John's coached for over 30 years, and I've coached for 25 years. Unless you are at a big-time powerhouse, you are lucky just to have one of those kids.

The saddest part of the whole thing is that John is leaving. He's a friend and a mentor and a colleague at the same time.

A light bulb went off.

As an organization dedicated to advancing security worldwide, we are delighted to offer an event this exciting and important to the future of the industry. Every aspect of the Seminar and Exhibits is geared toward increasing security professionals' knowledge and understanding of the trends and technologies that will affect their practice. That it can be this enjoyable is a bonus.

We just decided it's time to let the people have a little fun.

Mentally, he is real shy. He doesn't like to talk about himself. He's kind of a loner.