It's hard to tell if you're being sarcastic or not, but you know what? I kind of agree with you. Conferences has become more about getting a free trip, blowing

It's hard to tell if you're being sarcastic or not, but you know what? I kind of agree with you. Conferences has become more about getting a free trip, blowing off steam and asserting yourself in a group than making good software. A bunch of people with similar skill-sets meet and agree that their particular technology choice is great or not so great. That's not how you build great software. We figured this out 20 years ago in the demo scene and it's still true today. Some people are starting to realize this and are calling not only for more women, but for more diversity overall. This talk really says it better than I can and it should be 'required reading' for anyone in the community: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAOxGjNbp_Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAOxGjNbp_Y