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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