Since "by now" I was supposed to have a jetpack commute, I felt required to broach the obvious.

I figure if there is sufficient buy in, maybe ISS can blink their lights or otherwise 'attend' without interfering with their schedules. Even if that's people crafting along with a pre-recorded art activity.

Just remember, Ray Bradbury got taken to Coney Island as part of WorldCon 1. The car ride over probably more perilous than the flight from the West Coast.