http://www.martytdx.com/zealot/archives/2008/10/07/reason-1001-to-go-to-vancouver-in-february All the Rants that Beer and Birding Can Buy Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:32:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.martytdx.com/zealot/archives/2008/10/07/reason-1001-to-go-to-vancouver-in-february/comment-page-1#comment-3162 Marty Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:12:16 +0000 http://www.martytdx.com/zealot/?p=744#comment-3162 I wish - at $600 a pop plus airfare/hotel, it's a little steep for them to pay for me to go. Hopefully, they'll pay for HIM to go, since he's a presenter. Unfortunately, as an industry, the IA-UX world is a little less well-funded than Google-like enterprises, and they aren't paying for the speakers to come to the conference, so it's up to the speakers themselves to do. At least, the sub-speakers that is: the big names probably get paid for since they are the draws to the conference in the first place. I wish - at $600 a pop plus airfare/hotel, it’s a little steep for them to pay for me to go. Hopefully, they’ll pay for HIM to go, since he’s a presenter. Unfortunately, as an industry, the IA-UX world is a little less well-funded than Google-like enterprises, and they aren’t paying for the speakers to come to the conference, so it’s up to the speakers themselves to do. At least, the sub-speakers that is: the big names probably get paid for since they are the draws to the conference in the first place.

]]> http://www.martytdx.com/zealot/archives/2008/10/07/reason-1001-to-go-to-vancouver-in-february/comment-page-1#comment-3161 furiousball Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:09:28 +0000 http://www.martytdx.com/zealot/?p=744#comment-3161 yeah seriously, that's crap yeah seriously, that’s crap

]]> http://www.martytdx.com/zealot/archives/2008/10/07/reason-1001-to-go-to-vancouver-in-february/comment-page-1#comment-3160 Apertome Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:59:23 +0000 http://www.martytdx.com/zealot/?p=744#comment-3160 Having to pay to see your boss speak at a convention seems awfully backwards. Maybe the company will spring for it? Having to pay to see your boss speak at a convention seems awfully backwards. Maybe the company will spring for it?

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