Great point especially given PTK's important milestones and priorities. This also would have been expensive to attend and particpate with flights, hotels and conference fees. Looking at the agenda too mixed a group of people and too few technology to get much upside for PTK to spend probably 20-30 person days on such a conference especially at this critical a time.
Probably should have not registered in the first place or given that they had registered should have cancelled sooner. Hopefully most of the costs they were going to incur are cancellable.