I haven't gone to this in years, and retired from toolmaking, but I plan to get up to Springfield just to see the new stuff coming out. You can get a free entry ticket from Shars Tool. Here's the link
https://l.feathr.co/eastec-2017-sha...tec-2017-shars-tool-co-a&utm_campaign=May2017
https://l.feathr.co/eastec-2017-sha...tec-2017-shars-tool-co-a&utm_campaign=May2017