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>I have to give you credit ... it was partly the poolside talk you and I had in Miami that inspired me to pursue speaking at conferences.

I'll send you a bill *g*

>Now I can only hope that I do well and get invited back < s >.

I have no doubt that you will. The best advice I can give is:

1- practice, practice, practice
2- Make sure all you slides and sample code is on a floppy in case you laptop dies.
3- Remember the old speaker's rule: tell them what you're going to tell them, tell them, then tell them what you told them.