>Everyone's always saying how the conferences are similar except in size (i.e. number of attendees), but the topics *and* the speakers are *not* the same. I think it's wise to carefully check out both session topics and speakers and compare between conferences before deciding.
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>Of course, I'll be going to both San Diego *and* WhilFest, so it doesn't matter to me. < g >
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>~~Bonnie

I would opt for ASP.NET Connections and XML Connections anyday - that's the future of MS dev (let's hope).