>They were too expensive for most people to justify attending without corporate sponsorship. I think that's mostly their point. It's a getaway "perk" for offi

>They were too expensive for most people to justify attending without corporate sponsorship. I think that's mostly their point. It's a getaway "perk" for office drones. Conferences are fun to attend once a year, but personally I never did much "business" at them. It was a work vacation. YMMV.