http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2007/04/24/the-value-of-conferences.aspxI was at that same ITPro Townhall the other day that blended IT Technical folks with Press , and quite frankly the experience was exactly like the TechEd Bloggers breakfast event last year where half the room was IT techy bloggers like Laura Hunter ,enCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)