Is Anyone at Amazon Unboxed in Austin?

Have you been able to get into anything? It was not clear, at all, that pre-registering for talks/workshops was fully necessary. All the info about registering is below the fold on their online agenda, and even then it says “encouraged.” My boss and I are here and are finding that this first day is a complete wash. We, and a bunch of other people, weren’t allowed into the Educate and Elevate workshop because we weren’t registered.

The majority of us assumed buying a $365+ ticket would guarantee us the ability to participate in Unboxed…but it’s looking more and more like that’s not the case. Is anyone else feeling ripped off? Or has any tips / tricks to make the most of this?

It looks like all the Hands on Keys workshops tomorrow filled up by 9am? Which I didn’t even have my badge by then.