Excellant question...

I bring only my traders in the 80 count books - very compact. All my traders only take up about 4 of them. Then I bring a binder with my collection listing with as much detail about the chips as I can get. I know that some folks bring photocopies of their collections and that is better but more time consuming. Because all I have is a listing I sometimes find that I've gotten dups from my trades and purchases, but that's fine - just more for my trade list. If this is your first convention, let me tell you of the best moment you'll experience there. The moment you step oto the bourse floor. It is like heaven....