I had the opportunity to attend three adjacent technology conventions in New York City: Web 2.0 Expo, Interop and Mobile Business Expo.

This was a huge event, lasting almost a whole week between workshops, keynotes, parties and the actual Expo. I finally got to play with some hard to find devices, such as the Microsoft Surface, the Celio Redfly and the as-of-yet unreleased Blackberry Bold; and got a taste of the direction web 2.0 is taking from both startups and industry leaders.  

Overall it was a great 4 days full of energy and promise. It was reassuring to see that despite the current situation of the economy this is one sector with a lot of life to it.