Cute, Mr. Starbuck!  Be prepared to take home some Starbucks coffee.. they
also have a mail order that is prospering.  Remember that Seattle has an
espresso cart or shop every 100 feet!  Its kind of off and on weather right
now.  Rainy then sunny, but it should be good for the conference.  The
convention center is within walking distance of downtown, and not too far for
a nice walk to the waterfront.   The monorail is five blocks from the
convention center, and you can take it to the Seattle Center where the space
needle is and visit the Pacific Science Center, which has many hands-on
Exhibits.
 
Have you all signed up for evening events?  I am going to the Aquarium
Buffett/SAM (SEattle ARt Museum) dessert.  Also the WIng Luke Museums event
(chinatown/international district).  The new bus tunnel will take you, for
free, from the convention center to the international district.
 
David LYnx