I woke up without the alarm going off, feeling very rested, and knew something was wrong.  A glance to the hotel clock confirmed my fears: it was already 10:21 and the conference had begun at 9:00.  I’d somehow forgotten to arm my alarm. 

In half an hour I was at my booth and scooping up the second half of the morning tea break.  Apparently there had not been much happening before the tea break anyway, and I have no trouble believing that after witnessing the dead times between the catering breaks.  I used that time to talk with other exhibitors and the exhibition organizers, although I got the feeling that a number of exhibitors were also in the sessions. 

It’s still cold here, at least compared with the 30 degrees in Korea.  When I’m outside, temperatures hover around 10 degrees.  I finally asked the hotel reception if it was at all possible to heat my room and found out that I needed to turn on the air conditioning for that.  A bit counterintuitive, but it works.  I feel a lot better now in my room.