Another Day in the Antz Farm

The Official Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Be at Australia Tech.Ed 2007 (Gold Coast, Aug 7- 10)

#10: Hey, it’s 3 full day of technical training and education! Tax-deductible! Take that, ATO (Aus Tax Office)!

#9: Did I mention it’s at the Gold Coast Convention Centre? Gold Coast, mate! ‘Nuff said!

#8: If you purchase a ticket under the Academic/ Faculty category ($1200, pricing info), you can easily get back your money’s worth and make a profit by drinking 601 Coke bottles (valued at $2 each) distributed free during the 3-days event!

#7: Meet well known Microsoft speakers including Steve Riley (trance and security) and Joe Stegmen (Silverlight).

#6: Huge certification discount offered during Tech.Ed.

#5: This year’s Tech.Ed party is at Warner Brothers Movie World. No more night club!

#4: Meet and network some of the nutters behind those crazy Tech.Ed LOLCats and other sane people from the AU community.

#3: Meet up with top Aussie tech guys like Joseph Conney (WPF), Joel Pobar (Programming language design, CLR) and Dr Neil Roodyn (Mobile)

#2: Meet the top notch Aussie community guys including other MVPs and User Group Leads.

#1: Meet Frank Arrigo in his loud Mambo Tech.Ed shirt for the very last time. No repeat performance, season must end.

Macbeth.ed with Frank Arrigo (Make Your Mark)

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Any tax advice mentioned in this list is general only and does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should consider whether it is appropriate for you. The author (Berno) recommends you read and consider if you should take tax advice from someone who has done only three tax return submissions so far.