John,
Thanks for you quick response. I was out of town over the weekend. I could talk to you Wednesday afternoon/early evening by telephone, or grab a cup of coffee in PDX. It that doesn't work, yes, I am flying town to S.F. Sunday afternoon and will be at the kick-off thing (5:30 down there). I am also at the conference until Friday night. So, I would love to spend 15 minutes chatting anyway. My mobile number: FYI is 503.816.3748, and office 503.963.8501 x105. Let me know if a Wed. aft/eve phoner or meet is possible, times, etc. Cheers, Greg

John,
Thanks for being amenable. Yes, I know what you mean; it's a heck of a week.
I could do:
1:30 p.m. Monday
11 a.m. Tuesday
9:30 a.m. Wednesday
and meet you wherever. Coffee? Particular cafe area of the tradeshow. Or in front of a particular booth (company?). My mobile is 503.816.3748.
I'm also going to such sessions as: What's Hot, Mon. a.m.; Future of EDA Mon. p.m.; Overcoming Desgin Complexity, Tues. a.m.Multicore Tues. p.m.; Eco System (Gabe Morreti's thing) Tues. p.m.; Tweet/Blog thing Wed. p.m. And don't know if you're going to be at any of those. But yes, pick one of those times and a place and I'll meet you. And you are always free to call my mobile anytime after 4 p.m. on Sunday when I'm on the ground in S.F. Looking forwrad to meeting you!
Cheers,
Greg