This message was posted by Dorothy Compton on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/ultimatebb.php?/topic/1/300.html#000001 Unless it's really close, I'd skip this one and attend ISS Long Beach (weekend of the same week). ISS Long Beach is the BIG garment embelishment show with hundreds of exhibitors. The expo is free if you register by 12/28 otherwise it's only $20. There are seminars as well but they cost money. You could combine it with training the following week as Melco has training classes in the southern california area--but check if they offering any (they may not due to the show). Just so you know, I didn't go to training for several months after I received my first machine back in Oct. 2002. Depending on your background and experience training may or may not be as critical. My 2 cents. Also, being in So. Cal. allows you to take a quick trip to Disneyland! By the way, I'll be at the ISS show on the Friday (I'm debating longer....my daughter's bday is on that Sunday). Dorothy Compton, Owner Bee Embroidered www.BeeEmbroidered.com (http://www.BeeEmbroidered.com) (916) 635-7467 =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================