Recognizing that proximity is important to attendance, the conference location does move all over the country. We'll be in Providence next year and in the midwest/south, the year after.
I'm hoping everyone is enjoying the changes to the conference format. I find that the deletion of the banquet and substitution of the award ceremony/knockout party is much better. The other thing that is helpful to everyone, is that all the bottles of untouched Second Round beers are served at the knockout party. While you won't have any idea who brewed a bottle, you are assured that they are pretty good beers since they made it to the second round.
Congrats to Wilcox on his medal!