SAN FRANCISCO--The annual fall CTIA show brings together many of the nation's top wireless players for meetings, events and after-hours get-togethers. While much of the attention is on the big announcements from the show, the experience is far more than just a series of press briefings.

From Steve Jobs' surprise appearance to protesters of cell phone radiation, check out our man-on-the-ground slideshow for what it was like during this year's CTIA Enterprise & Applications event. Click here to get started.