Warren, nice meeting you at conference, we need to stay in touch as fellow NC natives. Conference was a good time (as always). There were 1 or 2 presentations that were a little to dry to keep the attention of a room full of designers, but I thought the majority of the speakers really prepared and everyone took some knowledge back home. Austin was a smaller city than I expected, but sure packs a punch - the food, design scene and people are all great. My only complaint, and you probably know this, was the bus situation. The bus schedule probably should have been on the neck tags, instead of a separate post card as well. It was interesting getting the perspective from a student last year, to a professional this year. I think I met pretty much everyone in ID from NC/SC so there is a lot to be said about that. No regrets about taking the time and money to come out. Looking forward to next year.
Ryan