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My boss once sent me to a conference for 3 days in London.
Got there to discover I wasn't on the list as boss hadn't ordered my ticket. Called her and her response was, don't tell anyone, as long as you don't hit the company credit card too hard enjoy a few days sight seeing, go see a show that sort of thing.
Good couple of days that was
My feedback thread is here.
Most are filled with new-speak pseudo language... that add up to "actual common sense approaches work better than running into things without a plan" so matter how much you miss you could make the rest up and be mostly right.
She will be genuinely upset when he severes contact with her in the future. That is just flat out bullying. Sorry rant over.
Typically, In a 3-day conference I only attended 1.5 days max and spend the rest sight-seeing.
Since I joined the industry I've been attending only half day's worth of sessions and spent the rest in an internet cafe or hotel room doing work that could but really shouldn't wait. As it happens, this work is never 9-5 stuff but always takes longer hrs.
This has become so typical that I've now more than made up for the time I lazied out of conf. sessions throughout my pro career in both Uni and industry.
I'm really owed some "me" time during a conf. now.
I tell myself that this the way of the essentialist and I now don't bother much going or even publishing at conferences.
@RandallFlagg, you're not a bad person, you're an essentialist too,, Ha!
The catch though when people from industry are encouraged to attend conferences is that they are not sent there so much to listen to preliminary research from phd students but to engage and network with potential clients.
Even tho I still work in R&D, I am now kinda expected to act as a salesman-business development guy than geek out with the "sparkies"..
You need to gauge whether the conference (or exhibition) is well attended. I say quality over quantity so if you can engage with the few big and valuable peers/ potential clients (if there are any) early on then the job is done and beers in the hotel room or elsewhere do not make you a bad person at all. Well, maybe not so true if there's critical work you could be doing.
Just make sure you read the proceedings and befriend some people in linkedin..
Recently I was sent to a forum discussion (WTF??), not even a conf, 6hrs roundtrip from home.
During lunch break I forced my card into the only important guy in the room hand and was home for 3pm..
Having said that, I had set off at 7am but OTOH I'm not paid to drive ..
Jesus Christ is the salary and pension not enough you fuckwit bastards?
Tell you what, export y'all to Bulgaria and Poland and let the good guys take over.,