conference institutionalisation sets in surprisingly quickly. somehow you lose all sense of place and time.

talked to some people i know but more that i don't. which was the whole point of the exercise.

had the classic - 'oh no, no-one to have dinner with' moment, closely followed by 'which group of people shall i have dinner with' problem

just getting cosy in my bed when the fire alarm went off and the hotel residents all traipsed down stairs in their pjs.