I NEVER go to the show floor or pick up my badge. It's a lot of processors and such that I make my meetings beforehand and stick to that. I haven't paid for a badge in several years. The only reason I get it for summer Internext is because it's required to get in to the hotel, which sometimes I even work around.
I would put more of an emphasis around Speed Networking and finding ways to make sure the "group" is always together. I know it's harder in Vegas, but one reason people love the Phx Forum so much is that all of us are trapped in a hotel together forced to do biz with no outsiders and minimal interruptions.
This is just my two cents, I posted about the show and its success for me and I was really happy with Internext this year.