I decided to go to the CouchSurfing event "Vienna Calling" at 7am on the very day I left. I had mixed feelings about it mainly because I have mixed feelings about CouchSurfing.
CouchSurfing is a website that networks travellers and locals for exchange of hospitality. The concept is called "hospex", for "hospitality exchange". CouchSurfing is by far the website with the most members (more than one million) but it is managed in a really autistic way and, as soon as you try to get involved a bit more than by hosting or travelling, you hit the Great Wall of Stupidity.
In addition to that, I dislike the "Facebook-like" general philosophy of the website and prefer to use a smaller network called BeWelcome for my own travels. There, I have more guaranty to avoid the McDonalds, Apple and Mtv customer. But I went anyway because

• I dreaded to stay at home with nothing else to do than looking for a job
• Some of my friends were going there and I wanted to see them
• I hoped to get to get some information about the way the CouchSurfing project is managed directly from the horse's mouth, as the founders and managers of the thing would be there