Kim: Are you going to the conference in SF?
Jenny: I should, I know, it would be good for my career
Jeff: no, not so much, I think it's bullshit that it's so important
Simon: is it?
Jeff: sure, the whole net-working thing doesn't really matter, I think
Jeff: nobody offers you a job at a conference
Jeff: and it costs so much to fly to SF
Kim: I would like to go also to see what's going on in the field
Kim: to meet people, see new trends, ideas
Kim: I think it's important for an academic
Jeff: this may be true, if you can afford
Kim: the flight is about €500, right?
Simon: true
Jeff: and then more money for accommodation
Jeff: it can easily pile up to €2000
Kim: you're quite right, unfortunately
Jeff: because it also doesn't make sense to fly to California for 3 days
Jeff: it would be also extremely disturbing, with the jet lag etc.
Kim: you're so right :(
Jeff: so think about it first
Jeff is not going to the conference in SF. The flight is expensive.