Great overview. I would add that I also bring an outlet strip. It seems that bloggers often congregate together and that can be a challenge when it comes to power supply. The strip relieves competition and can open a door to meet new people in need of electricity.

The video camera is also a new and easy solution. For about $150 you can get a digital hand held camera a little larger than a cell phone along with a 2 gig flash memory card. There is no end to the things you can do with it – from initial response interviews to a session to capturing a particularly powerful moment. You might even create a montage of great lines through out the conference.

Good stuff.

Getting the feel for the conference would be great too. Perhaps having someone with a video camera to do “on the street” interviews and provide them in short 60 second clips on YouTube. I think that could be a fun if not comedic way of getting a feel for a conference.

People aren’t only interested in the content–they’re interested in the event itself. So to have one blogger more free to do posts that give a feel for what it’s like to be there is a good service to readers, I think.