4) Remind yourself that they know you can't buy anything. They just need to do their spiel and report to their supervisors that they talked to 200 people, because that is their job, and we support other folks getting paychecks. 5) Remember all the cool swag you can get! Hockey puck stress balls? Koozies? Water bottles? Tiny bleach wipe canisters? Beanie Babies? Colored pencils? Cookies? It's all out there. Go and get it. I typed all this to say, please do make some time to talk to some corporate sponsors to make it worth their while to keep sponsoring conferences. SEAHO especially is still very affordable compared to other conferences that have 700+ attendees thanks to those sponsor donations, and I hope it stays that way for many more years. So, what say you: is a hotdog a sandwich? 41