Last week I hosted a conference in New York. In attendance were 20 publicly-traded Internet and digital media companies, 19 private companies, several active VCs and private equity investors in the space and about 150 institutional investors from mutual and hedge funds located primarily on the East Coast. While the markets didn't necessarily cooperate with us this year (the S&P 500 was down 44pts or 2.9% that day) and many investors were hiding under their desks back at the office, the turnout was good and the vibe was upbeat. We had a great group of participating companies [Click Here For List & Webcasts], and the panel discussions were thought provoking.