QA or the Highway, is literally just up the Highway or two from me

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Location, Location, Location

For those of you who don’t know Miami University is about 1 hour north of Cincinnati, OH - not in Florida like some may think. So now that we have established where Miami is and where I work for that matter, when I tell you that the QA or The Highway Conference is located in Columbus, OH, which according to Distance Between Cities its only 118 miles by car, which is like a nice day trip.

Local resources

For a state institution like Miami, we are trying to get the most out of as little money as possible. I mean my own taxes ultimately pay my salary, right? So We are always looking for opportunites that are reasonably priced that we can get good value from. While Searching for knowledge I stumbled across the QA or The Highway](https://www.qaorthehighway.com) Conference and I was like awesome, a QA conference in Columbus, OH, no way, that sounds awesome.

So upon further investigation we decided to send 3 Miami staff to the conference, and make a day of it.

Worth the Investment

So it was definately a long day, we left Oxford around 4:30 am, and journeyed halfway across the state to the Ohio Union on the OSU campus. It was a great experience full of several keynote sessions and several smaller sessions around the building.

Returning again next year

I will definately be returning next year. This is a good local conference, a way to learn and get experience with local companies and see how Miami can incorporate practices that others around the state have used that we can leverage and learn from.