Bad question. Trying to make conference preparation a uniform affair based on a travel anecdote, or leaving it completely chaotic, is a false dichotomy. The value is not in uniformity, but in adaptable principles, somewhat like an Italian recipe where ingredients change but the technique remains. For a conference to be useful here, where bureaucracy and administrative appointments are common, it must offer a flexible framework, not a single solution. For example, a travel organization conference should focus on transferable methods for managing visas or local permessi, rather than on a specific type of transportation.