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Conference speaking invites usually cover the hotel and flight fares (in all honesty, I couldn't really afford attending otherwise). Some conferences also offe

• ghaff 9y ago
  Both you and the parent are right. A lot of conferences will cover your main travel costs for a speaking invite. But there are often other travel-associated costs so it's usually not really free if it's out of your own pocket. Conference speaking is often worth it if it's effectively part of your job that someone else is paying for or (selectively) if the exposure for marketing yourself is worth it.