Companies Should Pay for Their Employees to Attend Conferences

Re:Companies Should Pay for Their Employees to Attend Confer... by gumby on Monday June 19, 2017 @09:11PM (#14591556)

I agree but most conferences are a waste. The ones that have good "corridor sessions" are the best, and you need some experience to get value out of those (so send the new kids along with someone who has a bit of experience)

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Re:Companies Should Pay for Their Employees to Attend Confer... by enraged_camel on Monday June 19, 2017 @09:41PM (#14591648)

>>I agree but most conferences are a waste.

In my experience, this is because most conferences are actually trade shows. But they aren't called that, because organizers want to disguise the fact that they want to use the event to sell products and services, rather than to teach to and train attendees.

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Re:Companies Should Pay for Their Employees to Attend Confer... by daheza on Monday June 19, 2017 @09:15PM (#14591570)

I'm not familiar with that term. What is a "corridor session"?

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Re:Companies Should Pay for Their Employees to Attend Confer... by pronoiac on Monday June 19, 2017 @09:17PM (#14591578)

It's when you talk to people in the hallway in between or instead of talks; also known as "the hallway track."

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Re:Companies Should Pay for Their Employees to Attend Confer... by daveJSF on Monday June 19, 2017 @11:33PM (#14592006)

This is where I've made some of my best friends from conferences. Hallways, restaurants, and bars. :)

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Re:Companies Should Pay for Their Employees to Attend Confer... by seanmcdirmid on Monday June 19, 2017 @10:56PM (#14591897)

This is where I spend most of my time these days. It has gotten so bad I just sign up for workshops and hang out during the main conference.

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