I missed a sign up deadline for a yearly event by 24 hours. For two reasons- 1. Because I didn't organize properly 2. They sent out a reminder email that did no

I missed a sign up deadline for a yearly event by 24 hours. For two reasons- 1. Because I didn't organize properly 2. They sent out a reminder email that did not get to me (through no fault of my own) I reached out. It would have been trivial for them to make an exception for me, but they didn't. Lesson learned: you are at the mercy of the organizer. Humans make mistakes, exceptions can be made. However, they are deadlines for a reason, and if you didn't make it, do better next time.