With the annual CIPD conference in Harrogate less than 14 days away, for some readers, they will be starting to think about clearing their desks for this 3/4 day event – for others its business as usual.

In the financially difficult times we are now in do you consider this event to be an essential part of your CPD and networking or a luxury? Is this a good spend of your development budget?

Will you be visiting the exhibition regardless of attending the CIPD conference?

For those of you that cannot make it as well as the excellent coverage her on HRZone I will be Blogging my experience and summaries of the sessions I attend at http://www.cipd2008.blogspot.com
Mike Morrison