As far as I see it, we two comments from Chris: 1.) In the beginning he wrote, that POET won't have a booth at th conference, but that they will be presenting. Then befor the conference, there is a change in the programm and POET is not mentioned anymore in the programm. 2.) Asking Chris about that, he is saying, that the team "has to be" at U.Conn.

- that there is something weird going on, seems logic! That no representative of POET can go to the Conference seems to hint, that there is a bigger issue. Maybe a deal with a partner or a sudden main obstacle on the way to MS8. ... mmmh, I like the first option better, but both is possible.