BIO2000 - PROSPECTING THE MOTHER LODE OF Bio2000

I've been to hundreds of conferences. They get to be much the same after a while. As a kid I used to sneak in, curious about science. As a young researcher I went to learn about the process of science. As a scientist I went to hear about the latest developments. As a service provider, I go to chair sessions on bioinformatics and man trade displays. This meeting (Bio2000, the international Biotechnology Association's huge annual meeting (www.bio.org/events/2000/bio2000. html) was to set the stage for all the ones that follow...