>>Curtis,
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>>I agree with you. A big part of DevCon is the social aspect. You learn just as much talking with people in the bar in the evenings as you do in the sessions. If your spouse isn't a "geek" as well, they will get bored (and annoyed) pretty quickly.
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>>Last year, I brought my husband with me to the Miami Devcon but only for the beginning. We came out several days before the conference and had a little mini vacation. Then as Devcon attendees started strolling in on Friday and Saturday, I was able to introduce him to a lot of the people and we all hung around the pool and bars together and went to a group dinner together. But on Sunday, he flew back home and I stayed for the conference. I think that arrangement worked out great! He was able to meet a lot of the people I had been talking about over the years, yet it didn't distract me from the conference itself.
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>>Cathy
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>Hiya Cathy,
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>I remember meeting you and your husband there. Last I heard you went to work for Microsoft. Are you still doing that? (Just noticed your header says you're still with your company in MI...)

Hi!

I'm only working at Microsoft as a temporary contractor - not an employee - so that's why my header is still the same. In fact, my husband and kids are still in Michigan and I'm just living in a temporary apartment here in the Seattle area.