Oh, no clarification needed. I was not expecting you to come or not on my say-so, I was only expressing approval and support that you *not* travel. :-) And indeed, I hope the TEI-C does not leave any of us out on a limb for costs of a meeting we try to attend but cannot. However, I just as soon not have TEI-C spend money on a F2F that doesn't happen. Tell Jennifer we're rooting for her. May the Force be with you, both.
Thanks Syd. To clarify: the *only* circumstance I'd be able to come in person is if the treatment timeline gets moved up (possible, but not super likely. People tend not to cancel their cancer surgeries).
With my treasurer hat on: We have in the past covered folks who had to cancel an already-purchased flight, and I can't imagine we wouldn't do so again if necessary. If it's due to something like a quarantine or imposed travel restriction, then airlines are reasonably likely to be forgiving (though they will be a pain in the ass about documentation). As Syd says though, I would definitely not opt for the cheaper pre-paid hotel reservation.
We're still a couple of months out, so we may be past the period of large-scale quarantine measures by then.