Sooo... lemme get this straight: I'm going to pay you over a grand of my own cash to sit in an empty room with a bunch of the other also-rans during the middle

Sooo... lemme get this straight: I'm going to pay you over a grand of my own cash to sit in an empty room with a bunch of the other also-rans during the middle of a conference with an agenda so finely orchestrated that I'm surprised they haven't budgeted for bathroom breaks. There better be some seriously sweet sandwiches on offer for lunch........