Conventions

We went to Eddie D’s with some anticipation after opening the door and seeing the prep station was open to view and the nice welcome we got from the cashier.
Even though we were getting take out, she invited us to sit and brought us over a sample of their meat balls.

We ordered our pie to go and I tackled the meat ball. the sauce was delicious. while the meat ball itself was a bit dry, the sauce was 10x better so who noticed once you combine them.

Service was quick despite it being lunch hour and it seemed to be quite a few regulars since the counter staff called them by name.

Sadly when we got home with our pie, it was uber disappointing. the dough was cardboardish, the sauce was just a swipe and the extra cheese we’d ordered was none existent.

Since our dentist & new favorite bakery is there as well, we will go back and try the sandwiches. From the reviews here, it looks like their sandwiches fare better then that pizza. Of course there is the Vegas water factor in the dough.

The Global Gaming Expo (G2E) 2011 took place at the Sands Convention and Expo Center Oct. 4-7, 2011.

G2E is the world’s premier casino-entertainment event and several thousand exhibitors and attendees participate in the event each year. The conference program with cutting-edge conference sessions led by leading-edge industry experts covers topics such as Casino Design; Compliance, Law & Regulation; Finance; Gaming Technology; Global Markets Forum; Human Resources; Indian Gaming; Marketing & Players’ Clubs; NCRG at G2E; and Retail, Dining & Entertainment.

The exhibition features hundreds of casino companies featuring their latest machines and table games as well as exhibitors from food and beverage and entertainment.

IMEX — America’s Worldwide Exhibition for Incentive Travel, Meetings and Events — took place  Oct. 11-13, 2011 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center.

More than 1,800 exhibitors from across the world attended IMEX America including national and regional tourist offices, convention & visitor bureaus, hotels, conference centers, cruise lines, technology providers, car rental, golf destinations, airlines, luxury trains, ground agents, exhibition centers, spa resorts, trade associations, destination management companies, event management specialists, transportation companies, trade publications.

IMEX also featured a unique variety of educational and networking events.

Sept. 26-28, 2011: The Pack Expo offers  more powerful solutions in packaging and processing than any other event in North America. Sixteen hundred suppliers  will feature processing equipment, operations software, packaging machinery, converting machinery, materials and containers. Pavilions at the expo include the Pharmaceutical Pavilion, the Processing Zone, the Confectionery Pavilion, the Reusable Packaging Pavilion and The Brand Zone.

Sept. 13-15, 2011: Someone witty defined a zoo as “a terrific place for studying humans”.  And it does seem to be humans, rather than their beloved animals, that really drive this business. Actually the show, far from being exclusively focused on zoos, ranges across the whole domestic pet industry — dogs, cats, parakeets, terrapins, tropical fish — and those are just the ones featured in the SuperZoo logo…  There was a line-up of SuperZoo University seminars, providing insider strategies on everything from sales and marketing to building your online presence to debunking myths about pet foods.  Groomers could participate in their own specifically designed value-added seminars, and take on the tough competition in the Pet Grooming Contest.  Now if only someone could come up with a way for the pets to groom the humans…