I am not certain how these conferences work nor what it takes to contribute at one...but you make a great point about all the new hires with lots of old 'connections' and they should be able to present about TIV and stir up some interest.
Also disappointing about DOGGR numbers. Sheesh already...lets get them out to the public. I fear they would be out already if they had any decent increases from the prior month's totals. As a result we should probably expect similar or lower numbers from the last reported month.