TV and film music conference sponsored by Billboard magazine review

So I attended the conference - had heard about it and planned to go for the last couple years - finally made it. I had hoped it would offer some insight to getting music into TV and film, and had many questions: Can you do it from somewhere else other than L.A.? What kind of package should I send if at all? Does stuff get listened to? What kind of money is involved?Any help in making contacts? Can I make contacts at this conference? Is anybody accepting CDs or demos?

Oddly enough, after spending a bunch of money on plane fare, hotels, rental car, and the conference itself, I have all the same questions. It was a big show and tell type of event - interesting but not very informative. There were a lot of panels that were basically the same thing - a composer being interviewed and talking about their incredible scoring talent - with a few exceptions.

There is supposed to be a one year subscription to Billboard included in the cost but I paid for the conference months ago and have been back in town for 6 weeks as I write this and still no sign of the first issue. (Correction on 12/29/07 - Just got the first issue - almost 2 months after the conference!)

I decided to write this review because when I was originally looking around to try and decide if it was worth it, I couldn't find any info anywhere other than the Billboard site.