I have never been to one of these before, not because of a boycott or anything like that, but because I have always had something better to do (and I don't mean that in a particularly negative way against not going).
But I am intrigued as to the make-up of the attendees. Is the audience of pilots a broad range? Are they brown-nose pilots looking for a management role in the near-future? Are the auditoriums full to a point where people need to stand at the back? Are most of the pilots there just to ask specific questions to give management a hard time vis-a-vis pprune type complaints.
Just interested really. I actually have no excuse for not going this time so I guess what I'm asking for from the less synical members here is it worth my time?