Originally Posted by SilentKnight

The 'Everything To Do With Sex' show in Toronto is held like that. They have the trade people for half a day (on first day of the show)...and then its opened to the public for the remainder. And the trade exhibits are usually set up in a separate area that requires a trade/vendor pass to enter.

At least that's how it was set up in the past when they held it at SkyDome.

The show itself isn't exactly a webmaster-specific venue, though. Kind've a hodge podge of everything mixed together.