Yes! Master Lin always attends the local one in his area and is a big part of it and he is being honored as Qigong Master of the Year at the San Francisco event! Wow. I must admit, I am somewhat surprised because I thought many of the masters would things SFQ is too "commercial" or too much of a product, or whatever. But apparently many of these people recognize the value of SFQ.
Bill Douglas is a co-founder of World Tai Chi & Qigong Day and it is always the last Saturday of the month, and it takes place all over the world. It is a way to introduce more people to Tai Chi and Qigong and IMHO, it is a great thing.
You can learn more about it
here. .