From: Charles Oliver Nutter <charles.nutter@...>
Date: 2008-09-17T10:37:12+09:00
Subject: Re: Getting Employer to Pay for RubyConf

Clinton D. Judy wrote:
> So I'm just finishing my first year at a real job, and thinking about
> asking to go to RubyConf. I really don't have the money to pay for this
> out of pocket. I also know that this company sends TONS of people to
> heavy construction conferences every year (it's our business), so I'm
> sure that if I asked right, they would do it for me.
> 
>  
> 
> But I've never asked for that before. I don't think I want to do it
> casually; to easy for them to say 'no', even when this would be really
> beneficial. See, that's another problem, I'm going to this conference
> 90% to learn Ruby and keep up with the Ruby world, and 10% or so to meet
> and hang out with other Rubyists. No offense to the other attendees; if
> this conference were in Minnesota in the dead of winter, the office
> would know for CERTAIN that there were no other reason for me wanting to
> go there. November in Florida? Boss may want to go instead (not a Ruby
> user).

Next year, dead of Winter in Minnesota! It's the only logical next step!

You don't even have to go outside; stay in a downtown hotel, have the 
conference at the convention center, and it's all connected by skyways!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyway

- Charlie