Oh, sorry, the airfare was $400. The rest of the conference was paid for by the conference hosts; except for miscellaneous stuff like a sandwich at the airport while waiting to change planes and such like that.
-Ben- Ben M. Schorr, MVP-Outlook, CNA, MCPx3 Director of Information Services Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert http://www.hawaiilawyer.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alexander Wall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 10:04 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > > You flew to and from the mainland, stayed there, and > attended a conference for $400?!?! Wow! That's quite a bargain! > > Alex > > > Ben Schorr wrote: > > Have you tried telling them that if they don't send you that you're > > going to show their wives the logs of what web sites > they've been visiting at work? > > ;-) > > > > More seriously -- I recently got my firm to approve airfare to a > > mainland conference by presenting it as a training opportunity and > > pointing out that our training budget has been practically > > non-existant and so $400 in 13 months is hardly an exhorbitant > > request. They understand (even if > > reluctantly) how important training is (especially in the > IT field) so > > they could not but agree that it was a reasonable request. > > > > Now if you've been going to expensive training events every month > > perhaps that won't work for you. > > > > Aloha, > > > > -Ben- > > Ben M. Schorr, MVP-Outlook, CNA, MCPx3 Director of Information > > Services Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert http://www.hawaiilawyer.com > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Johansson Patrick > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 4:00 AM > >> To: Exchange Discussions > >> > >> > >> What kind of reasons have you guys usually given management to get > >> them to send you to conferences like these? I'd really > like to go but > >> I have to come up with some very good justifications for > going, thats > >> why I am asking > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Ed Crowley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >> Sent: 17. joulukuuta 2002 8:02 > >> To: Exchange Discussions > >> Subject: RE: MEC2003 > >> > >> > >> Depends on what you call the first MEC. The first > conference called > >> MEC was San Diego '98. The Austin > >> '97 conference, which I call the first MEC, was actually > called the > >> Microsoft Exchange Deployment Conference. Isn't that what > your shirt > >> says?! But some might argue that there were earlier > conferences in > >> Bellevue, Washington. I didn't go to any of them, so I don't > >> consider them to be the first MEC. > >> > >> Ed Crowley MCSE+I MVP > >> Technical Consultant > >> hp Services > >> "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral > >> problems." > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Charles > >> Marriott > >> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 10:01 AM > >> To: Exchange Discussions > >> Subject: RE: MEC2003 > >> > >> > >> Where/when was the 1st? Austin? I have a '97 shirt. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Martin > >> Blackstone > >> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 7:58 AM > >> To: Exchange Discussions > >> Subject: RE: MEC2003 > >> > >> > >> MEC is history. Its going to be rolled into TechEd. > >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/events/teched/ > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Klosa, Bill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 6:45 AM > >> To: Exchange Discussions > >> Subject: MEC2003 > >> > >> > >> Does anyone know the dates and location for MEC2003? > >> > >> > >> Bill Klosa > >> Network Analyst > >> PH: 773-338-1000 x2782 > >> FAX: 773-381-4810 > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> S&C Electric Company > >> Chicago, IL USA > >> > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> List posting FAQ: > >> http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > >> Archives: > >> http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > >> To unsubscribe: > >> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> List posting FAQ: > >> http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > >> Archives: > >> http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > >> To unsubscribe: > >> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> List posting FAQ: > >> http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > >> Archives: > >> http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > >> To unsubscribe: > >> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >> __________________________________________________ > >> Do you Yahoo!? > >> Yahoo! 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