ICSC
Our regional retail development company which has grown pretty large in the last 15 years is not going to RECON for the first time in 20 years. 

In the past we budgeted 250k for RECON alone. The principles have made the choice to start moving away from retail development in favor of multifamily and industrial. 

Is everyone else still planning on going to REcon in December?
[{"id": "gtsey1i", "text": "I haven't went to ICSC for years since retail has been declining.", "replies": [{"id": "gtstapq", "text": "Hold on, I didn\u2019t get an email it was happening this year... and now I must look", "replies": [{"id": "gttf9zn", "text": "They moved it to december.", "replies": [{"id": "gttiwzp", "text": "I find value in attending so I\u2019ll be going again.\n\nHope the regionals open up too.", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "gtto9w9", "text": "Always found these things to be mostly useless. RE Managers have shifted to a \u201cplease email me your site\u201d later rather than discuss at the moment. Retail is a relationship business, so I suppose I can see some value there. In my many years of attending, I think only 1 deal ever actually came out of a regional event. Otherwise it\u2019s just meetings for the sake of meetings while everyone waits to party on the company dime.", "replies": [{"id": "gtwllyg", "text": "Yep. My company has gone the past few years, its an excuse for us to get out of the office and blow off some steam as a group. It's a big party that happens to be CRE-focused.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "gttxdqx", "text": "ICSC is a cringey joke that only the trolls LinkedIn give value to now.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "gtunsga", "text": "Check this out guys!!! [https://www.mapzot.com/real-estate-site-selection/accusite](https://www.mapzot.com/real-estate-site-selection/accusite)", "replies": [{"id": "gtwfdya", "text": "That\u2019s not how RE works in real world...", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "gtycjs4", "text": "NMHC is a legit conference for multifamily but really only if you are shopping for investors or buying/selling a deal. I always saw just about every Vegas conference as an excuse to do drugs and meet friendly ladies. To each is own but I\u2019ve only gone to those conferences when someone else was paying the bill.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "gtzkeku", "text": "I own and operate a regional brokerage firm and will definitely be going. Extremely valuable for building and maintaining relationships which definitely lead to deals. But i can easily see how it is not productive for people that own just a few shopping centers. But for active brokers, principals, and tenants it is valuable. It should be noted that a huge number of tenants do not have booths so you can only meet them by appointment only and many won\u2019t make an appointment with you unless they already know you.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]