Another convention idea:

[kenratboy]

This is borrowing ideas from car clubs.

We want to have our big meeting in Indianapolis, but how about this in addition:

Have regional meetings across the country, like San Francisco, Los Angles, Houston/Dallas, Chicago, New York, etc. Make it so 10, 20, 30 members can get together on their schedual and probably most can make it a day trip (a Saturday would work well.) Either the group could rent a room (like, a restraunt banquet hall or town meeting hall) or go to a persons (big) house and maybe have a big system ready there.

How does that sound? It would be a shame to have people meet once, and probably never do it again, but if you could have local meetings, getting together a few, or many times would be realistic.

[Orange Peel]

Like a west coast meeting, midwest, and east coast type of deal on top of the MAIN MUCHACHO!?

I would be up for that, especially if the west coast one is in Las Vegas, YEAH BABY!

[kenratboy]

Yeah, Vegas would work!!! Not only would you be bringing money to (my) Great State of Nevada, but I could get there easily and quickly. But, I am not 21, so I don't know. I have been there on vacation, but parents are diplomatic immunity for people <21. However, I am not going to complain, as most other would want to do that.

If you want hotels, go OUTSIDE the strip (Sam's Club is AWSOME!!! Better than some of the BIG casinos on the strip) and they are cheaper.

Food: At Sam's club, my parents and I had a full breakfast (coffee, juice, hame, eggs, toast, bacon, hashbrowns, orange) for <$10 for ALL THREE of us. It was good for at a "diner" style sit down restraunt. The buffets are also AWSOME.

I need to bring this up also. What about Reno? It is cheaper, you can get flights from all over to here, and it has got all the slot machines you want. Don't forget Lake Tahoe and all you can do up there. Cheap AND gambling.