Though only somewhat related, I'm reminded of a time from my youth many years ago, when my step-mom found a conference taking place at CSR, and persuaded her boss to send her (my dad, brother and I, got to come along as well, of course). Her boss came also.
On the first evening when we met up with his family, my step-mom presented to him a list of all the different seminars and talks that looked interesting to attend. He looked at her with a strange expression, and said, "What? I'm here on VACATION!"
LOL! Many years ago my dad was going to a conference in New Orleans. He asked my mom if she wanted to go and she said "But what will I do while you're in meetings all day?" He said "Meetings all day? Why do you think they hold these things in places like New Orleans?"

