Hell yes. Absolutely. That's a natural draw point for people coming in and out of where the business of the convention is taking place--the convention bar.
Also, if you make yourself a visible entity in that area from the beginning, people will expect to see you there and meet up with you at different points of the convention.
ALSO--whatever you do, if either of you signed up for pitch sessions, MAKE FRIENDS WITH THE LADY THAT RUNS THE PITCH SESSIONS. She's very nice and gets nothing but punishment from the beyotches demanding things from her at the RT I went to. In fact, in exchange for talking with her in smoking and sitting at her little desk when she went to the potty, I managed to gain 14 pitch sessions instead of the measly 2 you're allowed to have.