TravisDBA (1/24/2012)
My company sent four people (mostly managers) about three years ago to that and they ran up the company's expense accounts so bad on that one trip, (not to mention the lavish 4 day hotel + round trip air fare expense) that the company cancelled all future trips to Las Vegas DEV Connections. The real kick in the tail were the people who would have gotten the most out of DEV Connections were not sent in the first place. Just a bunch of Managers just looking for a paid vacation on the company's dime. They rarely use, or shared what they learned with anyone, if anything, once they got back too. "To the victors go the spoils" as the old saying goes.:-D
It's inevitable that all companies reach a point where they want to cut back on expenses. When one of those day's come, I'd rather be the guy known for staying behind and keeping the servers running, rather than being known as one of the guys who fly around and run up bar tabs at the company's expense.
"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho