My understanding of the initial concept was that there was to be an event held for people with interests in geocoins... Period. It wasn't to be geared towards any certain facet of coins. That means that traders, manufacturers, vendors, *cough* poker players *cough*, et al were all welcomed to attend. This in and of itself doesn't dictate attendee size, span of days nor activities. However, I also understand that as with the MWGB and other well-run events, activities could and should be planned for those that need structure. So far, I'm not seeing any dictation from those that are running the show here. I guess I would expect to see people on this committee to step up and say "here's what will happen, here's what could happen and here's what won't happen". That way, those that can't play well with others can start there own thread and move along. I certainly don't envy the committee members at this point, as this thread seems to be bouncing around left and right.
Of course, these are just my opinions... I could be wrong.