Conferences

I need to find a conference to go to for work. Not only will I get paid for spending a week (give or take) attending some conference/trade show/training class, but I’ll also be living on an expense account! Plus, I can pick whatever city I want to be in and whatever conference I want to attend. Most people would be thrilled with this. Me on the other hand, they are forcing me to go. It’s actually one of my yearly objectives! It’s not that I have something against conferences. I’m just super busy. I mean, I’ve already got 2 trips to VA, a trip to Seattle, and a trip to Louisville, KY via Cincinnati (long story) this year. My poor dog is going to hate me. Plus, there are only so many cities I would want to go to. I have tons of friends that live all around the country. If I’m going to get a free plane ticket, why not make it to somewhere I can visit someone? I can’t seem to find a conference that relates to anything I do in any of the cities I want. The only ones that relate are in places like Minnesota or Arizona where I don’t know anyone or just don’t want to visit. Why can’t there be something security related or software related in Hawaii?

- Edited 8/11 -
I just found out yesterday that one guy is going to a conference in Scotland. I didn't know we could do that!!