1. Proving Girls Rule, WICT smartly changed the Men’s Room adjacent to its convention hall to a Ladies Room.
 
2. The Weather Channel’s 5-day forecast running on the large screens as attendees waited for panels to begin.
 
3. Counting how many times people ask the following questions: ‘What’s the show buzz?’ (before the darn show has even started); ‘How bad do you think attendance will be this year?’ and ‘Is there a new vibe in DC now with Obama in the White House?’ 
 
4. Former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino telling a WICT session about using time wisely. "I’ve never been on Twitter. I don’t want to Twitter or tweet… and Facebook is the biggest time suck you’ll ever have in your life."
 
5. Making an advance reservation for lunch at Acadiana. 

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