I had been looking forward to this one because, while I'm not sure Richard Saul Wurman's done the world a favor by unleashing a million TED knockoffs (then again, I shouldn't blame him for others piggybacking on an idea that may not be a great fit...

I also went to an interesting session on incorporating product theaters on the trade show floor. It was moderated by John Houghton with the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, who also showed lots of slides of different product theater setups...

Let's face it: Most general sessions are pretty boring. People go expecting to have to suffer a half hour, an hour, some seemingly endless amount of time as the association runs through its business issues and updates, thanks sponsors, etc....