▁who ▁decor ate ▁their ▁at rium ▁hotel ▁rooms , ▁with ▁the ▁w inners ▁receiving ▁a ▁free ▁hotel ▁room . ▁The ▁convention ▁has ▁held ▁various ▁fund rais ers ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁support ▁organizations ▁that ▁include : ▁American ▁Di ab etes ▁Association , ▁American ▁Red ▁Cross , ▁Child ' s ▁Play , ▁Japan ▁America ▁Society ▁of ▁Colorado , ▁Susan ▁G . ▁K omen ▁Foundation , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Way ▁G ulf ▁Rec overy ▁Fund ▁( 2 0 1 0 ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁$ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁was ▁raised ▁for ▁the ▁Aur ora ▁Vict im ▁Rel ief ▁Fund ▁and ▁other ▁char ities . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁char ity ▁fund ra iser ▁was ▁a ▁pok er ▁tournament ▁for ▁D umb ▁Fri ends ▁League . ▁ ▁History ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁the ▁convention ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Nan ▁Des u ▁Kon . ▁Ren ov ations ▁in ▁the ▁hotel ▁were ▁still ▁under way ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁start ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁affect ▁the ▁convention . ▁The ▁convention ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Convention ▁Center ▁due ▁to ▁at ten de e ▁log istic ▁issues ▁( hot els , ▁money , ▁and ▁par king ). ▁The ▁convention ▁instit uted ▁an ▁attend ance ▁cap ▁of ▁ 7 , 5 0 0 ▁per ▁day ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁due ▁to ▁event ▁quality ▁and ▁at ten de e ▁comfort ▁concerns . ▁The ▁attend ance ▁cap ▁of ▁