Good Afternoon!
Greetings from Birmingham!
My flight made it in on time, with no bumps or other turbulence along the way. I've just checked into my hotel room, and just need to take a little breather before I walk over to the convention center to check out the space.
SETC has been here before, and it was nice to see that they opened up the lobby and check-in area. With this many people - 3500+ - they'll need all the room they can get. They also had some free chocolate and surprisingly decent champagne at check-in too. I may go back for another glass.
*The only "minus" right now is the lack of free, wireless Internet access in the hotel rooms. It's available in the public areas but not in the rooms. Additionally, the in-room access is via cable/ethernet. I also thought it would be free for Starwood Preferred Guest members here - like it is at other Sheraton's, but it's not.