Clarification on Process at BNE

I just got back to my office after representing a individual applying for a license in Texas at the BNE. While there, some of the nurses were discussing what they thought the process would be like when they spoke to the Board. They all thought that it would be in a court-like setting and that they would testify "on the stand" or behind a podium. Wanting to alleviate any stress caused by these perceptions, I explained that the Texas Board of Nurses holds their disciplinary proceedings (Informal Conferences)or Eligibility and Disciplinary Committee meetings in a conference room within the Board. The room is also a library so there are books lining the walls. There are two tables arranged in a "T" fashion in the middle of the room. The larger table is where the Board members/staff sit and the smaller conference table is where the applicant/licensee and his/her attorney sit. No one stands to speak and there are no courtroom type procedures. The Texas Board of Nurse Examiners have gone paperless, so they will utilize laptop computers during the proceedings.