Way back when 9+ years back the shows were targeted, directed and made for webmasters.
They were even called webmaster events, we went to meet up with friends and to meet the sponsors who welcomed us with open arms.
At that time it did not matter if we sent them 1 sale a month or 500 we were important to them.
Sure the big guys grouped together and had their parties but they made a point to make us feel welcomed and important, the events they threw the whole weekend to show the webmaster their appreciation were huge and made the weekend feel worth while.
At that time the sponsors main goal of sponsoring the event was us the little guys and they wanted our business and worked hard for it
