Oftentimes how much you get out of a business conference depends on how much you put into it. This is true for the CLLA Annual Conference as well. For me, this year’s CLLA Annual Conference was exceptionally extraordinary. Last year, I felt the conference was okay but not extraordinary; but then I realized it was me, not the CLLA. Last year, I was facing total knee replacement surgery shortly after the conference and did not feel up to participating in most of the extra-curricular activities available to the membership at the conference. This year I participated in most of those activities. Wow! What a difference a year makes!