I know; it seems absurd, on one level, to be so close to Chicago and not be there. It was in Chicago a few years ago, too (2 yrs. ago?) and I didn't go then, either. I had/have many of the same feelings about the whole thing that you do. I never intended to be in some kind of club on account of my blog. And yet I'm sure there are many wonderful women/people who I would enjoy meeting and seminars/talks I might get a lot out of. I don't know. It's great that they're doing it, and at the same time, I don't feel obliged to go.