None of the DCS 09 Prelude activities interfere with any of the DCS events. All DCS 09 Prelude activities are Sunday through Wednesday and some may also possibly occur on the Sunday through Thursday following the show. The intent of DCS 09 Prelude is to make the expensive trip to Las Vegas more cost effective by making the event last longer and add entertainment and vacation to the show. The DCS 09 Prelude events are also scheduled during the lower cost days of the week, again to make attending the show more cost effective. As Ken has pointed out, the Palace Station is the hotel of choice during DCS09. It is more convenient for attending the show to stay at the Palace Station. Also, staying at the Palace Station during the show gets more discounts for convention rooms. However, Ken lost 1/3 of his preregistrants to DCS08 due to the high cost of gasoline. This situation is unlikely to change in 2009. (Gas prices will get lower just before the election like they did in 2004 and the go back up again after the electron, just like they did in 2004.) Hopefully, people will chose to combine a vacation with DCS09 due to the DCS09Prelude events. This may make it possible for more people to attend the show. Hopefully, these events will also convince some wives and girl friends to let their husband and boyfriend come to Las Vegas. I can tell you from my experience that 1/3 of all wives forbid their husband from going to LV. We don't need this resistance for DCS09. The Prelude activities are directed at those people who have in the past chosen not to come to Las Vegas because at it is - "gambling and hookers." Las Vegas is so much more fun and we are particularly selecting events that women and wives will find interesting. We will be updating the website soon with some "coordinated" events. All of our car friends in LV have contacted their local car clubs about DCS 09 and many are willing to help with the DCS09Prelude events. Finally, if DCS09Prelude events get more people to come to LV, maybe we will get more cars!! Bob ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/