I tend to be a very vocal minority, but I left you some feedback on the e-mail survey. Did some video interviewing at Humble Pie, too! Considering the wide range of experience present, I thought the sessions did a great job at summarizing the basics while expanding on details for those with more experience. There were sessions I knew nothing about and sessions I felt like a pro comparatively, but they were all worthwhile!
Edit: I just realized I left a lot of feedback on the experience of the event itself, but as for academy learning, I was really hoping to get some learning in on setting up a live CGI setup like this: