To the last question, just having people put in the work to present and understand a paper, or a theme around a set of papers, can make a huge difference for ot

To the last question, just having people put in the work to present and understand a paper, or a theme around a set of papers, can make a huge difference for others to understand the ideas put forth. We've even had events where presenters demonstrated an implementation of the paper or called out interesting references or historical associations that may not have been apparent initially.