Comments on: Cogitating about Conference Costs http://aaron.thelibrarian.org/blog/2008/10/20/cogitating-about-conference-costs/ Mon, 21 May 2012 07:50:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Emily Ford http://aaron.thelibrarian.org/blog/2008/10/20/cogitating-about-conference-costs/#comment-9860 Emily Ford Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:19:09 +0000 http://aaron.thelibrarian.org/blog/?p=159#comment-9860 And some people are forced to take vacation to attend... Over the past year I figure I'll have spent close to $4000 (of my hard-earned cash) to attend ALA. Do the math, and that's quite a lot more than the average monthly income of a newbie librarian. And some people are forced to take vacation to attend…

Over the past year I figure I’ll have spent close to $4000 (of my hard-earned cash) to attend ALA. Do the math, and that’s quite a lot more than the average monthly income of a newbie librarian.

]]> By: Emily Ford http://aaron.thelibrarian.org/blog/2008/10/20/cogitating-about-conference-costs/#comment-9859 Emily Ford Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:15:55 +0000 http://aaron.thelibrarian.org/blog/?p=159#comment-9859 You forget 5 days of hotel rooms (~$1000), airplane tickets(~$400), and feeding yourself, which, if we take Anaheim into example, is IMPOSSIBLE to do affordably.... Philly was better with the market right there You forget 5 days of hotel rooms (~$1000), airplane tickets(~$400), and feeding yourself, which, if we take Anaheim into example, is IMPOSSIBLE to do affordably…. Philly was better with the market right there

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