參加高端會議是一種什麼樣的體驗

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國外知乎（quora)上有個問題，什麼是你參加過的最難忘的會議？

Sireesha說說自己參加了谷歌大會，那時候還是安卓開始大行其道的時候，當時那個谷歌大會只要50美元才，甚至大會上還拿了個HTC手機！簡直超值！更重要的是，作為安卓程序員的她當時獲益良多，對職場很有幫助，後來此類大會就收1000美元門票了，簡直是自己花的最值的50美元。

I had the privilege tohear various speakers speak about Googles products. It was the time whenAndroid was just starting to come forth. I was interning at a Start Upcompany as a Android Developer. That was a Golden time where students got aentry for just $50. Now, it is not less than $1000. So..I thought this wasperfect opportunity to make most of the attending a conference!

During the conferenceKickoff, Vic Gundotra started to suddenly start sounding like Oprah. We wereall given a new, unreleased HTC G2 phone! That moment changed my life. I wasquite happy to actually getting to have a phone to develop apps on it, becauseI was dependent on an emulator to do my job.That conference offered severaltutorials and sessions on different topics that actually did help me progress in my career.Best $50ever spent.

另外小編的一個朋友是財經記者，他印象最深的是參加了巴菲特到中國的一場會議，並幸運地採訪到了巴菲特，他說巴菲特的價值投資理念給他留下了很深的印象，他覺得收穫最大的就是，巴菲特的成功理念其實很簡單，就是堅持不懈的努力做最簡單的事，大量閱讀，大量獲取信息，並判斷這個信息是否靠譜，以判斷企業到底是否有前景，據說巴菲特每天要花幾個小時讀報刊雜誌讀各種企業報表，這種堅持不是一般人能做到的。

此外，程序猿Iulian說，參加會議是特別有意義的一件事，因為第一可以拓展你的人脈結識好多你平時不會認識的行業大咖，另外所有會議的信息都是講者仔細斟酌後再講出來的，不僅方便大家理解，也更是思想的精華，

當然，有些人只是為了混吃混喝拿禮物去參加高端會議的，比如quora上有很多人分享自己參加會議的戰利品：來說說你在會議上拿到的最酷炫的贈品？ Swag 這個詞指的是贈品、贓物，也可以經常當形容詞指的是cool~

有人獲得的是TED行李箱，最實用禮物有沒有！不僅如此，從包包、高端成衣、太陽鏡、傢具甚至到Google手機，看不出TED竟是土豪主辦方

Among the goodies everyyear are the bags themselves (custom made Timbuktu messenger bags, custom madehard shell rollaboards, etc.), high end apparel and sunglasses, and enormousdiscounts on stuff like the latest Steelcase furniture. The year that Androidwas released, every attendee received a free Google Nexus One phone withservice.

當然最難忘的土豪禮物是去夏威夷參加攝影協會的會議，每個人發了個索尼單反，結果一群人激動的衝出去到處拍拍拍了：

The whole group thenstreamed out of the theater and spent the rest of the morning photographing thestunning Hawaiian scenery.

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