This is the right way to think about it. The talks are probably recorded anyway. Really, you want to get some people to go out, see how others are doing things

This is the right way to think about it. The talks are probably recorded anyway. Really, you want to get some people to go out, see how others are doing things and solving problems, and bringing back the parts that are relevant to your current problems ("Oh, this guy solved problem X, which is really similar to what Ted was stuck on when we left!")