Events and Travel Plans for 2008 - Redux

Due to scheduling conflicts, I've had to make some changes to my travel plans for the year. Here's what I'm planning now:

HIMSS MS-HUG Tech Forum Redmond, WA, Aug. 26-27
I always learn something from these events in Redmond, beyond Microsoft's sales pitches. Most of the value comes from hearing about the challenges that other HIT people are facing, and how they are dealing with them.

Gartner Web Innovation Summit Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 15-17
I missed the Gartner Enterprise Architecture Summit in June, but this event seems more relevant to our business, anyway.

Microsoft Business Intelligence Conference Seattle, WA, Oct. 6-8
I'm really looking forward to this one. I don't know how they're going to make me more intelligent, but it's worth a shot!

Seriously, we've built our reporting strategy around Reporting Services, so I'd like to take a few days to find out what's going on in that area.

Health 2.0 Conference San Francisco, CA, Oct. 21-23
As the name would suggest, Health 2.0 (like "Web 2.0") is mostly about consumer-focused applications, but I'm interested in exploring how Web 2.0 technologies like mashups can be used within our offerings.

Construx Software Executive Summit Seattle, WA, Oct. 27-29
This conference comes highly-recommended by a business acquaintance who until recently worked for a local EMR company.

Alternate: Microsoft PDC Los Angeles, CA, Oct. 27-30
I really hate to miss this one, because Microsoft has a lot going on (HealthVault, Live Mesh, SQL 2008, etc.), and there's no better place to catch up, IMO. But it conflicts with the Construx summit.