What do you mean by "normal" techies? Everyone who is here is a "normal" techie. Sure, skill levels and focus areas vary but there's common shared interests.

What do you mean by "normal" techies? Everyone who is here is a "normal" techie. Sure, skill levels and focus areas vary but there's common shared interests. Actionable things come out of the conference when someone who listens to a talk starts thinking and discussing and forming ideas for starting or contributing to a project. There's no formula to guarantee "success" for that.