Overheard on the Showfloor

"He wanted spectacular. I said, 'With this budget you can't even get really great.'"

—Meeting planner Mozelle Goodwin of Goodwin Consulting, referring to one of her clients during TS² 2007 (Washington, D.C., July 31–Aug. 2)

"If I had a dollar for every time I've heard the word 'community' in the last two days, I'd be a millionaire."

—Seth Kerker, Access Intelligence global events director, during the SISO Executive Conference (New York, Aug. 1–3)

"You will note he has a different style than I do."

—Outgoing Trade Show Exhibitors Assn. Chairman Andrew Dudek, dressed in a suit and tie, of incoming Chairman Arthur Veale, in cowboy boots with braided hair, at TS²

"I outgrew my suit right after my first communion."

—Veale, in response to Dudek

"I love diehards. This is a party city, so I can't believe you showed up."

—Early morning keynote speaker Don Tapscott at the Meeting Professionals Intl. World Education Congress (Montreal, July 29–31)

"You don't always get it right. There's no way around that."

—Tom Cindric, Hanley Wood director, on currency fluctuations, during a session on international show launches, at SISO,