Waits for the Gala Evening Plenary to begin

Okay, this is weird. Spooky, even. I'm in an enormous auditorium with roughly a gazzilion people. And I haven't run into one single person I know. Forget 'know', I'd settle for 'looks familiar enough to chit chat with about how familiar they look'.

Henry Kissinger and Shimon Peres just walked in.

Opening remarks...