incrediBILL - 7:47 pm on Sep 28, 2005 (gmt 0)

Rodney,

I'm not a newbie at conventions (and certainly not shy) but a PubCon first timer and the best advice I can give you is:

PACE THE DRINKING!

When it gets late some people lose their perspective about booze and start ordering rounds of shots and shooters. That's a clear signal to put the skids on the drinking or you won't hear 2 sentences at the conference the next day. As a matter of fact, you may be looking for nicely padded carpet area in the corner of the session room in which to curl up and die.

Vegas can be even worse for this as cocktail waitresses in the casinos bombard you with drinks if you tip well, and if you tip REAL well will even bring a drink AND a shot at the same time ;)

Just don't go crazy or you'll miss out on a lot.