All the talks will be up on YouTube in a couple days, if the information isn't already available in another form
As an introvert, I probably won't get much out of the networking aspect (usually touted as the the #1 reason to go)
If I don't know anyone who's going, I'll just end up sitting by myself or awkwardly trying to break into conversations
[edit: I forgot this one until I saw others' comments] They are expensive. How many conferences a year do employers typically pay for? And if I'm going on my employer's dime, I'd feel obligated to attend sessions that would specifically benefit them.
The main reasons I would consider going would be to talk with people I already knew (possibly who I'd only met on the Internet), or if I was speaking.
This may be a defeatist attitude toward networking, but it's where I'm at right now.
I know strategies exist for getting more out of networking at conferences for introverts. Tracy Osborn has talked about this in some of her talks (which I watched on YouTube, not live, for what it's worth). But it would take some effort to work on that, that I haven't been willing to put in.
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I've only gone to a couple. Reasons not to go:
The main reasons I would consider going would be to talk with people I already knew (possibly who I'd only met on the Internet), or if I was speaking.
This may be a defeatist attitude toward networking, but it's where I'm at right now.
Oh man... I totally agree. There is really no point going if you're an introvert. Well, except for the stickers!!
I know strategies exist for getting more out of networking at conferences for introverts. Tracy Osborn has talked about this in some of her talks (which I watched on YouTube, not live, for what it's worth). But it would take some effort to work on that, that I haven't been willing to put in.