>It seems unlikely there would be a SteemFest5 but you never know.

I am guessing not. 

When I say "looking forward to" it doesn't mean that I am looking forward to it as an event for me to attend, it is the direction of where it would be in the future. If there is one, I am not going. 

>It'll be interesting to see what the future holds. And you may be right; SteemFest could carry on, but as an "investor symposium."

I actually talked about this at SF3 with someone once SMTs come out and STEEM becomes the investment token. But I do not think SMTs will launch on Steem either.