>I hear ya. It wasn't in the budget at my job either but I managed to sell Devcon as an inexpensive "course". Really that's what it is.
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I want to find out all of the available conferences so I can pitch the boss for one next year. I'm the only developer in my company (actually, the only computer geek)... I need to show that I need chances to rub shoulders with my own breed from time to time.