I'm so very sorry. It was a silly joke which got out of hand.

I'll forgive you. After all you did help me find a job that one time.

Well in that case, why haven't you signed up?

Buy me the plane ticket and I'm there.

Seconded...

My last three "bosses" (at startup, at a dev shop, and now at Mozilla) have all been named Ben. One a Harvard PhD, another an MIT PhD. Of my career, Boston basically begat beneficial Benjamins.

This actually happened at my university, we had a dinner for 100 people, all called Tom.

Proof: http://www.varsitv.co.uk/episode/gh3q9h/Tom_s_Formal_Hall/

Betties in Nebraska do it, too: http://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/28/us/a-club-where-everyone-i...

Damn! So close...

Actually, anyone is allowed "who is willing to be called Ben for the evening".

BenConf has a policy of inclusivity, it's just that calling everyone Ben makes the name badges so much easier to print.

is Benny Benassi providing ambience for the evening?

This should be really hosted in Benidorm...