Surely every developer using Microsoft technology would love to go to TechEd? Not only is it an excuse to get out of the office for 3 days, but also a great educational experience. Unfortunately I wasn't able to go this year, it sold out very quickly while is was umming and arrring about whether I could afford the time out of the office.
There was alot of work on at the time, so probably just as well it sold out so quick. We've just hired two delvelopers here at NetPotential, I hope to take them along to TechEd 2008.
You can catch alot of the action from TechEd 2007 at www.techedlive.co.nz