It will be Calscape time before we know it. 
Now you can show up, meet friends, go to a few seminars, have a great Vegas dinner, see who won Awards and be back in the car or on the plane before you can say "Spathipyllum".  Or, you can make an advance Plan and come home with more than just some postcards of The Strip. 

A Plan take some prethinking
There must be some questions that have been plaguing you for answers.  No better place to get answers than here.  Buy a really cool book with blank pages.  Write the questions down.  Next, Product questions.  Write those down to but on a separate page just for that purpose.  Or, if you are a computer person, put them on your computer.  Either way, have them in Vegas so you can get the answers.

Treasure Hunt
OK.  Now its time to find new product, new methods.  It’s called "shopping a show", but it is definitely not shopping as we know it.  Wandering around and touching a pot here a plant there misses the whole opportunity.  Ask questions, request literature.  This is your once a year opportunity to meet the vendors, get clarification, and find new stuff.

Seminars
Of course you want to attend the seminars, especially the ones I’m giving.  Still, be sure to listen and question, clarify and explore.  Keep all those handouts and when back at your office file the best ones away for future reference. 

Learning out of a classroom
Vegas is an interiorscaper’s dream and nightmare all at once.  Must sees are the Bellagio (1), the Mirage (2), and the Wynn (3) for interiorscaping tour de forces.  If you only have time for one go to the Bellagio and on one day there is a separate tour of the Wynn both out front and backstage.  Great learning opportunities and sources for new design ideas.  Remember, these guys have budgets that go to the sky so don’t think your local Hilton Hotel should replicate it but there are always ideas around for smaller scale/budget work.

Have Fun
Of course, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas but try not to stay out too late that you miss seminars or imbibe too much so you are feeling the pain the next day and, lastly, keep the ATM cards locked away so you won’t be tempted to play too much.  Other than that, have fun.