I’m bummed. There will be a 360Flex conference in one month, February 25-27, and I won’t be there. I went to the first two last year - San Jose and Seattle - and had a fantastic time. With my recent move from Seattle to LA and starting up a freelance business I just don’t have time to go to Atlanta right now.

One of the biggest headaches I had during the first two 360Flex conferences is trying to decide which session to attend at any one time. That’s inevitable that there will be contemporanious sessions that you must see at any conference but more so with 360Flex because of all the great speakers and topics that are covered.

If you’ve never been to a conference then this is the perfect opportunity to get your feet wet. Besides the obvious value of the sessions there are the discussions with your Flex peers in the hallways between sessions and at the end of the day that are invaluable. I’ve learned just as much, if not more, from the conversations with other attendees as I  did during the sessions.

There is no telling what can happen at a conference like this but one thing is certain. You’ll be a better developer for attending.

Hopefully there will be another 360Flex this year in the SoCal area. If so I’ll be first in line to get my ticket. ( hint, hint )