I write this as I sit in the San Diego airport having just finished up another spectacular two days of code, design and content.  If you are so inclined, I recommend An Event Apart as the best damn web development conference, period.  My perspective during this AEA was quite different from the one I attended in 2008, as I’m no longer working on a large external-facing site, but rather a large internal site.  As a result, I’m afforded much more latitude in my design decisions and am able to apply much of what I’ve learned.  I’m especially excited  since I’m just starting a project that can have a large measure of what I’ve seen implemented within.  Much respect and admiration to all of the presenters.  And much thanks to Jeffrey Zeldman and Eric Meyer for putting together this great conference and building this community of developers and designers.