I think I understand - thank you :) I see that tickets are still available to SKIP since paypal just gave me the option of paying early bird pricing (which I understand to mean that the SKIP event is not waitlisted yet - correct?) . I'm new to permaculture and really motivated to meet people, bang out some projects and gain some skills, so it may be simpler to just pay in order to secure the opportunity for this summer. That would be fine, too. Thanks for your assistance!