Midwest ScienceBlogs Event

For their millionth comment shindig, ScienceBlogs is expanding the party to the Midwest with an event hosted by Alice Pawley and Steve Higgins, probably in Champaign, IL, probably on September 27. I'm interested, but on the fence. Is anybody else going? Do any of you who know where I live want to carpool? Email me if you want to talk about it, especially if you think we live in the same place.