COVIDy. I was a bit cavalier about the risks as I had been going to restaurants and shows at home unmasked for a couple months but now wish I had worn an N95 during the show.
As far as gear goes - I am seeing mostly incremental improvements. There is finally an Crestron NVX wall plate! I did get to meet some of my team members that I had only ever seen virtually, which was nice.
They used the new hall so there is a long walk between the two sides now - better to do one hall per day than try to walk back and forth between the two.
I wondered about the west hall. Most everything I wanted to see was in the north hall anyway. I needed to get some additional info on some new NDI devices.