Yes, I'm one of those. I happen to love attending conferences and conventions. I consider an event to be a "conference" when it meets my attendee count of around 2000 attendees or less. I prefer this smaller crowd over events like the National Association of Realtors© Convention where a gazillion people show up in one of the typical convention cities like Las Vegas or Orlando. I attended my first Inman Real Estate Connect Conference in January. It was held in New York City which allowed me to just hop a train to the event. Inman Connect is billed as the place where "Every year technologists, real estate professionals and industry leaders convene to explore some of the most pressing issues the industry is facing." Inman Connect, being held this week in San Francisco, is preceded by Bloggers Connect which is a gathering of geeky blogger types. I guess someone thinks I fit the description because I will be speaking on a panel today. Here's where it gets confusing. This year, Bloggers Connect, which preceeds Inman Connect, was preceded by REBar Camp. Got it? REBar Camp was a casual affair with lots of good sessions and networking. I got to meet a bunch of blogger friends in person who usually just hang out in my computer. So why am I telling you all this? Because I'm out of town all this week and I thought you might want to know. Not to worry. You will receive the same customer service as if I was still at home. I'm never too far from my Blackberry or my laptop. For those who suggested that I "have a nice vacation" ....HA Keeping up with geeky types, most of them half my age, is hard work. | 
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