This year, there will be no speakers at Gnomedex. There will be no panels, either. We realize this is a radical departure from the norm, but there's a method to our madness. We've begun to invite a select group of people to be discussion leaders – individuals who will stand on stage, present an idea or two, answer questions, and then generally lead the audience's discussion and participation. Tomorrow, I'll unveil one of our confirmed discussion leaders. I will continue to reveal them, one by one, over the course of the next few weeks. You must understand this, however: at Gnomedex, the audience always holds the stage. I'm not the first person to figure this out, though (thank you, Dave and Steve).