It was great to meet you Baron. I had a great time. I hope you enjoyed the windy city. Nothing like free beer to bring fellow ET'ers together. Thanks again for dinner.
ET Reception at Chicago Traders Expo
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No,
That is not me. I was not at the Expo this year.
I look a little like a cross between the leftmost guy (I am an out of shape mesomorph) and the guy second from the left, but a little shorter than the bald guy (about same height as Baron or maybe a touch shorter) and no facial hair, well, mostly the Don Johnson look
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Why is that? Those are the folks who actually have $$ to trade
From the vendors I spoke to, they said that this year's Chicago expo turnout was not as good as last years. However, we experienced the opposite effect for our event. Our chicago event was much bigger than last year. Vegas and NYC are both crushing Chicago in terms of attendance though. I don't know how long the expo planners will continue watching the Chicago show attendance decline before they call it quits. Somebody told me they might move it to Ft. Lauderdale. I have my doubts about how well that would be attended. Every show I've been to in Ft. Lauderdale was crap. I think Orlando would make a much better destination because people know there's plenty of entertainment and other fun stuff to do aside from the expo, which is obviously why the Vegas show did so well last year.
Brandon and his much better half, Toni!Quote from Baron:
More pics, from Joe's camera this time...
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Right, but what this observation from last year's Vegas Traders Expo doesn't seem to include, was thatQuote from Baron:
Why is that? Those are the folks who actually have $$ to trade
From the vendors I spoke to, they said that this year's Chicago Expo turnout was not as good as last year's.
However, we experienced the opposite effect for our event. Our Chicago event was much bigger than last year.
Vegas and NYC are both crushing Chicago in terms of attendance though....
I think Orlando would make a much better destination [than possible Chicago-alternate, Fort Lauderdale] because people know there's plenty of entertainment and other fun stuff to do aside from the Expo, which is obviously why the Vegas show did so well last year.
there were also quite a few twenty to thirty-something traders in attendance - at least from what I saw.
And, with the second half of 2005 setting up as even better for traders, combined with poker the international craze
that it has become, I'll bet there will be a lot more traders of all ages at the Expo's Paris Resort in Las Vegas this December.
Nice shot, Joe.
Was that a camera or palmOneTreo 650 smartphone?
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