I have gone to this for the past 3 years. It is being held this year in Evansville, Indiana, starting the 14th of July. There are classes to attend and the people there are friendly. I travel in from Hong Kong, and have made friends with a lot of people. They have many classes and we bring our machines and sew, we also donate quilts to the military families. It would be fun to meet some people from the board here.
http://www.indianaembroideryconference.com/