I've registered here at the PalmSource 2005 Developer Conference, and my first impressions are good.  They are still getting a lot of the conference space setup, but attendence is high, and the talk schedule looks good.  Of course, the most important first impression for a conference is what kind of free stuff you get as an attendee.  The 2004 PalmSource conference bag was pretty sparse, but this year the contents are looking a lot better.

First, there's the bag itself.  It's a black backpack with the "Palm Powered" and "PalmSource" logos on it, but no mention of the event.  I guess that lets PalmSource reuse any leftovers.  It has a rubberized bottom, two deep side pockets suitable for holding water bottles or laptop power adapters, a primary holding area with a laptop pouch, space for papers in the main flap, and  a front pocket with a snap-off organizer.  All of the zippers have zip pulls, and the back straps look to be well constructed with lots of stitching..  I think it will be a useful addition to my collection of show bags, and I'll probably switch to it as my day-to-day laptop bag.

In the backpack was a variety of papers, gadgets, and software included: