Well, Arizona or Southern Cal would be good for a winter gathering (and also a great mileage run opportunity for those of us east of the Mississippi). Ill admit I'm not opposed to LAS mainly for the opportunity to take in some of the shows (LAS from everything i've seen is a lot more family friendly, and tends to have cheap airfares along with cheap hotels). My main thing is that I need about 2 months notice so my bosses don't complain when I fly out for the DO versus being forced to stay onsite some weekends