interesting that you mention this topic (quite surprising actually...). Not long ago, Boris (founder of The Next Web) posted an article explaining why it makes

interesting that you mention this topic (quite surprising actually...). Not long ago, Boris (founder of The Next Web) posted an article explaining why it makes sense to spend so much for conferences http://thenextweb.com/voice/2013/03/19/want-a-free-ticket-for-tnw-conference-no-you-dont/ http://thenextweb.com/voice/2013/03/19/want-a-free-ticket-fo... I disagree and make my case http://giacomoballi.com/the-value-of-conferences/ http://giacomoballi.com/the-value-of-conferences/