very clever and likeable guy.
Elevator pitch:
Rating: Very good
This was a WINNER! Three minutes is a very short time indeed but I was very impressed by most of the speakers who appeared well prepared, and most of them managed communicate their message out to the audience in just three minutes. Very well organized as well! Unfortunately I don’t remember a single name, but I will mention the speaker who talked about ASAXB in particular as both entertaining and informative.
Grant Skinner:
Rating: Very good
A very informative session with loads of useful tips on how to optimize your code in Flash. Simply one of the best!
Joa Ebert:
Very good
Holy shit!! What can I say? The man got standing ovations from a bunch of nerds! Shouldn’t Adobe give him an award and pay him a lot of money for just being alive?
Jeremy Thorp:
Rating: none
I attended this session 15 minutes late and my brain was still overheated after Joa’s session so I can’t rate this one.
Paul Burnett:
Both entertaining and informative! I will download the source codes and play with them. A good introduction to the world of Pixel Bending!
Craig Swann:
Rating: Poor
It was entertaining on some kind of level, but way off-topic and not so inspiring considering the subject of the conference. Sorry Craig, I’m sure you are a great guy and I would love to chat with you in a pub, but this simply wasn’t good enough.
Koen de Weggheleire:
Rating: Very good
I like Koen! He is funny and unpretentious. I joined his session last year as well. I was a little bit disappointed in the beginning because I thought it would be about vector used in physics, but this was about the data type vector. Still it was very informative and a great introduction to vectors.
Mario Klingemann:
Rating: Very good
I love this man! I love his nerdiness and dedication and skills as a programmer, but also as a speaker. It was sad that he could not finish his session. Mario is one of few people who can talk for one hour or more without being boring.
Colin Moock:
Rating: Average
I have read many of his books, watched “The lost actionscript weekend” and I find the Union server interesting, but this was basically a long sales pitch.
Jam Throwndown:
Rating: Very good
Another winner! A great idea! Maybe this is such a good idea that it should apply to all of the sessions. Give the speakers only 20 – 30 minutes and strip away some of the shit-chat. Again Joa’s live Java coding session was mind-blowing. Doing what he did requires such skills and balls that he can’t possibly be human!
Ralph Hauwert:
Rating: Very good
I attended Ralph’s workshop last year and enjoyed it very much! The same goes for this session. Ralph is a great speaker, pleasant, and a man with great skills. I hope that he will come next year as well. It is a shame that he is leaving the Papervision3D team.
Joshua Davis:
Rating: Good
Joshua is very entertaining, but most of his session is old stuff that I’ve seen before. He started by saying that this would be the last session in a few years, and I think that is a good idea. I like him very much and I’ve always admired his work. He has and will always be a “Flash hero” to me. But we need to see something new, and I am sure he will show us some great things in the future.
PV3D:
Rating: Average
My reason for average rating is that Seb appeared to be a bit unprepared this time, and there was a lot of repetition from his session on FOTB from last year. However, repetition never hurts and he is a great speaker with undisputable skills. He showed us some fantastic both released and unreleased work he did for [the company name I can't tell] . The course diploma however was nothing more than a gimmick with no practical use.
Richard Galvan:
Rating: Poor
Richard Galvan exposes nothing! I didn’t expect much from this session because they are holding their cards tight until the AdobeMAX conference. This is a pity because the Flash on the Beach conference deserves much more! The opening show with the singing guys was very cool though.
Keith Peters:
Rating: Very good
This was a very good session from which I learned a lot. He talked about programming challenges that I have experienced myself, and he also talked about how you may solve them. Very good!
Carlos Ulloa:
Rating: Good
Carlos is a bright guy who undoubtedly has given a lot to the Flash community, but unfortunately he is not a great speaker. I will still give him the rating “Good” for his indisputable skills and the great work he showed us.
Rob Chiu:
Rating: Very good!
Even though this has nothing to do with Flash, it is always inspiring to see Rob’s work. He makes short films that have a clear message, without tipping over the edge to become sentimental.
DR.WOOHOO:
Hmmm, too much story telling I’m afraid. I would like to see more of his work, not all the persons he admires on old and unsharp pictures. I might have missed some points here and there, but to me the whole session was a bit diffuse. I hope he will come back next year to show us some of his own work because he is a very clever and likeable guy.
Elevator pitch:
Rating: Very good
This was a WINNER! Three minutes is a very short time indeed but I was very impressed by most of the speakers who appeared well prepared, and most of them managed communicate their message out to the audience in just three minutes. Very well organized as well! Unfortunately I don’t remember a single name, but I will mention the speaker who talked about ASAXB in particular as both entertaining and informative.
Grant Skinner:
Very good
A very informative session with loads of useful tips on how to optimize your code in Flash. Simply one of the best!
Joa Ebert:
Very good
Holy shit!! What can I say? The man got standing ovations from a bunch of nerds! Shouldn’t Adobe give him an award and pay him a lot of money for just being alive?
Jeremy Thorp:
Rating: none
I attended this session 15 minutes late and my brain was still overheated after Joa’s session so I can’t rate this one.
Paul Burnett:
Both entertaining and informative! I will download the source codes and play with them. A good introduction to the world of Pixel Bending!
Craig Swann:
Rating: Poor
It was entertaining on some kind of level, but way off-topic and not so inspiring considering the subject of the conference. Sorry Craig, I’m sure you are a great guy and I would love to chat with you in a pub, but this simply wasn’t good enough.
Koen de Weggheleire:
Rating: Very good
I like Koen! He is funny and unpretentious. I joined his session last year as well. I was a little bit disappointed in the beginning because I thought it would be about vector used in physics, but this was about the data type vector. Still it was very informative and a great introduction to vectors.
Mario Klingemann:
Rating: Very good
I love this man! I love his nerdiness and dedication and skills as a programmer, but also as a speaker. It was sad that he could not finish his session. Mario is one of few people who can talk for one hour or more without being boring.
Colin Moock:
Rating: Average
I have read many of his books, watched “The lost actionscript weekend” and I find the Union server interesting, but this was basically a long sales pitch.
Jam Throwndown:
Rating: Very good
Another winner! A great idea! Maybe this is such a good idea that it should apply to all of the sessions. Give the speakers only 20 – 30 minutes and strip away some of the shit-chat. Again Joa’s live Java coding session was mind-blowing. Doing what he did requires such skills and balls that he can’t possibly be human!
Ralph Hauwert:
Rating: Very good
I attended Ralph’s workshop last year and enjoyed it very much! The same goes for this session. Ralph is a great speaker, pleasant, and a man with great skills. I hope that he will come next year as well. It is a shame that he is leaving the Papervision3D team.
Joshua Davis:
Rating: Good
Joshua is very entertaining, but most of his session is old stuff that I’ve seen before. He started by saying that this would be the last session in a few years, and I think that is a good idea. I like him very much and I’ve always admired his work. He has and will always be a “Flash hero” to me. But we need to see something new, and I am sure he will show us some great things in the future.