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While I do believe there was some good content at the meeting, I feel that I expected more from the venue and conference based on other similar type conferences I've attended. At times, it seemed disjointed, e.g., scheduled sessions changed without explanation, presentations a bit awkward, etc. As for the venue, I'm not sure why you would have selected this hotel at this time of year. It was extremely hot, therefore, it was uncomfortable having to go back and forth from the spread out location of the sleeping rooms to the conference rooms. There also wasn't really anything to do or see in close proximity which was disappointing. The cost of the conference was pretty substantial, along with what I'm assuming you charged the vendors, that I would have expected much more.

I thought the conference was really well put together, organized, the accommodations were great and loved the App. I made some really great networking connections and had a lot to discuss. A few opportunities - If the ProcureCon team could vet some of the presentations before hand, a few of the breakout sessions were different than the title of the session. Or the days sometimes were so packed back to back, that even a 5 min break to check email or walk to the next room would be helpful. Some speakers were very dynamic and some were not dynamic at all. I liked how some of the breakout sessions already had questions that we all worked through together vs a speaker.

The content improved as the days moved on. I felt the content on the last day was the best. Would like more educational opportunities or workshops. Examples - SAP course or data benchmarking course using 1 or two resources. Morning sessions are too long. You need to have lunch earlier. The trade show needs more broad representation of vendors. Marketing, travel, fleet, contingent labor etc.

Lots of great people and great networking. Some of the sessions felt too short and could have used a deeper dive with more tangible information.

I felt that a majority of the talks were sales pitches. There were a few good talks where I did learn however.