OK folks, we are packing up. We have given out prizes (congratulations to Gasman for winning the standards prize in the browser demo, Jobe for winning the widget compo with badboll, and to everyone who won prizes or created entries in the compos), slept on the floor, lived on pizza and coffee and stayed out of the sun, helped people make widgets, explained dozens and dozens among the many things that makes Opera a truly great browser.
Now it's almost time to say goodbye. Many many thanks to Velmu for all his help here. Thanks to everyone who turned up at the stand to say hello or to ask about something or tell us something they thought was cool. Thanks to the organisers of the event, and all the staff who helped keep the event running.
And thanks to my colleagues on the Opera Team. It's been a lot of fun to hang out with you, even during the time when you were working in the day and I was sleeping behind you, or when I have been on the stand at the end of my night shift, eyes barely open but just a little more to get done before I sleep...
These are the folks from Opera who are at the gathering, and what you need to know. Only we thought we would have another little competition - the first entry correctly describing all the
people here will win a (small, medium, large, X-large, XX-large, as appropriate) prize. Feel free to rewrite the HTML, and add
extra pictures - the 'best' entry (as decided by us on Sunday according to
how we feel - you don't necessarily have to be serious or accurate) will also receive a prize.
<select name="name1">
</select>
is from
<select name="country1">
</select>. As well as English he speaks
<input type="checkbox" name="lang1" value="fr" /> French,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang1" value="de" /> German,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang1" value="in" /> Hindi,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang1" value="is" /> Icelandic,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang1" value="it" /> Italian,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang1" value="no" /> Norwegian,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang1" value="es" /> Spanish
(<input type="checkbox" name="lang1" value="trouble" />enough to
get into trouble), <input type="checkbox" name="lang1" value="se" /> Swedish
(<input type="checkbox" name="lang1" value="badly" />badly). His position
at Opera is Chief Standards Officer, and his university degree was in
<input type="text" name="study1" />. He is sometimes better known as
<select name="nick1">
</select>.
<select name="name2">
</select>
is from
<select name="country2">
</select>. As well as English she speaks
<input type="checkbox" name="lang2" value="fr" /> French,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang2" value="de" /> German,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang2" value="in" /> Hindi,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang2" value="is" /> Icelandic,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang2" value="it" /> Italian,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang2" value="no" /> Norwegian,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang1" value="es" />Spanish
(<input type="checkbox" name="lang2" value="trouble" /> enough to
get into trouble), <input type="checkbox" name="lang2" value="se" /> Swedish
(<input type="checkbox" name="lang2" value="badly" />badly).
She is a developer on Opera for mobile phones, working on the the symbian
browser. She is sometimes better known as
<select name="nick2">
</select>, and has recently been trying out her new
<select name="plays2">
</select>.
<select name="name7">
</select>
is from
<select name="country7">
</select>. As well as English he speaks
<input type="checkbox" name="lang7" value="fr" /> French,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang7" value="de" /> German,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang1" value="in" /> Hindi,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang7" value="is" /> Icelandic,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang7" value="it" /> Italian,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang7" value="no" /> Norwegian,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang7" value="es" /> Spanish
(<input type="checkbox" name="lang7" value="trouble" />enough to
get into trouble), <input type="checkbox" name="lang7" value="se" /> Swedish
(<input type="checkbox" name="lang7" value="badly" />badly).
He is a developer on Web Applications specialising in Widgets. He is
sometimes better known as
<select name="nick7">
</select>
, and recently developed the
<select name="dev7">
</select>
.
<select name="name3">
</select>
is from
<select name="Country3">
</select>. As well as English he speaks
<input type="checkbox" name="lang3" value="fr" /> French,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang3" value="de" /> German,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang3" value="in" /> Hindi,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang3" value="is" /> Icelandic,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang3" value="it" /> Italian,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang3" value="no" /> Norwegian,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang3" value="es" />Spanish
(<input type="checkbox" name="lang3" value="trouble" />enough to
get into trouble), <input type="checkbox" name="lang3" value="se" /> Swedish
(<input type="checkbox" name="lang3" value="badly" />badly).
He works in the Quality Assurance and Services
department, where he somehow managed to be the person who organised Opera's
presence at the Assembly'06. He is sometimes better known as
<select name="nick3">
</select>. His preferred music style is
<select name="music3">
</select>.
<select name="name4">
</select>
is from
<select name="country4">
</select>. As well as English he speaks
<input type="checkbox" name="lang4" value="fr" /> French,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang4" value="de" /> German,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang4" value="in" /> Hindi,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang4" value="is" /> Icelandic,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang4" value="it" /> Italian,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang4" value="no" /> Norwegian,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang4" value="es" />Spanish
(<input type="checkbox" name="lang4" value="trouble" /> enough to
get into trouble), <input type="checkbox" name="lang4" value="se" /> Swedish
(<input type="checkbox" name="lang4" value="badly" /> badly).
He works as a developer on the Opera mini browser. He is one of the main
organisers of <input type="text" />. He is sometimes better known as
<select name="nick4">
</select>.
<select>
</select>
is from
<select name="country6">
</select>. As well as English he speaks
<input type="checkbox" name="lang6" value="fr" /> French,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang6" value="de" /> German,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang6" value="in" /> Hindi,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang6" value="is" /> Icelandic,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang6" value="it" /> Italian,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang6" value="no" /> Norwegian,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang6" value="es" />Spanish
(<input type="checkbox" name="lang6" value="trouble" /> enough to
get into trouble), <input type="checkbox" name="lang6" value="se" /> Swedish
(<input type="checkbox" name="lang6" value="badly" />badly).
He works in Opera's Web applications team and came
<input type="text" name="compoResult6" /> in the demo competition at Assembly2005. He is
sometimes better known as
<select name="nick6">
</select>.
<select name="name5">
</select>
is from
<select name="country5">
</select>. As well as English he speaks
<input type="checkbox" name="lang5" value="fr" /> French,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang5" value="de" /> German,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang5" value="in" /> Hindi,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang5" value="is" /> Icelandic,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang5" value="it" /> Italian,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang5" value="no" /> Norwegian,
<input type="checkbox" name="lang5" value="es" />Spanish
(<input type="checkbox" name="lang5" value="trouble" />enough to
get into trouble), <input type="checkbox" name="lang5" value="se" /> Swedish
(<input type="checkbox" name="lang5" value="badly" />badly).
He works in Opera's Web applications team, and in the standards group where
he participates in
<select name="W3Cwork5">
</select>. He is sometimes better known as
<select name="nick5">
</select>.
If you want to change the page around, do some nice design and submit a "best" entry, you will know where to send it (Use the Source, Luke...). Otherwise, just add your preferred email <input type="text name="email" /> address so we can contact you (only for this competition. I promise) and <input type="submit" value="submit" /> your answers... (Yes, it submits as plain email to me)
Well we are at the airport ready to leave. Loaded with phones featuring Opera, we put the new Assembly06 version of mini onto a couple. We have a Nintendo DS to show, a Nokia 770, and I´m writing this on a Windows mobile.
We also have a bonus - an extra member of the team. Gautum is another member of the web applications group, bought in to ensure you get plenty of widget expertise available.
So now we have planes to catch -see you in Helsinki.
PS if you want the special Assembly06 version of Opera mini on your phone, point its WAP client to http://mini.opera.com/asm06