But even ostensibly open conferences can be difficult - I'm going to E3, and I made sure I could get dual credentialed as press just to make it easier for other

But even ostensibly open conferences can be difficult - I'm going to E3, and I made sure I could get dual credentialed as press just to make it easier for other people to talk to me. Some places are conferences just for the cool kids, but the cool kids still self-segregate at open places. That's why Wilson's so smart - he knows that's going to happen any way, so he only goes to places where his time won't be monopolized by the people he can talk to any other time.