Lamentations of an Innovation Junkie

Have you ever given someone a microphone to speak at the last minute right before ending an event and then regretted your action?
I suspect something similar happened at a recent event which
for now will remain unnamed.
The event was put together well, but as can be expected the 'strugglers' began to file in towards the end of the meeting.
Even after missing core aspects of the meeting they still expected to enjoy the refreshments.

I have encounters with similar crowds at a local hotel in which this time around the host of people came in as Journalists and claimed their right to Per Diem and other forms of compensation for spending the day at our informative health related event. Needless to say there was no evidence of Identification linking the aforementioned 'scribes' to the stations of note to which they so passionately referred.

While we sympathize with the populace (hunger can be a very debilitating drive) and in particular gate crashers whose skill in finding events is still unmatched, there are a few things that in our view are bound to ruin it for those whose life depends on events of this nature.

My sorrow maybe misplaced and i have previously demonstrated an ability to make mountains out of molehills but the more frightening issue involves the invasion of private business spaces by political operators.

It was not long after that that the conversation degenerated to criticisms about government and its operations and the language changed to terms mainly preferred by consultants and parliamentary commissions.        

Some of the attacks were more personal with references in 'French to Bolony Sandwiches (B.S) by some and others to waste disposal and management systems to the point where it was not clear whether we were talking about genuine environmental innovations or just going after each other.