As to past years, I have no idea. I have only attended onec. However, the speaker's hall was filled, and many of the better workshops were standing room only. Yes, there was lots of space in the aisles between the juniors set-ups. My impression was there there was money in the sidelines looking for something just right.
My thoughts, posted here at the time, were that Tyhee is a much better story than most other juniors, and that getting this story out is important. And was not done in 2009....
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