The Michigan Makes Movies Expo - Some Thoughts

Last Sunday, the 12th of July, the CBS-owned radio stations here in Detroit sponsored the "Michigan Makes Movies" Expo, at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi. For the most part, with the mix of vendors and speakers that were there, we had a good time, and we both think it was pretty much worth the $20 each we paid to get in. (At-the-door price was $25; not a steep rise, but noticeable.)
From our experience at conventions and other gatherings of this type, we think it was attended by about 2000 to 2500 people. (We haven't heard any official numbers yet.) There were some long lines, but for the most part, people were reasonably cool about waiting in line to get their admission pass to the events in the breakout rooms.
Our main complaint about events of this type is the food (or lack thereof) available at the venue. The Rock Financial Showplace did have a food vendor open to service the attendees, but the quality was subpar and the price was exorbitant. (About normal for this type of thing.)
Our main quibble with the entire event was the difficulty for accessibility for people in chairs or mobility carts. One event that Megan wanted to attend was set up in a way that she couldn't get her cart into the room.
These were pointed out to one of the main organizers, who was not totally aware of the problem, and it should be addresses in future events of this sort.
Many good connections were made, and you can see some of the links we've set up on the main website's LINKS PAGE. More will be forthcoming, as we get them scanned in, set up, and posted.
We'll be out and about as much as we can; we just don't expect to set up any more meetings such as we had on Saturday the 11th. Only two people attended, and it's not exactly what we had in mind.
Oh, well.