Left the party relatively early to allow the long queues outside to move into the party (at least by one person!). had fun - thanks to the organizers - Allyson Lister

yes, thanks to the organizers - Ruchira S. Datta

there is no dancing at math conferences - Ruchira S. Datta

now you know why i'm in bioinformatics ;-) - Ruchira S. Datta

@Ruchira - very good point! - Allyson Lister

Yeah, you need to reserve some time for the coverage! :) - Egon Willighagen

deeply disappointed that nobody live-blogged the party - I had expected real-time updated playlist and more ;) - Lars Juhl Jensen

Would be fun :) Seeing the comments become more non-sense as the commenter gets drunk... - Egon Willighagen

Well, about the playlist: Good tracks included James Brown, various reggae stuff, and Tainted Love :) - Allyson Lister

wished the venue would have been bigger so everyone could get in. - David Sexton

did y'all hear about the thief? took someone's backpack, someone's purse, and someone's camera. owner of the backpack noticed it was missing, walked outside and saw this guy with an enormous backpack. when he called to the guy, the guy ran. it was the same guy who was bothering a lot of women earlier (in one case, took her purse). i was so annoyed by him getting in my face that i left--so my things are safe, luckily for me! heard all this from the owner of the backpack at the services desk. - Ruchira S. Datta

@David I don't think that they thought so many would attend :) Victim of its own success? - Allyson Lister

@Ruchira - that's awful! I'm really glad I put my bag in a locker. So, a few people have descriptions of him? And does that mean he was a conference attendee, or just gate-crashed? Yikes... - Allyson Lister

@Allyson, I expect so. You may have noticed him at some point--short, dark complexion. I hadn't seen him before the party, but that doesn't mean anything. I was asked only "CS or bio?" at the door, but I had my badge on. - Ruchira S. Datta

Hey guys, Allyson is correct. Based on last year's party, we expected far fewer people to come. For everyone who came and could not get in initially and had to wait or got frustrated and left -- we are really sorry. It is a priority for next year to make sure that doesn't happen again. Regarding the thief, we believe he snuck in aided by a couple of friends who distracted the security. We regret that this happened and hope that nothing irreplaceable was taken. For those who came back after the initial crush, we hope the wait was worth it. The party was still going strong when we finally had to shut down about 2:30, in part because we had consumed the entire supply of beer from the hotel and from their sister hotel across the street. Thanks to everyone who came and partied with us. We had a great time putting on this event for you and look forward to doing it again in Boston next year! - Dave Messina