[comatose_kid]

Really? I skimmed the article, but Sharkfest only seems to refer to a conference about Wireshark.

[gigamon]

Yes, it is the first user conference for the open source network analysis software. Sharkfest is the new name for Ethereal. It will be a great conference, meeting the man himself, my hero, Gerald Combs. And it is in our neighborhood.