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Hi, not sure this is the right section to post in, but it looked like the most general of the section themes. I was wondering what it would be like for me to come to one of these conferences. I have been a listener of Off the Wall and Off the Hook, and have subscribed to 2006 for a few years. I hesitate to call myself a hacker, as I am not that skilled. I am just someone that likes technology and like what the hacker community stands for, as I see it from listening and reading. I work as a academic librarian in the technical end of things. So, the question is what would it be like for someone like me to come to this years conference? I have always wanted to attend, but shied away from registering because I was not sure how I would fit in. Any feed back would be great! --libtech