Don't forget the film and interactive bits... The interactive portion seems to be 99% hype, bullshit, and self-styled-pseudo-geeks a la Jon Katz spouting tripe such as "convergence", "streaming media", and "IPO". I know. I was a volunteer for interactive. Upside is I got a badge that got me into all the films and parties and stuff.

Film is a whole 'nother banana. Lots of hype-free movies playing every night at all the indie theaters in town. Of course, Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Animation was showing this year, though it was watered down for the unsuspecting tourist. See No Neck Joe. Also saw a badass documentary called Dark Days about the homeless living in the Amtrak tunnels in NYC (bonus DJ Shadow soundtrack).