[Nursie]

So it's mostly about networking?

I'm not disputing that conferencea could be fun, there are lots of fun things in the world. I was just wondering what they were actually useful for.

[ndr]

From the personal point of view is fun, and you learn too. From the professional point of view you meet potential employers, employees or partner, and you learn too.

Sometimes you go to tech talk that you would never watch at home because you "have other stuff to do", just because is between two other interesting talks... and it often happens that also that one is awesome and you are glad you didn't miss it at the end of the day.