BSides Las Vegas, Black Hat and DEF CON are arguably the largest security gathering in North America. The best way to deal with this is to make plans ahead of time and stick to them. At DEF CON, the talks will be recorded, so if there isn’t room you can still catch the talk later. At Black Hat, presentation recordings will be available for purchase onsite, but if you wait the odds are good you can catch the same talk at another conference. If it comes down to seeing a talk or spending time with friends, always choose the human interaction.”]