The other week I was the MC for day 2 of CSS Day conference. It was my first time ever being an MC for a conference! I was so excited and, honestly, very nervous at the start. My hands were shaking a lot, and it's no wonder, as Bruce Lawson had been the MC of the previous day, and that's a tough act to follow. And if I can’t be funny on the spot, I will try to make up for it in other ways.

I ended the day with the following:

Throughout the day, when introducing our wonderful speakers, I've highlighted their work outside their jobs: their passion, their blogs, their writing and their voice. As an IndieWeb person, I can't stress enough how having your personal website, blogs and sharing what you've learned changes your life. But, like Kevin said on his blog post I mentioned earlier, it's getting harder for folks to keep their motivation. Your LLM of choice only outputs things because of the sweat and dedication that people in this room have put in. And yet, I still want to encourage folks not to give up.

In the last two days, we saw amazing and creative talks that are the perfect reminder to let the computer do what the computer is good at. But the things you saw that got your heart racing and pumped with excitement were human-made and human thought. So, when you have a minute in the next couple of days, say thank you to the invaluable people in our community, or even better: go build something and share it far and wide."

Brecht De Ruyte has written a lovely, detailed write-up of the day if you want more technical insight into the talks from the two days.

See you next year... very likely as an attendee!