1. How much harassment would I need to expect from the regulars? lol (yes I just found out what HH meant)

We're pretty tame...the worst that will happen is that you'll have to eat a shrimp that someone found on the ground

2. The more serious question: Where are people generally staying (other than a hotel - which ones)?

Most of us are at the Hyatt, Sheraton, W, Westin, Hilton, and Hotel Monaco.

3. How will I recognize anyone? The directions that I think I could almost follow would be:
Go north until it is cold and west until it's rainy/cloudy and look for the nearest beer place and look for the boisterous people.

That is correct We'll have nametags as well. Or just ask for the group with the 32 page bar tab.