The real part of the conference is the bit in between the talks. (Fun fact, the first conference I went to had like five coffee breaks per day, and I got a cof

The real part of the conference is the bit in between the talks. (Fun fact, the first conference I went to had like five coffee breaks per day, and I got a coffee at every break and complained to someone at dinner that there was too much coffee and not enough talking. They explained it to me quickly enough!)