> They are the people who are actually reading the conference blurb. They look at email on their phones with greater intensity than ever happens at the office.

> They are the people who are actually reading the conference blurb. They look at email on their phones with greater intensity than ever happens at the office. They endlessly circulate the room, like bits of plastic in the ocean waiting to be snagged on something. They take a seat in the main hall while the sound engineers are still testing the microphones. Ouch.