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    Who is the motivator for attending the conference (with its inherent risks)? In my personal view, that is the party that is responsible for providing the resources to make the conference beneficial. Just my two cents... Commented Jun 4, 2024 at 1:59
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    Are you attending this conference on your own interest / accord, or this is a part of your job? If this is part of your job, your company should provide for the necessary arrangements to meet the requirements - as simple as that. If they are not willing to provide for, and still want you to represent the company - I'm sorry, but you need a better manager / company to work for. Commented Jun 4, 2024 at 3:55
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    You must be happy your company is not in the vehicle construction business. They'd probably ask you to use your own car when doing crash-tests... Commented Jun 4, 2024 at 10:17
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    Given your other questions, I'm surprised you want to keep working for this company Commented Jun 4, 2024 at 12:18
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    I'm surprised your department doesn't already have burner laptops for your own testing usage, maybe that is the angle to pursue Commented Jun 4, 2024 at 12:40