You forgot some of the best events - the trade sessions. Starting Wednesday at 9 am (You must preregister to attend this event since you need your admission card to get in) then the one after the banquet on Wednesday and the last dance on Saturday night. There are others also but these are the big ones. For those who have never been at a trade session, just bring any duplicate chips you have and look around at everyone elses traders. You can almost always work out some type of deal just remember that no selling is allowed - only trades. A lot of people will even trade for chips they do not really need just to get a trade done. And don't be bashful - this is the friendliest group of people you would ever want to meet! And you don't need a huge supply of chips to trade although some bring way more chips than they could ever trade (I resemble that remark )