I ended up sitting in the overflow area, which they'd set up in the foyer, projecting the slide show on a giant screen in front of us, and the speaker on a big-screen TV to the right of the stage - just like the real set-up. It was worked well (though there were a few technical problems).

I enjoyed the Candywhistle designers presentation - a delicious risotto recipe, Ron Hanson's tribute to Walter Benjamin, James Everett's enlightening look at video game design and Duncan Sarkies examination of writing (he yelled a bit).

Also: chess-boxing.