Factoids from the Symposium:

• 404 delegates (58 were staff) from 37 states
  
  
• 27 Canadian delegates from 4 provinces
  
  
• 1 Korean delegate
  
  
• 50% (about) of the delegates attending their first symposium
  
  
• 41 docent-led workshops
  
  
• 28 roundtable discussion topics
  
  
• 17 local institutions visited
  
  
• 16 private collections visited by delegates
  
  
• 41 buses utilized
  
  
• 28 hours the registration table was open
  
  
• 51.5 hours the hospitality desk was open
  
  
• 20 steering committees
  
  
• 50% (about) of the delegates with immediate internet access
  
  
• 1 cell phone found
  
  
• 1 delegate brave enough to wear a Phillies baseball cap
  
  
•  4 times delegates were asked to repeat www.nationaldocents.org
  
• "0" inches of rain

Unquantifiable – the smiles and friendly greetings from the St. Louis Art Museum docent volunteers