Marcia, I at least have found the small rooms to be extremely useful. I don't know how feasible -- or how expensive -- such things are in our usual hotel venues. But if possible, I very much encourage you to do it in the future. --Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb (me) http://www.wilyhacker.com (2nd edition of "Firewalls" book)