Las Vegas

Greetings friends. So have you figured out what this post will be about yet? Well, here's a hint; normally what you do there stays there. Yep, that's right, I just got back from spending nearly a full week in Las Vegas. The occasion for such frivolity? Well, I was actually on the company nickel for this trip. I was attending the 2011 National Association of Broadcasters conference. Sound dry to you? Well, apart from the yearly CES show, this is one of the biggest conferences in the states. Estimates pegged attendance at over 90,000 people. How insane is that? In a word: insane. I was the only attendee from my work, and unfortunately, I didn't know a single person at the conference. I know a fair number of people in the telecom industry, but not the broadcasting space. As such, this wasn't going to be the typical Vegas trip. In spite of that, i managed to do some fun things, and will tell you about those things. Also, I took a few pictures while there, which I've split into two sets: Natural Fun, and Hotel and Conference pics. After you've checked them out, read on for the rest of the post.

Howdy world. Well, I suppose I'm breaking some cardinal rule of Las Vegas by writing this post, but lets just say I'll stick to the relatively family friendly aspects of the trip to share with you all. To save you the wondering, yes, I did see 'The Hangover', and yes, things went down a little like that. Not quite to the extreme, but there were some interesting moments for sure. In respect of the code, I'll keep this post short and to the point, and just give you an overview of the whole trip. For a great overview, just click your little fingers over to my flickr site and peruse some pictures and video from the weekend. Then come on back and read the whole sordid tale, including the why, the where and the what.