Heh heh, yes, a little depressing. But some perspective is good, methinks.

Come and say hello if you see me around. I'm staying at the Hilton (it's next to the conference centre), or drop me a line out there.

I fly in on the Monday, if you fancy coming along on the Monday night I'm meeting a few others going if you fancy it. Details c/o the Facebook PubCon group:

Okay, now that I've gotten the small matter of the Ph.D. out of the way, I can focus on more important things like kicking Pubcon off on a proper note.

Many of you have expressed interest in doing dinner/drinks during the evening of Monday December 3. With a few exceptions, most of us seem to be arriving late afternoon that day. So, I'm going to throw out the Grand Lux Cafe as a suggestion for 6:30 PM that evening. I choose the Grand Lux for its central location at the Venetian, it's rather cosmopolitan menu, its relatively low price by Vegas standards and of course its full service bar. I've eaten there twice and enjoyed the experience both times.

Of course, I'm also open to suggestions, but every discussion must begin somewhere. The Venetian is also a little less than 3/4 of a mile from the Wynn. So afterwards, we have the easy option of walking over to the bars at the Wynn where we're sure to find other Pubcon revelers.

Here's a link to the Grand Lux menu:

http://www.venetian.com/venetianeng/Assets/Files/grandluxcafe.pdf