No, it's true we haven't gained any more space, but we do have a more sellable product to meeting planners. And, we do have a far more attractive building.

Some people think we're driving a Pinto in a Mercedes world, but that really isn't the case. We're going to be out there in the market place and we're going to be very aggressive in marketing the center.

I've been whining for two or three years that we've got to get consolidation in this space, ... In the bubble you had way too many companies go public. All these companies turned out to be features and not companies. Now part of the driver is a realization by the big companies that this is a way to capture growth.

I still think there is big potential for consolidation across the Atlantic within the exchange space overall.

They will still go. Absolutely. Definitely. There's no question about it. They now have a little latitude to space the timing of the increases, but there's no question they will move.

[The public lands represent] in a sense,the breathing space of the nation.