One of the MS presenters at the session I went to said they've never turned down anyone at any of these things. Don't need to register ahead of time, "just show up." Exact quote. Policy might change if they start to get 10,000 walk-ins at every city. As was stated earlier, they won't let you in the morning AND afternoon sessions.
I went to the one in Dallas, multiplex theater. One large theater was really full, although I thought I'd have no one sitting immediately beside me. Right before the afternoon session began, though, two older ladies found the couple empty seats beside mine. The lady right beside me emitted a putrid odor every 30-40 seconds. I have no idea what the hell it was, all I know is that I'd never smelled it before. She kept pulling snacks out of her bag and was eating and eating and eating. A lot of people had snacks, but this person brought in half a grocery store. I thought - I'm going to puke if I sit in this chair for four more seconds, forget the next four hours. So I bolted to another theater that had the same presentations, just in reverse order. Maybe 25 people in there, had a whole row to myself, clean air, felt like a new man.
Anyway, the point is that they could have handled lots more people. If you have not signed up and want to go, then go. I only went to get a free copy of 7, but some of the stuff was interesting to listen to. Not all of it, but some.
