There is also that local cons are more available now and you can upload the presentations at those to reach people not in your area. International developers h

There is also that local cons are more available now and you can upload the presentations at those to reach people not in your area. International developers have a harder time of it since they need to travel long hours and sort out visas. And a lot of game dev is outside US. In general COVID kind of spurred rethinking of how much business travel is truly needed or desired.