Re:Ask HN: Why people pay $1500 or more to attend WWDC
by OafTobark on Wednesday April 24, 2013 @04:33PM
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1. Networking
2. Connect with Apple employees and ask questions
3. Attend other side events like hackathons, meetups, etc...
4. Potential opportunities
5. There is a difference between attending in person vs watching stuff streaming off your monitor from afar similar to watching a sports event on TV or in-person.
Not all of the above are reasons for why I go to a conference but I'd imagine that some of those points apply for others (and probably stuff I'm not listing here at the moment).
2. Connect with Apple employees and ask questions
3. Attend other side events like hackathons, meetups, etc...
4. Potential opportunities
5. There is a difference between attending in person vs watching stuff streaming off your monitor from afar similar to watching a sports event on TV or in-person.
Not all of the above are reasons for why I go to a conference but I'd imagine that some of those points apply for others (and probably stuff I'm not listing here at the moment).