Until now, my strategy has been to attend as much as possible. I realize I will have to modify that. Luckily, everyone has pretty much had it by Friday. The pavilion is closed. The beer is no longer flowing.
People rush out during sessions to go catch flights.
The cleaning crew removes beanbags right out from under you. There's an anti-climactic hush throughout the Moscone Center. The keynote is only one hour. It starts off with a quick video recounting the last few days, all based on footage taken by John Gage and his Java-enabled Sony camcorder. He approaches people and asks them what they think of the conference.