..."The format of the HP Management Roundtable will be similar to last year in that
we will be presenting a few issues from the survey and letting HP respond before we
get into the pre-submitted questions and then onto the open forum. "....

Letting them comment on some of the issues is one thing, but last years
"schmoozy, BS, ain't we great" session was worse than awful.
It was borring, self serving, and poorly performed.
I was insulted to have to sit through it.  I consider myself a pretty solid
INTEREX member (member since '84, past SIC member, Affiliate Council
Steering Committee member) but I was embarrised for all envolved.
I felt the first part of the presentation last year was deliberately drawn out, in order
to dramatically reduce the amount of time for audience questions.  Since HP has
apparently  chosen to NOT answer all questions, and INTEREX has decided to
drop their insistance that questions be answered, the value of this once highlight
of the conference has dropped dramatically to this attendee.

Terry Simpkins