I gotta say, this convention does not have the buzz of previous conventions. It’s smaller, it’s quieter, it’s definitely more subdued. The energy just isn’t here. Maybe it’s me but I think it’s mostly the convention itself.
The vendor hall is missing the level of noise that it normally has.
Very few people are hanging around the Minnesota chapter host booth even though they are thoroughly lovely and helpful people full of very practical and useful assistance.
There aren’t the swarms of people in the hallways between session creating the hum of excitement (or disappointment) from their most recent session and in anticipation of the next session.
There aren’t little knots of people sitting on the floor or camping on empty tables perusing the schedule for the next place they want to be/see/shop.
It’s real easy to pick up tickets to sessions at the last minute.
I can move through the marketplace / vendor hall without trouble.
Tables are easy to find in the coffee shop and the snack bar. All day.
I’m not saying these things are bad, just that they aren’t my normal experience at an AMTA convention. Next year we’re in Portland OR (Powell’s World of Books!!!) October 19-22. Hope to see some of you there.
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