I enjoyed going to new places which is one of the reasons I hadn't been in awhile. I was planning to go to Nashville, but of course that go cancelled. The education was at times nice and seeing old friends was always a bonus. I'm super frugal so HBC was always kinda pricey IMHO. You had the registration fees which typically weren't crazy, flights, hotels, transportation, meals, etc. It all added up to be an expensive conference.
I'd like to see it come back, but if it goes back to San Diego, I'm likely not going to be there. As I said, I enjoy going to NEW places.