I have never attended one (only because I was unaware of them till this one and had a conflict).  I do think the current format works well.  A centrally located bar/restaurant.  Something like a Cruise would be harder to attend because of the extended time required.  As far as using the same or different location, I would say do what's easiest for you.  For us the main draw is to meet the ladies and fellow hobbyists, so venue is not a focus, other than it being conveniently located.

Again a big thank you for pulling these events together.

Is maybe do one 2nd week of November when I'm in town lol!!!

I have a problem talking to the girls as they just stayed together talking to themselves or all the nice looking one always have a guy hanging on their shoulders all night. I think we should set a time say 8pm when all the ladies would introduce themselves and which is their agency. We should encourage the ladies to spend more time socializing with everybody. We should also suggest to the guys that if they are so interested, let the girls circulate in the meeting and they can meet in a separate arrangement. They should not monopolize the girls. If you worry about announcing their agency, you can ask them to put a code on their name tags and the guys can look up the codes. The party environment was better in Roswell. The food was better. I just stayed 30 minutes and I had enough. The main goal for the meeting is to meet and greet. Just my two cents worth.