As I haven't spoken at an English conference in about two years and have never spoken at a Carsonified event I guess I should be flattered that you think I'm more prevalent than I actually am. However if you look at the schedule you'll see a whole bunch of people who speak a lot more regularly than I do. Not sure what the Brighton bias is about, but it's a very nice place. Pretty sure there are no mafia down here, although some of the grannies can get a bit boisterous on pension day ;-)