I am a co-owner of the funeral home, Chicago was a good convention, I actually worked in a booth for a company that I represent with my part-time business, so there was not alot of down time for me to explore the entire floor.
I was overall very impressed with the expo and the layout. I am unsuure if attendence was increased that much or not, but we sure were busy in our booth.
Overall the convention was a good experience, I always enjoy seeing what is happening in the industry, hopefully bring some new things and ideas back to the home place and go from there.
It was good hearing from you!