This year, for the first time, I went to the Penny Arcade Expo.  It was actually a surprise gift from my wife, for our 1 year wedding anniversary.  As I whiled away the days that led up to PAX, I grew more excited.  The last (and actually, first) conference I went to was SXSW Interactive, so I wasn’t completely sure how it was going to play out.

Although I didn’t do a whole lot of preparation, I did download the PDF that showed the locations of the conference rooms and other special events, as well as the panel schedule.  I identified several panels that looked interesting to me and planned on getting there early the first day to register.

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