# Conferences We encourage everyone to attend conferences and meetups. It's a place to get to know what others are working on and talk about the work you are doing. While working on a project we often get too used to a specific process, technology, or framework. Meetups allow you to understand the choices other people are making. They help push you out of your comfort zone and learn. ### Attending Conferences If you wish to attend any conference please let your manager know. In most cases, if it applies to your work we will sponsor your conference pass. In case, it doesn't we will allow a paid leave to ensure you get to attend the event. ### Speaking at Conferences We encourage everyone to apply to conferences. We can help you select a conference, pick a topic, and prepare. When selected Wednesday offers the following benefits: * **Daily Allowance:** An amount of 75$ or ₹1,200 per day as an allowance (depending on where the conference is). This will be capped at a max of 5 days. * **Travel and Accommodation Allowance:** We encourage you to ask the organizers to sponsor your visa, travel, and stay. In case this isn't possible we will provide a 500$ or ₹5,000 allowance (depending on where the conference is). This will be payable on receipt of bills and will be added to your salary. Please remember while attending or speaking at a conference you are representing Wednesday. Please adhere to their code of conduct. Also, please talk to Mac or Ali and carry some Wednesday merchandise with you to give out. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://playbook.wednesday.is/employee-handbook/benefits-and-perks/speaking-at-conferences.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.