Vancouver BC is an interesting city. I had a chance to walk around the downtown quite a bit, and there are some very nice neighborhoods, albeit interspersed with some pretty tough ones. I can’t tell where anyone in Vancouver works, since every building in town seems to be high rise condos and/or apartments. Maybe the offices are all in secret underground complexes that they hide from the tourists.

The conference itself was worthwhile, and the conference hotel was top drawer. Every amenity you can think of, and located right smack in the middle of the city. Much, much too classy for the CEO. I showed a lot of restraint just getting the 90 minute massage, and not the two hour version.

Now I’m off for some creative expense report preparation. I hope our comptroller doesn’t speak French: I need to convince her that “Veuve Clicquot” translates to “standard service charge” or some similar term.