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Another COVID cancellation

May 22nd, 2020 at 03:19 pm

I was planning to attend a medical conference in St. Louis in early July. I booked the hotel months ago. I realized that I haven't heard anything about the status of the convention itself so I went to their website last night and sure enough it has been cancelled.

I checked my saved email and it turns out that while I had made the hotel reservation, I had never actually registered for the convention which is why I didn't get a cancellation notice. Makes sense.

I went on and cancelled the hotel stay this morning. Fortunately, I had the good sense to not book airfare in advance so I don't have the hassle of having to cancel that.

Looks like I'll have a little staycation in July. No reason to cancel my PTO. I have more PTO than I will likely use this year anyway. I might as well use it. Hopefully by July we'll at least be able to do something fun with some of that time, even just a day trip or two. Who knows at this point?

Posted in Travel, Work/Career | 5 Comments »

5 Responses to “Another COVID cancellation”

  1. crazyliblady Says:
    May 22nd, 2020 at 09:50 pm 1590184255
    1590184255

    I had a couple of these happen also and the conference was moved to online format. I think one of them will basically be a series of zoom meetings.

  2. terri77 Says:
    May 24th, 2020 at 02:17 pm 1590329822
    1590329822

    Staycations can be fun! It’s good to have time to enjoy & explore your own city and surrounding areas.

  3. rob62521 Says:
    May 24th, 2020 at 05:32 pm 1590341546
    1590341546

    Hope you can use the time off for some fun!

  4. disneysteve Says:
    May 24th, 2020 at 07:59 pm 1590350376
    1590350376

    I'm considering doing a virtual conference coming up in June but it's really not the same. I don't want to sit and home and watch videos. I want to be in a room full of people and interacting and sharing our experiences and tips and tricks. I want to wander through the exhibitor hall checking out various products and services. I want to connect with peers around the country.

    I may end up doing something virtual anyway as a way to get some of my required CME credits and because my job provides me a stipend every year so I may as well use some of it.

  5. crazyliblady Says:
    May 24th, 2020 at 10:45 pm 1590360308
    1590360308

    @disneysteve. I totally agree about not liking attending videos as substitutes for actual conferences. I am, however, enjoying working at home for the most part. I have a lot more control over my day.

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