...if you don't have chips to trade. The best reason for attending the trading sessions at the convention is you can sit down and talk with old and new friends instead of standing in an isle on the bourse floor. ...at least that's how it has been for me. It's as much socializing as it is trading, and you don't need to feel any pressure to do both. Almost all of the trading that I've done at past conventions was done in hotel rooms among very small groups of friends. Those types of meetings are often arranged on the fly during the weekend.

...just be ready to have some fun! That really is the only real preparation you need for this party!

Bob