The other thought that's been going through my mind since a conversation with Marcial last night, is the difference between a training and a conference. Marcial was saying how the workshop he had attended wasn't very good, in that it wasn't engaging. I think this is where I would differentiate a training from a conference. We have lots of training activities, where we're trying to impart skill sets to people. In my mind though, the workshop that he attended, was a conference. If you look at the learning objectives and the description of the conference (Alcohol and tobacco are frequently used together, and because of their numerous social and health-related consequences, our communities face daily challenges in implementing prevention efforts. Join us for this workshop as we explore environmental strategies for addressing alcohol and tobacco problems.) it seems apparent that this is going to be an overview type event, not a training event. I think if I saw this description, I'd be approaching it as I would an academic conference, where people are presenting papers/research/posters to notify the public about what they've done or other things going on in the field, not a training event.