This year I was fortunate enough to attend the “Higher Education Web Professionals” conference (HighEdWeb for short) in Milwaukee WI. I say fortunate because we all know this was a year of economic woes, financial uncertainty, and a general sense that we’re doomed. 
It was my second time attending this conference. I often go into a conference thinking that I know it all. This is ironic for me since I can’t stand the know-it-all programmer type of personality. If you have to deal with the IT Crowd (have you tried turning it off and back on again?) I am sure you have encountered this type of person. I continually prove myself wrong even though I didn't leave having learned 3 new programming languages (only 1). If you are lucky you may leave it with a more enthusiastic outlook, a couple new ideas, an htmALE
