[Myka]

Actually, now I think of it, I think the 1400 number was the number of people who went to the Saturday night banquet, not the total number of tickets sold. You need a really big local aquarium society in order to be able to have the manpower to host MACNA, I'm not sure Vancouver is big enough. There weren't many lines, other than lining up to get into the banquets, but the lines moved fast.

The second pic I posted that shows the vendor booths was taken early on Friday morning. There were waaaaay more people in attendance during Saturday and even more during the big main raffle on Sunday. On Sunday there were so many people that it was hard to move around.

This is really an amazing event, and I really wish that I would have given myself at least a few free days there. We heard the Dallas Aquarium is really fantastic, but we didn't have time to get there which I really regret. Plus, there are lots of sights to see in the area. Next year for Miami, I'm going to make a week trip. It is the sort of thing that could easily be a family vacation or just a couples vacation (leave the kids at home). It is a great event, and a lot of fun!

The pics of the resort in Miami for MACNA 2013 look AWESOME, plus it is earlier in the year Aug 29th to Sept 1st if I recall correctly.