Hey Jim,

I'm planning to be at the convention.
Right now I'll be arriving on Tuesday before the convention and will be leaving the Monday after the convention.
I also have reservations at the Tropicana for the entire time.

I'm coming all the way from the LA Area (Los Angeles - No Louisiana...) <G>

The convention is a great place to meet all the "on-line" chippers, as well as a chance to meet all of the other chippers. Not to mention the legends of collecting:
Knapp; Myers; Wheelden; Black; O'Neal's; Landau; Susong (Oops how did he get in there??? <VBG>) and many others too numerous to list...

Dick