-----Original Message----- >From: Forrest W Christian >Sent: Sep 4, 2011 6:32 PM >To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." >Subject: Re: [PIC] Masters 2011 > >In fairness the $3Kish included accommodations for the week and food,=20 >but still $3Kish is a fair bit to spend on training, without knowing how=20 >useful it really would be. If what you get is only marginally more=20 >than what you can find in relatively no time online or via resources=20 >like this list, it is a bit hard to justify. - which is why I was asking. > >-forrest I've attended and/or worked plenty of trade shows and user groups since 198= 5. PICs are a hobby for me. Have been to MASTERs a couple times as a treat/vac= ation. If you work with electronics/PICs full time you should go at least once to = remove the mystery. You could probably dig in the Microchip 10-K and 10-Q to see how much they = spend on MASTERs. It's not a money maker for them. > > >On 9/4/2011 4:02 AM, V G wrote: >> On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 3:16 AM, Forrest Christianwro= te: >> >>> Masters has always been a tough 'conference' for me to be able to >>> justify financially. Do you think you got your money's worth? I was >>> close this year, but didn't think about it until after the prices had >>> all gone up, and really wasn't ready to spend almost $3K (since I was >>> looking at both the conference and pre-conference). >>> >> It costs money to attend? Honest question. >> >> I thought the primary economical concern was accommodation, etc. > >--=20 >http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >View/change your membership options at >http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .