Created: 5/24/2009 8:08:17 PM 
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Hynotists from around the world are gathering in Daytona Beach this weekend. About 400 professional hypnotists are attending Hypno-Expo 2009. The gathering at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort is organized by Robert Otto, whose made his name running hypnosis programs aimed at smokers and the overweight. He heads two international organizations of hypnotists with combined membership of 10,000. The gathering is open to the public. Display booths are filled with hundreds of books and DVDs on hypnosis.
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