You out to get me now, Archie - just because I don't think this Board is the best place for politically devisive posts? At least I read your posts before commenting on them... Perhaps you are drawing a distinction between Convention (as I called it previously), and Show (which appears to be a more accurate term)?

from the previously linked article:

"The Billion Dollar Display runs concurrent to the American Numismatic Association's Coin, Stamp and Collectibles Show, also at Mandalay Bay."

I've linked additional show info below: