Re:Conferences
by ankhmoop on Sunday May 31, 2009 @07:04PM
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Given that the talks are canned, and the materials they are based on are almost always published, why should I pay for a conference when I can already leverage existing networking/social channels to stay in touch with the latest?
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It's hard to go out for a beer with someone who isn't in the same place that you are. And people will definitely tell you stuff over a beer or two that they won't write about in their blog.
You don't need a conference to go out for a beer, and you certainly don't need an exclusive conference to go out for a beer with someone interesting.
You do need a way to gather interesting people in one place, but you don't need a traditional conference (especially an expensive conference) to do so.