The most difficult part for me is trying to navigate what kind of world we will live in come November. I've got a 3 year old and the vaccines for this age group just got pushed back from November to mid winter. Recently, athletes mandated to get tested are testing positive and are asymptomatic which, points to a larger question of what the actual positivity rate is in the larger population... going to be touch and go come fall when classes try to reopen.
I'll likely be sidelined again this fall but one day I'll make it down. Pandemic aside, these events should seriously consider filming / streaming their presentations and selling online passes. In a pre pandemic world I would have paid the registration fee to be able to log on and watch these videos at leisure, like the cattleya symposium on Odoms youtube. I've watched / listened to all these
videos many times now... and they have helped me over the years tune my culture, but also have been a major source of inspiration for growing and plant purchases.