I went to BIL last fall and I wasn't really impressed by it. Understandably for a free event setup by volunteers at just an average CSU campus it doesn't have t

I went to BIL last fall and I wasn't really impressed by it. Understandably for a free event setup by volunteers at just an average CSU campus it doesn't have the same polish and glam as TED, it was... still... very hokey. Most of the talks were geared towards the speaker not so sneakingly pitching his merchandise. Holding it the same week as TED wasn't really helpful either as it doesn't attract better speakers or conference go-ers.