If Lebanon, KS is the central point of the US and the concensus is on one point, we should look into either St. Louis or Kansas City. They both have several convention centers/meeting places. If it were KC, I could help some since I'm pretty familiar with the Kansas part of KC.
The East/West doesn't sound bad, but I know I want to meet all the YTers. Planning for fall doesn't leave much time and for those with kids in school it makes it more difficult. For an event as large as I think this could get, we will probably need a year for planning and to secure a facility. Vendors almost always pay a fee for a table, but I'd like it to be as reasonable as possible as it costs lots of $ to have inventory on hand to bring.
What about a central location for the FIRST YT Fair in 2008, then a West Coast for 2009 and East Coast for 2010. If we planned something like that and everyone knew about it, then those that don't want to travel too far, or can't afford plan travel will also not lose out.......
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