My analysis of ANA Dallas convention for whats it worth. What worked: Venue: Nice hotel, especially the patio. People could go to the patio and chill and not just hang out in the lobby. Expos and stalls were gave Nepalese businesses and other organizations to showcase their products. Sports: Sports events were well done although I did not go to all of them. Meeting friends. What was ok: The cultural night: Too long. I think any convention organizers should learn that they should keep it short ( my idea of short is 2-3 hrs) and not let every Tom Dick and Harry go up on stage. Screening is ok. ANA cultural program need not be like an American Idol audition. What did not: The concert on Sunday: The concert was very badly organized. First of all, it was scheduled to start at 9 pm. It started after 11 pm. That's late even for Nepali style late. I paid 25 bucks to see DB and wouldn't have minded watching a couple of local acts but I ran out of patience after watching people bungle thru their instruments after almost each song. When DB showed up at what 1 am or 2 am?, he played only 5 songs although I enjoyed his performance. The sound system sucked too. It would make even good musicians sound bad. I think those 2 guys with big afros did the right thing by kicking the MCs out, who out of the blue wanted to hand out prizes for the sports announcer. People were already getting irritated by the display of utter lack of any organization and on top of that they decide it was good time to hand out prizes while people were tuning their guitars... and besides this a musical program. c'mon folks. I think the players would have liked a little bit more respect and recognition than that...the banquest would have been a nicer time where the players could have been better recognized. Overall, it was a huge disappointment. Totally a waste of time. I would have left but in a strange way, I made it a personal challenge to stick it out. It was a personal test of patience and perseverance for me and I passed.. :) I stayed there till the end. my 2 cents. k'dude