I liked it. It was my first show, so I didn't talk to too many people, but those I did talk to were worth it.
I absolutely agree about the whole pricing thing. I was staying with a friend up in Fort Lauderdale, so I rented a car. Because of this, I was pretty much banned from alcohol during the event and forced to pay like 4 dollars for a 250 ml bottle of water. I was also ambushed by a 15-dollar check for one glass of scotch on the rocks. Because of this, I would rather get in the car, pop the roof, and drive to lunch and dinner to other places in Miami or Ft. Lauderdale.
I usually behave on these type of events, so security was not an issue, although I did notice that there were a lot of them and felt very uncomfortable when walking in to the hotel because they would stare at you like if you were doing something wrong.
The whole event reminded me of when I attended similar ones as part of my past job.
To those I sat down and chatted with, follow-up emails will come in the following days. I just got back today to my cave in South America.
Congratulations to PlatinumBucks for a wet t-shirt contest that was off the hook! I have lot's of pics, need 2257s for them though