[bookwormAT]

I've been there for the last 2 years, but this year I decided to ask my company for a flight to pycon instead.

For an Android developer, there are a lot of great talks at I/O, and you have the opportunity to meet the complete Android team and ask them questions.

But last year they reduced the event from three days to just two, and the first day starts with a 3 hour sales pitch for the press.

I met some interesting people there. One of them is working with me now, so that trip was definitely worth it. But I like to experience conferences like short educational trips where I learn new things with other people, and I think 5 days with the Python community will be more fun than another Google show.