Keeping my fingers crossed that my husband and I can make it to WPPI. Since this is my first time to one, can anyone recommend where to start? Also what classes to choose, so many great speakers. I hope to go see DJ, Liana, matt and Kevin K all speak. Any input would be great. Also since alot of members of OSP are going to Vegas - will you guys try to meet up together? Any input would be great.

There are 4 of us going for the first time as well and would love some light shed. We'll be there Sunday night through Tuesday, when most of the classes are taking place and driving back Tuesday night. GTG?

I'll be a first timer as well.

I'm curious, will there be any videos or audio cds to purchase for seminars? I'd like to attend a few but they conflict.

I went to WPPI for the first time last year. It's huge, amazing, and has the best trade show in the industry. Some random thoughts...

• if you're going with friends, split up when there are conflicting seminars and compare notes later
• leave lots of time for the trade show - about three times as much as you think you'll need. You will learn a ton by talking with the vendors. It is seriously bigger than you can imagine.
• look over both the trade show calendar and the speaker calendar, and plan out what you want to see. Last year's huge bonus for me - watching Kevin Kubota at his trade show booth giving demos and answering questions.
• think about your gear purchases for the year, and then see what kind of deals are to be had at the trade show. You can save a ton of cash there.
• think about where you want to take your business this year, and then determine the skills you need to learn. Use this as your guide to picking which speakers to go see.
• take a look at the speakers' websites if you are ahving trouble deciding, and check out the speakers whose work you admire, or aspire to.

One related thing I will be doing this year... hitting up a grocery store and buying like a case of spring water. I remember that only one or two places inside the hotel areas actually sold spring water, the rest sold "drinking" water. Yuck. But I'm a chronic water drinker and confessed water snob.

There is usually an OSP get-together, dunno if anyone has stepped forward yet to organize us this year.

HTH,
Dawn