>Last year, these were replaced with "help desks" This was my main problem with IO last year. The informal developer gathering office hours from previous years

>Last year, these were replaced with "help desks" This was my main problem with IO last year. The informal developer gathering office hours from previous years were the best part of IO. I convinced some colleagues to go last year on the merits of that alone. Was seriously disappointed with the help desk format it devolved into.