meaning of "sprawling conference"

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syc00@hanafos.com - 11 Jan 2007 07:20 GMT

Please explain the meaning of "sprawling conference". TIA

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Peter Moylan - 11 Jan 2007 09:49 GMT

> Please explain the meaning of "sprawling conference". TIA

It brings to mind a picture of a conference lying on the couch, shoes
off and a can of beer in its hand, watching a re-run of "The Simpsons".

Were you planning to provide a context immediately, or is this a
competition to see which of us can come up with the closest guess?

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Garrett Wollman - 11 Jan 2007 15:21 GMT

>Please explain the meaning of "sprawling conference". TIA

The Las Vegas Convention Center is big. Really big. You just won't
believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. You may think
it's a long way down the street to the chemist's, but that's just
peanuts to the Las Vegas Convention Center. Listen....

-GAWollman
(who has attended NAB and the late, lamented Interop, but has yet to
find an excuse that will get him in the door at CES)

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meaning of "sprawling conference"