Just another $5 worth of my $.02
Since I had such a short stay, I really felt like I missed alot, but hopefully next year I'll have more time.
Sitting at the roundtable, I witnessed a group with alot of talent and resources.
We had pilots that have widebody and or international experience.
We had 121 checkpilots
We had owner/operators
We had 135 freight guys
We had professional flight instructors
We had career-changers
We had guys at the beginning of the game
It seems to me that about every base for a major career path is covered, as well as encyclopedic knowledge of aviation from the collective.
The roundtable format, as interesting as it was, seemed like a lot to soak up in such a short time.
I'd prefer some individual topical talks that would involve a presentation on the matter, and then some time for a good Q and A discussion.
Stuff from professionalism (I'll vote calcapt for this one) to an introduction to turbines, or whatever the collective feels would be relevant. And as mentioned earlier, have them interspersed through the weekend so one may pick and choose topics, unless something major (job fair, networking event, I'm shooting hot in craps) is up...
Hopefully I'll see everyone (and more) next year.