I’ve always been torn on the idea of attending professional conferences. I usually lean towards not going as I figure I can get any information that I need from various forms of documentation or from well crafted searches on Google so the effort and expense are not worth it.

In practice, though, I have been glad that I attended any conference that I’ve been to. It really is school. Sure, if you just have the book, you can get the information you need, but it isn’t the same as sitting and focusing on presentations to be exposed to things you wouldn’t bother with or sometimes even think about.

This conference that I’m at now is a good example. I technically knew what I needed before arriving, but having different ideas shared will make me a better administrator.

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