Hi BJ, I too attended MIAC/PAL show, but I gotta say that this year's show has got to be one of the smallest I have attended both in attendance and the number of exhibitors, and I have been attending the show off and on for the past 25+ years! There were a *lot* of pro audio manufacturers with no representation at the show, partly due to the expense of exhibiting and the sluggish economy, partly due to other shows that compete (including Solotech's "en coulisse" that was held a couple weeks prior), partly due to scheduling the show the same weekend as Mother's day (a big oops on that one)! I'm not going to speculate the future of MIAC/PAL, however it's not the same as it once was, and given the state of our industry, I would hope that it survives to see another year, perhaps in a modified form.