I just spoke to Adam (LTB) concerning the panel at the Miami Bitcoin Conference. Adam opened his email with "I'm not going to lie to you - this will be an intense event.". With that being said, Nikel isn't the right person to be on the panel. If one of the developers with a strong understanding of architecture can fly out, I STRONGLY recommend it. Adam said a mic is available for us if we can fill it. The ROI would be high.
We didn't get to bed until about 2:30a last night reviewing our plan. Nikel has a 5 hour lay-over this afternoon, he'll spend it continuing to highlight everything going on in the community. I've walked these events before... the fact we have someone shaking hands, handing out business cards and discussing ways Nxt might be able to benefit the vendors is a huge first step. He'll be busting %#%# all weekend for you.
Jesus, fly someone over now!