Good idea. I wouldn't travel to NYC, even when I lived 75mi from Javits. Of course my empoyer wouldn't pay for me to go cross town these days. Which is OK too. Travel is a PITA.
Though I do have to say that the *one* time I wished my wife were with me was on a junket to a M$ WinHEC in Moscone. I stayed in the Crown Plaza uptown SF. I looed out of my room down onto the head-end of the cable cars. That week alone would have bought me a lifetime of get-out-of-jail-free cards. ;-) ...andd I would have only paid a pittance for her!
BTW, WinHECs are crap. 6000+ windows geeks clammoring to get a peak at BillG was just a bit too much for this stomach. At least Intel put on programs with some meat.