Attending an STC Conference on a Shoestring Budget
http://www.stcsig.org/usability/newsletter/0308-shoestring.html

Bine, Katharyn
Usability Interface
2003

Abstract:

Companies are reducing their training budgets. During these austere times, the technical writer must get more creative than ever to participate in the annual conference. An informal survey of attendees at the 50th Annual Conference in Dallas showed that many people paid their own way to the conference. There are numerous ways to reduce the cost to attend the conference.