The Professors’s arguments cannot justify such an expence by no means, however, since he is on the “Adisory board” (whatever that means) I have not expected any different reaction.
this statement is wrong!
the prof’s reasons are exactly WHY you SHOULD attend these events. I have been to Amsterdam the last 2 years and plan on making this my 3rd year. Before that it was Vegas and Canada shows and they are very valuable to us affiliates. instead of just assuming that the value can not be justified by the price, how about investing in your business a little? who knows – maybe you can make a deal or 3 