This was my first National Conference and I have to say I throughly enjoyed it.
All of the speakers were top notch with some great insight and topics. The networking was a nice change of pace from district conferences that are tailored more towards students…which seemed to help ease the atmosphere a bit.
I liked that there was time inbetween most breakout sessions and that there was something going on all day (especially the DesignCraft Arpy Challenge). The city was a good choice as well as it added to the atmosphere and allowed for more activities afterwards.
The parties were all great, although I think KeyShot takes the cake.
After attending the conference I can see the value in being a member of IDSA.
Just my 2 cents.