I'll be there - and I'm taking the kids as part of my ongoing corruption program. My 4-year-old son is already lobbying for his own snake. My wife keeps trying to nudge him in the direction of beardies, but he's sticking to his guns. I reckon we'll both be in the doghouse if we come home with a new python, though...
I love what Ships said in another Expo thread about how amazing it is that this is all happening. It hardly seems any time since the whole herp scene in NSW was all so furtive. I remember having a chat years ago with a guy who did snake shows and his advice about trying to get a licence out of National Parks was, "They won't give you one. But if you do ring them, don't give 'em your name or they'll come knocking on your door. And they still won't give you one." I once got a really dire limerick into the Sydney Morning Herald calling on the then state environment minister to pull her finger out and sign the reptile licensing legislation ... At least I don't have to do that sort of stuff anymore.
So yeah, I'll be at Expo with bells on.