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I agree that some aspects of the show felt somewhat disorganized despite an overall good effort by the show organizers. For example the registration was confusing in terms of whether one needed an Internext badge or not if one already had an AVN badge; the first day cocktail reception got moved last minute from a nearby suite to the Palazzo; some of the seminar rooms got moved around; and the whole experience was fairly decentarlized compared to the Palms. So much so that if one didn't already know a lot of people by face it would be more difficult to meeet up with people unless one made sure to attend the breakfast & networking events or brave the smoky Circle Bar for hours each afternoon & evening.
That being said, I am glad the show was at the Sands Expo & Venetian, as I was there anyway for AEE like I have been for the previous twenty years since 1992. I had some good face time with people that I already do business with as well as some people that I had not done so before. And also got to seee a lot of old friends and business associates and pick some other people's brains about things that I was interested in. I don't spend a lot of money to attend the show so my ROI is very easy to justify if I even do one or two small deals like selling some non-exclusive Ex-GF content packages or whatever. Besides that I had a very good meeting with a new client for the first time and got more shoots lined up, so I am very happy overall. My production business is booming anyway, so I'm not deperate to close deals on the spot, and I look at the shows as paying off in the long term since people often hit me up even months later after meeting me.
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