Thanks for the input, both of you have raised interesting points. First off I'd like to say that I'm trying to avoid the salesman stereotype. Yes I am using this forum for professional reasons but its for networking and increasing my own personal demo IQ. From what I have observed, the guys who are genuinely interested in being a part of the industry are the successful ones.. So back to what I want to get from either show. My interest right now is the southern states from Texas to CA. I've already got a pretty strong network with some of the big hitters out that way. So my goal for the show is networking with the smaller contractors, especially those in the southwest/west coast area. Maybe the NDA Conference will be best for this... I'll let you guys know when I've decided for sure.