There are countless conferences on technology and marketing and social networking and. . . you get the picture. A person could literally spend a full year just going to conferences and not getting any work done. While conferences are known to cram a lot of information and networking into a very limited amount of time, they are also know for carrying a steep entrance fee. Fees you employers don’t always cover. While you might be able to write the cost of at least a portion of the trip off, you’re still stuck with bill for up to a year before tax time.
Easiest way of enjoying a low cost conference: volunteer. Whatever the organizer needs, be that guy or gal. Can you run the registration table or stuff schwag bags? Are you handy with a digital camera or audiovisual equipment? As soon as a conference you want to go to is announced, volunteer. Just make sure there’s an understanding that you will be attending panels x, y, and z for your efforts.
Last week I had the opportunity to attend YPulse’s College Mashup in Santa Monica. I enjoyed a full day of panels on marketing to college students, as well as overall lifestyle trends of that Gen Y subset. My cost: blogging the event recap. You can find part 1 and part 2 within the hyperlinks. I learned a lot and got to commit it to memory by turning my notes into a summary for those that couldn’t make it.
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