Being local to the show I only did one tour and was part of a destination for another tour, the FCTT 135' x 68' Modular layout at Wayne County Fairgrounds. My impression is LOTS is a first rate organization. Their strength seems to be in the highly organized daily tours that have many more stops compared with the other National Clubs. The swap meet was at least big as the other National clubs I have attended. Being blessed with near perfect weather didn't hurt either. This was my first LOTS event of any type but if their other National Conventions are as good as this one was then I would encourage every one to make it a point to attend one. You will not be disappointed. I hope some regular LOTS members chime in here.
If you want to see what you missed click on the link below and download the 2012 Convention info:
http://www.lots-trains.org/html/2012_convention.html
Pete