Would you attend a teleconference?
How do you feel about a teleconference based event?
Right now the events pages telecons are not designed to accommodate telecons, and I know Dan and Lara have plenty of other things to do. At the same time, I love gathering by phone and have done lots of both casual and more structured gatherings using conferencing.
So, let me know if you would attend a class or group that met by telephone. If the call is long distance for you (218 or 712 area code), you'll have usual long distance charges. Of course, you also will have the convenience of participating from home or work.

