Why you guys think the SS association should accommodate you on this front because you don't want to drive 2 hours baffles me.
I had the fortune of going to one in Lansing, MI and had to drive 2 hours each morning and night to get there and back from my parents' house.
I'm going to the one in Houston in February and am going to have to drop 2 grand for the seminar with food, travel, and the $100 bottle of whiskey when I don't pass the platform.
I know we don't all have engineer money, but god damn, invest in it. It's worth the money and travel.