WEB 2.0 Expo in a 0.5 Ambiance

Hi there,
first of all: Thank you very much for bringing the Expo to Berlin. Speakers and topics were well choosen.
But unfortunately I couldn´t feel the spirit atmosphere of WEB 2.0 during my stay. It was more like visting a finance expo.
For me the WEB 2.0 Expo startet at 9 am on Monday, drooling over coffee. I found myself in presentation room with no windows, no inspiring decoration and a poor guy on the podium trying his best to get the audience´s attention. His desperate calling for collaboration died away in the darkness of the presentation room.
Next time, please think about all the creative tools we know form applied social studies like open space workshops, small groups brainstorming, audience guidance, center mapping etc. And please: Think about your presentation room designs. Classroom seating does not really fit the WEB 2.0 ideas.

Reconsider your location as well. The huge and "calculating" buildings of Messe Berlin is not a geeking ambiance. Every nursing home is a better think tank. Think about your decoration, large market places, the idea of the speaker´s corner in London´s Hyde Park, bill-boards etc.

There were so many interesting people (investors, programmers, designers, start-up....), but your expo design was prejudicial to the ideas of WEB 2.0 like sharing knowledge and experiences, bringing people together and last but not least givng ideas a chance to be implemented.

Anyway, thanks very much for the expo and please go on.
Andy