I know that you are fairly densd, (okay, osmium dense)but the meetings were a front for collecting extortion money from all the other clubs!
The Bandidos ran the show in Texas. The Bandidos collected the money. Some of the money goes to the fancy lawyer in NY.
There is no charge to attend a Confederation Of Motorcycle Clubs And Independents meeting at some restaurant or Foreign Legion hall or wherever .
The more you rattle off your inexperienced imaginings the weirder you sound.