>Am I alone? Am I simply jaded? I've not been to 'Next, but every conference I've been to the best parts are talking to speakers afterwords or magic hallway co

>Am I alone? Am I simply jaded? I've not been to 'Next, but every conference I've been to the best parts are talking to speakers afterwords or magic hallway conversations with developers or other attendees. Sounds like you got a bit of that at the expo. If you go again, make it a point to hunt down the engineers or speakers you liked and get into the nitty gritty.