Are We Having Fun Yet?

I like the idea of everyone staying in the same hotel (at least most everyone) -- I like the sense of community it provides, which is one of the things I like most about convention. We could have done that here; indeed, we would have taken over the area's biggest hotel (turns out the Indian casino hotels are nowhere near as big as I thought they were). But we'd've been dancing in another location -- which is what was done for the '92 convention, and successfully from what I hear, but I'd be nervous about the cost of renting that much space in the convention center and, just from my own perspective, I think it is probably more desirable to be able to go to one's room and back to dancing quickly, without trekking the equivalent of a couple city blocks. I mean, it wouldn't be the end of the world, and you raise an important point about what this event is.