A few mementos. I'll add more after I get some sleep.

If you can't afford the Coronado hotel (or don't feel comfortable sleeping in a place that's patrolled with Disney stormtroopers), you could stay 10 minutes away, in Kissimmee, for $35/night.

Dave Barry and Diane Hessan comparing Miami and Boston.

Cathie, Stan & Elliott

An ominous twist: Joe thanks the Supporting Sponsors before welcoming the audience.

The Raspyni Brothers, phenomenal jugglers and terribly funny comedians, explained that they had worked with the Masie Center to select this year's presentations from among hundreds of submissions. They presented their TechLearn Top Ten List of the worst of the rejects:



Eileen Clegg interpreting the keynote graphically.

Lance Dublin and I gave the first presentation Monday morning. This is what the presenter sees. The left and right monitors display what's on the big screens; the center monitor is what's on your PC. We were more than pleased to have 15% of the participants turn out for an 8:00 am presentation -- and not fall asleep. The presentation was based on our new book, which we saw for the first time later that day.