Dewey, here is a link to the thread on the meet.
http://www.allmetalshaping.com/showthread.php?t=4192
If you have the time to go to the meet you should do so. You will meet a lot of talented people and Dan's shop is well equipped so you can see and use all kinds of tools used to shape metal. You can learn more at a meet in a very short time than you can reading about it and trying to learn on your own.