Originally Posted by sbm12

Because I am amazing.

I led three and participated in one other. Not sure which one you're specifically interested in (I'm guessing UA) but I'll have my slides (such as they are, which is to say pretty mediocre) online hopefully later this week. I don't think that there is much either of you would have learned new from my sessions but, quite frankly, you weren't the target audience for any of them. The FTU events draw a large number of newbies who are just beginning to start in this ridiculous game we play. I focus on them, not the people who have been at previous events, because I think that's where the best value proposition is for education and sharing.

I also led the "Pool Sessions" this year, which mostly was me sitting at the pool most of Saturday and chatting with other attendees who chose to skip the conference room and enjoy the sun. I made several new friends and we did talk about miles & points a bit, in addition to many other things. I'm hoping to lead those again next time, weather permitting.



A large purple dildo.

Originally Posted by kokonutz

I read the summary of that session as described by the presenters and it did make me cringe.

First of all, it sounds like a boring way to spend an hour: making a csr jump through hoops to show how dumb they are and how smart you are.

And when put that way, seems a bit cruel as well.

The presenters could have conveyed the same information by simply describing the process of booking the toughest award they has booked without torturing a couple of csrs just for sport.