Planning Capital Campaigns

As you plan capital campaigns, what do you think of using the AEA as a place to touch base with area organizations to see if there are other large campaigns planned for the same time? We were thinking that a point of connection might decrease the amount of overlap that sometimes occurs. Do you see the need for this kind of communication and planning? Do you think the AEA is a good place for this? We were thinking that this might be a case where the blog calendar might be useful. Let us know what you think!