If you are near Boxboro Massachusetts in September make an effort to attend an excellent ham convention. There are excellent classes and indoor vendor area, outdoor swap meet and great raffle prizes and great evening dinners with top notch presenters available. Here is a link to their website: http://boxboro.org/2016/index.html
I had a great time learning from my fellow amateur operators and from the seminars offered there. The vendors were very helpful and gave away some wonderful raffle prizes. Thank you everyone who was involved in the event for making it a successful and enjoyable event for all.