Why another conference?

I’m off to Calgary today to attend PodSummit, which runs Friday and Saturday. I’m staying over Sunday to do some writing, explore the parts of the city I haven’t seen yet, and have dinner with some writer friends. I return Monday evening.I have no idea why I am going. Is it about networking, or meeting people? I’m absolutely horrible at this. Learning some new technique, or getting a sense of the ecosystem? Not technique, for sure. It’s a large spend without much strategy behind it. I’m sure I had a good reason when I made the plans — I wish I had written it down, because I’ve since forgotten it.The Echo Summit made more sense — it was just in Halifax — but attending felt like a short visit with no real goal. I didn’t come away with renewed focus or energy, and I didn’t meet a new wave of people. It did give me a small sense of our scale, and how unknown we are.There was a more relevant conference in Dublin that I’m still tempted by, but a stay in Dublin is far more expensive, and…