[far left] Not just another cutup: Michael Cottingham of Michael Cottingham Meteorites brought his saw in from Silver City, N.M., and hosted a hands-on meteorite cutting party outside the Jensen Meteorites/Cottingham Meteorites hotel room

[near left top]  Michael Cottingham, again, showing off a slice of the new Moroccan lunar meteorite

[near left bottom]  You mean it's not just meteorites?: If you have any spare time after the parties, auctions, and meteorite deals, a wealth of rocks, fossils, minerals, and artifacts await. Pictured: A giant Madagascar ammonite, offered by Mineral and Fossil Import of Selent, Germany