Being Young at CAR Meetings

As a 11 year veteran of real estate at the ripe age of 33, you could imagine that I am one of the youngest agents when I attend functions like this. Being called a "kid" is nothing new, as I hear it in my office all the time. I just find it strange that there very few younger agents. I am our local association president and a CAR director and I swear that I am the youngest director at the board meeting in the room of about a thousand. I find it funny that the Young Professionals Network that has been launched by NAR is for agents under 40. 40? I find it crazy that young agents actually drive across the state to attend and they aren't directors or anything. They just attend to network for the hour or two and that is about it. I must admit, that I do feel old at the YPN functions as most are in their mid 20's and I am really an old man in the industry compared to most who have been in the business for  2-3 years.